Chen Hong (badminton)

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

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	Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	14–17, 2–15	Bronze Bronze
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Template:Flagicon Lin Dan	21–15, 19–21, 14–21	Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

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

Asian Championships

Men's singles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

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

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Xia Xuanze	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Rasmus Wengberg	17–15, 15–0	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Roslin Hashim	15–11, 15–17, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Pullela Gopichand	12–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Budi Santoso	7–4, 7–5, 7–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Ronald Susilo	15–4, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat	12–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen	15–9, 9–15, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	China Open	Template:Flagicon Wong Choong Hann	15–12, 5–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Hafiz Hashim	14–17, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Chen Yu	11–15, 15–8, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat	9–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	15–9, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Xia Xuanze	9–15, 15–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat	10–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Dan	8–15, 15–5, 15–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Dan	4–15, 0–2; retired	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat	9–15, 3–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	China Open	Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai	15–12, 8–15, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	German Open	Template:Flagicon Chen Jin	3–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	China Open	Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai	21–17, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Chen Yu	21–18, 21–18	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana	21–14, 11–21, 23–21	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Philippines Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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IBF International (1 title)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Iran Fajr International	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun	15–3, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner

External links

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