Chen Hong (badminton)


Chen Hong 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, Singapore, Denmark, Malaysia, China, and Thailand 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 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
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Peter Gade14–17, 2–15 Bronze
2006Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Lin Dan21–15, 19–21, 14–21 Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005Yiyang, China Lin Dan14–21, 21–6, 6–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1999Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock15–11, 15–8 Gold
2002Bangkok, Thailand Sony Dwi Kuncoro5–15, 11–15 Bronze
2007Stadium Bandaraya Johor Bahru, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Taufik Hidayat18–21, 19–21 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1999Swedish Open Rasmus Wengberg17–15, 15–0 Winner
2000Dutch Open Roslin Hashim15–11, 15–17, 15–7 Winner
2001All England Open Pullela Gopichand12–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2002All England Open Budi Santoso7–4, 7–5, 7–1 Winner
2002Singapore Open Ronald Susilo15–4, 15–1 Winner
2002Indonesia Open Taufik Hidayat12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2002Denmark Open Kenneth Jonassen15–9, 9–15, 15–6 Winner
2002China Open Wong Choong Hann15–12, 5–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2003All England Open Hafiz Hashim14–17, 10–15 Runner-up
2003Singapore Open Chen Yu11–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner
2003Indonesia Open Taufik Hidayat9–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2003Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei15–9, 15–5 Winner
2004Korea Open Xia Xuanze9–15, 15–17 Runner-up
2004Indonesia Open Taufik Hidayat10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2005All England Open Lin Dan8–15, 15–5, 15–2 Winner
2005Japan Open Lin Dan4–15, 0–2; retired Runner-up
2005Singapore Open Taufik Hidayat9–15, 3–15 Runner-up
2005China Open Bao Chunlai15–12, 8–15, 15–9 Winner
2006German Open Chen Jin3–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2006China Open Bao Chunlai21–17, 21–19 Winner
2006Denmark Open Lin Dan18–21, 18–21 Runner-up