Chen Hong (badminton)

Chen Hong
陈宏
Personal information
Born (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979
Changting County, Fujian, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryChina
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1 (2002)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Men's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Yiyang Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Men's team
Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Johor Bahru Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bangkok Men's singles
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Singapore Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Boys' team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manila Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manila Boys' doubles
Updated on 15:05, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Hong
Traditional Chinese陳宏
Simplified Chinese陈宏
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Hóng

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

Career

During the early 21st century, Chen was among the world’s top singles badminton players, attaining the world number one ranking in 2002–2003. He first gained international prominence at age 19, winning both the Swedish Open and the Asian Championships in 1999. His subsequent titles included the Dutch (2000), Singapore (2002, 2003), Denmark (2002, 2006), Malaysia (2003), China (2005, 2006), and Thailand (2007) Opens. He also won the prestigious All-England Championships twice, in 2002 and 2005, defeating his compatriot Lin Dan in the latter final. 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. He 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 Denmark Peter Gade 14–17, 2–15 Bronze Bronze
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain China Lin Dan 21–15, 19–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

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

Asian Championships

Men's singles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 11–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines China Xia Xuanze China Cai Yun
China Zhang Yi 		6–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF/IBF World Grand Prix (12 titles, 11 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. 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 Sweden Rasmus Wengberg 17–15, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Dutch Open Malaysia Roslin Hashim 15–11, 15–17, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 All England Open India Pullela Gopichand 12–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 All England Open Indonesia Budi Santoso 7–4, 7–5, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Singapore Open Singapore Ronald Susilo 15–4, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Indonesia Open Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 12–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Denmark Open Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 15–9, 9–15, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 China Open Malaysia Wong Choong Hann 15–12, 5–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 All England Open Malaysia Hafiz Hashim 14–17, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Singapore Open China Chen Yu 11–15, 15–8, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Indonesia Open Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 9–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Malaysia Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 15–9, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Korea Open China Xia Xuanze 9–15, 15–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Indonesia Open Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 10–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 All England Open China Lin Dan 8–15, 15–5, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Japan Open China Lin Dan 4–15, 0–2; retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Singapore Open Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 9–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 China Open China Bao Chunlai 15–12, 8–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 German Open China Chen Jin 3–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 China Open China Bao Chunlai 21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Denmark Open China Chen Yu 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Thailand Open Thailand Boonsak Ponsana 21–14, 11–21, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Philippines Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 9–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International (1 title)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 Iran Fajr International China Zhang Jun 15–3, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
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