Hock Lai Lee

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Hock Lai Lee
李福來
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 35)
Penang, Malaysia
Residence Rosemead, California, United States
Men's
Highest ranking93 (MS) 21 April 2011
125 (MD) 23 October 2014
69 (XD) 15 September 2011
Medal record
BWF profile

Hock Lai Lee (born 20 March 1987) is a Malaysian-born American badminton player. Lee started his junior career as a Malaysian player based in Penang. In junior event, he won the Pahang Open tournament in the boys' singles event. [1] He also represented Malaysia at the 2005 Asian Junior Championships and win bronze medal in the boys' team event. [2] He won the men's singles title at the U.S. National Badminton Championships in 2010 and 2013. [3] At the BWF International tournament, he won double title at the 2009 Miami Pan Am International in the men's singles and mixed doubles event.

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Hock Lai Lee receives runner-up prize money at the 2015 Puccini Texas Championship hosted by Dallas Badminton Club. Hock Lai Lee Texas.jpg
Hock Lai Lee receives runner-up prize money at the 2015 Puccini Texas Championship hosted by Dallas Badminton Club.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Internacional Mexicano Flag of Austria.svg Vilson Vattanirappel 13–21, 21–15, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Peru International Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero 17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 USA International Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Watanabe 21–19, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Brazil International Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordon 21–13, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009 Miami Pan Am International Flag of Denmark.svg Sune Gavnholt 21–17, 17–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Peru International Flag of the United States.svg Christian Yahya Christianto Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Matijs Dierickx
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freek Golinski
21–17, 19–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 USA International Flag of the United States.svg Christian Yahya Christianto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew D'Souza
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sergiy Shatenko
21–9, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Miami PanAm International Flag of the United States.svg Priscilla Lun Flag of New Zealand.svg Bjorn Seguin
Flag of Mexico.svg Deyanira Angulo
21–13, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Brazil International Flag of the United States.svg Priscilla Lun Flag of the United States.svg Halim Haryanto Ho
Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
11–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Miami Pan Am International Flag of the United States.svg Priscilla Lun Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexander Pang
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joycelyn Ko
21–14, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
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References

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