Lin Dan of China is mobbed by the media after beating Hu Yun of Hong Kong in their badminton men's team round of 16 match at the 16th Asian Games in the Guangzhou Tianhe Gymnasium, on November 13. Lin is getting rock star treatment at the games, with fans even fighting over his sweaty towels thrown into the stands at the end of every match.??[Photo/Agencies]

GUANGZHOU, China: Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan was named as the Guangzhou Asian Games most valuable player on Friday.

The popular 27-year-old claimed the last major title that had eluded him when he defeated Malaysian world number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei in the final.

He is already a three-time world champion and the current Olympic champion.

Lin received the award after collecting the highest number of votes from more than 2,000 accredited media attending the Games who cast ballots.

It earns him US$50,000.