▁minister ▁Naj ib ▁Tun ▁Raz ak . ▁ ▁On ▁Labour ▁Day , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁ever ▁India ▁Open , ▁and ▁also ▁his ▁third ▁consecutive ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Gold ▁title ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Lee ▁won ▁all ▁the ▁matches ▁he ▁played ▁during ▁the ▁Sud ir man ▁Cup , ▁Malays ia ' s ▁journey ▁ended ▁in ▁quarter final s , ▁after ▁being ▁be aten ▁by ▁South ▁Korea ▁ 2 – 3 . ▁In ▁late ▁June , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Indones ia ▁Open , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁non - Ind ones ian ▁player ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁hat - tr ick ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Lee ' s ▁hopes ▁of ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Malays ian ▁to ▁win ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Championships ▁were ▁dashed ▁after ▁defeat ▁by ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Lee ▁led ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁but ▁lost ▁two ▁important ▁match ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁rub ber ▁game . ▁In ▁September , ▁Lee ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁Japan ▁Open ▁crown ▁after ▁defeat ▁by ▁China ' s ▁rising ▁star ▁Chen ▁Long . ▁In ▁October , ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Chen ▁Long ▁again ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁Den mark ▁Open ▁title . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁triple ▁semi - final s ▁exit ▁in ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Open , ▁the ▁China ▁Open , ▁and ▁the ▁Super ▁Series ▁Master ▁Final s . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁Lee ▁started ▁the ▁Olympic ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁Super ▁Series ▁tournament