Meet the guy who commentated on THAT Lee Chong Wei-Lin Dan match

John Burgess, who commentated on the 2016 Rio Olympics badminton games recently, also did other sports, like sailing. Photo: John Burgess

You may not know the name John Burgess, but if you, like almost every other Malaysian sports fan out there, watched the badminton game at the recent 2016 Rio Olympics, then chances are you probably heard his gravelly, almost grandfatherly voice accompanying the live telecast of the matches on Stadium Astro.

Burgess’ commentary was especially entertaining when Datuk Lee Chong Wei battled China's Lin Dan in the semi-finals, as he interjected his usual detailed, well-informed commentary with phrases like “Malaysia boleh!” “Banyak bagus”, and descriptions of Lee as a “flying Pegasus”.