#1 Lin Dan
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| LIn Dan with the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics |
Former World No. 1 badminton player Lin Dan has had an incredible career and is still going strong. He won gold in the 2008 Olympic games and successfully defended his title in the 2012 London Olympics, the only man to do so.
He completed the “Super Grand Slam” after winning all the nine major badminton titles – Olympics, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games and the Asian Championships. He is the only player to achieve this feat.
Super Dan won gold in the World Championships in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. He also won gold in the 2005 and 2006 World Cups.
The Chinese has won a bunch of titles every year since 2003 and perhaps more importantly, enjoys a lopsided head-to-head record against his closest competitor Lee Chong Wei. Lin Dan has pretty much dominated the sport of badminton for close to a decade, and so rightfully occupies the top spot in this list.
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