Background
Lee, the oldest of five children was born in Perak to rubber magnate Lee In Tong.
Lee, the oldest of five children was born in Perak to rubber magnate Lee In Tong.
He later moved to Penang, then Singapore, where he studied at Street Joseph"s Institution.
He was considered by many as Singapore"s badminton star of the 1960s. Lee was known to be able to execute a smash from any corner of the court. He later moved to London to study at Imperial College and played in Britain and Europe.
In the season of 1960, he finished second at the German Open.
In 1964, Lee reached the semifinal of the prestigious All-England Championships by ending Erland Kops" run of four straight titles in the quarterfinal. Lee also reached the All-England semifinal in 1967, this time losing to Kops.
Largely because most of his prime badminton years were spent in Europe, he did not play in Thomas Cup (men"s international team) competition for either Malaysia or Singapore. Lee retired from competitive badminton in 1973 and later served as president of the Small Business Administration and secretary-general of the Asian Badminton Confederation.
He is a grandfather of three.
He runs his own financial business. He never had formal coaching but got tips from the late Ong Poh Lim. He took 8 years to complete his doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy), Physics) due to his commitment to excel in badminton.