- Bao Chunlai
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Bao Chunlai Personal information Birth name 鲍春来 Born February 17, 1983
Changsha, Hunan, ChinaHeight 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st) Country China Handedness Left Men's singles Highest Ranking 2 (March 15, 2007) Current Ranking 11 (June 23, 2011[1]) Medal recordCompetitor for China Men's badminton World Championships Silver 2006 Madrid Men's singles Bronze 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles Bronze 2003 Birmingham Men's singles Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Doha Team Bronze 2002 Busan Team Sudirman Cup Gold 2011 Qingdao Team Thomas Cup Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2006 Tokyo Team Gold 2004 Jakarta Team BWF Profile Bao Chunlai (simplified Chinese: 鲍春来; traditional Chinese: 鮑春來; pinyin: Bào Chūnlái; born February 17, 1983 in Changsha, Hunan) is a male, left-handed badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
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Career
The tall, powerful Bao has ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century. He has been an especially valuable member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 2004, 2006 and 2008, winning a key singles match in the championship round of each contest. Bao has medaled in three of the four BWF World Championships that he has played in, earning a bronze in the 2003 and 2007 editions, and a silver in the 2006 Championships in Madrid, falling to teammate Lin Dan in the final. A frequent finalist in top tier international tournaments, Bao has had some difficulty breaking through in them. Outside of team events, his biggest wins have come in the Denmark (2001), Korea (2006), and China (2007) Opens. His performances in the Olympic Games have been somewhat disappointing. He was beaten in the round of sixteen at the 2004 Athens Olympics and in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
In 2010, he successfully beat compatriot Lin Dan in the All England quarter-finals.
He officially retired from national team on 21st September 2011.
Major achievements
Rank Event Date Venue World Championships 2 Singles 2006 Madrid, ESP 3 Singles 2007 Kuala Lumpur, MAL 3 Singles 2003 Birmingham, GBR Asian Games 1 Team 2010 Guangzhou, CHINA 1 Team 2006 Doha, QATAR 3 Team 2002 Busan, KOR Thomas Cup 1 Team 2010 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 1 Team 2008 Jakarta, INDONESIA 1 Team 2006 Sendai and Tokyo, JAPAN 1 Team 2004 Jakarta, INDONESIA International Championships 1 Singles 2010 German Open 1 Singles 2009 Japan Open 1 Singles 2009 Singapore Open 1 Singles 2009 German Open 1 Singles 2009 Badminton Asia Championships 1 Singles 2007 China Open 1 Singles 2006 Korea Open 1 Singles 2001 Denmark Open 2 Singles 2007 French Open 2 Singles 2007 Denmark Open 2 Singles 2007 Malaysia Open 2 Singles 2006 China Open 2 Singles 2006 Indonesia Open 2 Singles 2005 China Open 2 Singles 2005 Hong Kong Open 2 Singles 2005 China Masters 2 Singles 2004 China Open 2 Singles 2004 Japan Open 2 Singles 2004 Swiss Open 3 Singles 2007 All-England Championships 3 Singles 2007 Korea Open 3 Singles 2006 Singapore Open 3 Singles 2005 Malaysia Open 3 Singles 2005 Malaysia Open 3 Singles 2004 Indonesia Open 3 Singles 2004 Singapore Open 3 Singles 2003 Hong Kong Open 3 Singles 2003 German Open 3 Singles 2002 All-England Championships 3 Singles 2002 Indonesia Open 3 Singles 2002 Malaysia Open Record Against Selected Opponents
Includes results against athletes who competed in Super Series finals, World Championships semifinals, and Olympic quarterfinals.[2]
- Chen Hong 2-5
- Chen Jin 5-2
- Chen Long 3-2
- Chen Yu 4-0
- Lin Dan 5-20
- Xia Xuanze 1-1
- Fung Permadi 1-0
- Peter Gade 4-6
- Joachim Persson 4-1
- Kevin Cordon 1-0
- Taufik Hidayat 9-3
- Hendrawan 1-0
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro 7-3
- Simon Santoso 4-0
- Kenichi Tago 0-2
- Lee Hyun-il 8-4
- Park Sung-hwan 5-0
- Park Tae-sang 2-2
- Shon Seung-mo 3-1
- Lee Chong Wei 4-12
- Przemyslaw Wacha 5-0
- Ronald Susilo 5-2
- Boonsak Ponsana 6-1
References
External links
- (Chinese) The Official Bao Chunlai Website
- (Chinese) Bao Chunlai's Blog
- (Chinese) Internationalbadminton.org
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Chinese badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of China
- People from Changsha
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
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