Lee takes a record fourth Superseries Finals title
Malaysian crushes Tommy Sugiarto to put his stamp on what has been a year of domination
World number one Lee Chong Wei on Sunday became the first player to win four titles in the season-ending Badminton World Federation World Superseries Finals when he crushed Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto.
It is the Malaysian ace's seventh Superseries title for this year - the best result he has ever had in a calendar year - following victories in South Korea, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong.
The Olympic silver medallist, who won this tournament from 2008-2010, easily beat Sugiarto 21-10, 21-12 on home turf.
"I sensed he was not 100 per cent [fit] and attacked him from the start," Lee said.
He said he believed he could maintain his form into the next year. "Age is just a number. I don't see why I can't continue as I still have the desire to win titles. I still love training as hard, and 2014 is going to be a big year with several team events as well."
Lee's rival Lin Dan, who did not participate in this Superseries Finals, won in 2011, while last year Chen Long, also from China, triumphed.
Earlier, third seeds Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark became the first European winners of the women's doubles when they defeated fourth-seeded Chinese pair Ma Jin and Tang Jinhua 21-19, 21-12.