Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei is the highest World Superseries prize money earner in the first half of 2016 for the men's singles category.

According to the official Badminton World Federation website, Lee, the current world No. 1, earned a total of US$109,800.00 to top the list. The two-time Olympic silver medalist successfully took home a handsome paycheck of US$67,500.00 when he won his sixth Indonesia Open early this month in Jakarta.

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The reigning Badminton Asia Championship king received US$41,250.00 from winning the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open men's singles event title in Shah Alam, Selangor last April. The 33-year-old Lee also picked up US$1,050.00 from a second round finish at the Yonex Sunrise India Open.

Lee, who is scheduled to compete in the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympic Games, has pocketed US$1,580,707.50 in prize money through his career.

World No. 10 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark came in as the second-highest earning male shuttler, with a total of US$67,250 prized money received this year. The 30-year-old Danish badminton ace pocketed US$56,250.00, after emerging victorious in claiming the title at the recently concluded XiamenAir Australian Badminton Open in Sydney last June.

Vittinghus's final four finish at the Yonex All England in Birmingham made the him US$ 7,975.00 richer and added to his total Superseries earnings this year. He has already cashed in a career total of US$113,969.10 in prize money.

China's Lin Dan ended up as the third-highest men's singles earner for the first six months of this year. The two-time Olympic champion has received a total of US$53,825.00, with the US$41,250.00 prize money that he took home after winning his sixth All England Open title last March making up the biggest portion of his 2016 Superseries earnings.

Other top-ten men's singles earners are: Jan O Jorgensen (Denmark, US$46,525); Tian Houwei (China,  US$40,400); Son Wan Ho (Korea, US$21,500); Viktor Axelsen (Denmark; US$19,225); Jonatan Christie (Indonesia, US$14,600); Hu Yun (Hong Kong, US$11,825) and Ng Ka Long (Hong Kong, US$11,200).

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