Top 5 men’s badminton players in 2017

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#3 Lee Chong Wei

Lee Chong Wei might be all of 35 years, but his hunger and fighting spirit has not diminished one bit. Even at this age, the legend prevailed over opponents way younger than him at the most elite tournaments in the world.

Lee began the season by winning an incredible fourth All England Championships title. Even his participation at the tournament was in doubt after he tore his medial collateral ligament. He not only played, but won four out of his five matches in straight games in an astonishing result.

The former World No. 1 then lost the finals at the Malaysia Open and the Japan Open before decimating the field at the Hong Kong Open for his second title of the year. He carried that form into the World Superseries Finals and made Viktor Axelsen work hard in the final before losing in three games.

Clearly, age is just a number for the likes of Lee Chong Wei for whom passion for his sport surpasses everything else.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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