Lin Dan became the first player in World Badminton Championship history to win three successive men's singles titles. 林丹成为世界羽毛球锦标赛历史上第一个连续三年获得男单冠军的运动员。
Lee Chong-wei apparently was crushed by the enormous pressure on him, made lots of unforced erros, and finally conceded the victory to Lin Dan at an awkward score. 李宗伟很明显压力很大,比赛中频频出现失误,最终以一个尴尬的比分负于林丹。