Chen Hong (badminton)

Chen Hong (born November 28, 1979 in Changting County, Fujian) is a former Chinese badminton player.

Chen Hong
Personal information
Birth name陈宏
Country China
Born (1979-11-28) November 28, 1979
Changting County, Fujian, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1 (2002)
BWF profile
Updated on 15:05, 23 October 2013 (UTC).
Chen Hong
Traditional Chinese陳宏
Simplified Chinese陈宏

Career

During the first several years of the 21st century Chen rated among the world's leading singles players, achieving a number one world ranking in 2002–2003. He won the Swedish Open and the Asian Championships in 1999 as a nineteen-year-old. His subsequent titles included the Dutch (2000), Singapore (2002, 2003), Denmark (2002, 2006), Malaysia (2003), China (2005, 2006), and Thailand (2007) Opens. He twice captured the prestigious All-England Championships, 2002 and 2005, defeating his very formidable fellow countryman Lin Dan in the final on the second occasion. He played in the All England 6 consecutive times between 2001 and 2006, his first All England reached the final, losing out to Indian player Pullela Gopichand, 15-12 15–6. His performances at IBF World Championships and at the 2004 Olympic Games were not among his finest. He was a bronze medalist (semifinalist) at the 2001 and 2006 World Championships and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Games in Athens. At the 2006 IBF World Championships Chen recorded a 303 km/h jump smash against Taufik Hidayat. Chen retired from competitive play in 2007.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Peter Gade 14–17, 2–15 Bronze
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Lin Dan 21–15, 19–21, 14–21 Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Yiyang, China Lin Dan 14–21, 21–6, 6–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock 15–11, 15–8 Gold
2002 Bangkok, Thailand Sony Dwi Kuncoro 5–15, 11–15 Bronze
2007 Stadium Bandaraya Johor Bahru, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Taufik Hidayat 18–21, 19–21 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 Swedish Open Rasmus Wengberg 17–15, 15–0 Winner
2000 Dutch Open Roslin Hashim 15–11, 15–17, 15–7 Winner
2001 All England Open Pullela Gopichand 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2002 All England Open Budi Santoso 7–4, 7–5, 7–1 Winner
2002 Singapore Open Ronald Susilo 15–4, 15–1 Winner
2002 Indonesia Open Taufik Hidayat 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2002 Denmark Open Kenneth Jonassen 15–9, 9–15, 15–6 Winner
2002 China Open Wong Choong Hann 15–12, 5–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2003 All England Open Hafiz Hashim 14–17, 10–15 Runner-up
2003 Singapore Open Chen Yu 11–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner
2003 Indonesia Open Taufik Hidayat 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2003 Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei 15–9, 15–5 Winner
2004 Korea Open Xia Xuanze 9–15, 15–17 Runner-up
2004 Indonesia Open Taufik Hidayat 10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2005 All England Open Lin Dan 8–15, 15–5, 15–2 Winner
2005 Japan Open Lin Dan 4–15, 0–2; retired Runner-up
2005 Singapore Open Taufik Hidayat 9–15, 3–15 Runner-up
2005 China Open Bao Chunlai 15–12, 8–15, 15–9 Winner
2006 German Open Chen Jin 3–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2006 China Open Bao Chunlai 21–17, 21–19 Winner
2006 Denmark Open Lin Dan 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
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