Xie Zhongbo


Xie Zhongbo is a former Chinese badminton player from Hunan and raised in Sichuan. After retired from the international tournament, he works as badminton coach in Sichuan.

Career

A doubles specialist on the world circuit, Xie has regularly partnered Guo Zhendong in men's doubles and Zhang Yawen in mixed doubles over the past several years. Xie and Guo have won the Polish International, the China Masters, and the India Open together. They were quarter-finalists at 2007 BWF World Championships, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics narrowly lost to the eventual gold medalists, Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, in the round of sixteen.
Xie has had greater success in mixed doubles. He and Zhang have captured eight titles internationally since the beginning of 2005. They were silver medalists at the 2005 IBF World Championships, losing the gold to Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir, and were bronze medalists at the 2007 edition of the tournament.
Xie is a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup team. At 1.88 meters and solidly built, he is one of the biggest men currently playing the game at the world level.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir		15–21, 21–15, 20–22 Bronze
2005Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir		15–13, 8–15, 2–15 Silver

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Guo Zhendong Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan		19–21, 13–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		16–21, 18–21 Silver
2005Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		21–19, 21–10 Gold

Asian Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Zhang Yawen Zheng Bo
Gao Ling		16–21, 23–25 Silver

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yu Yang Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam		3–15, 11–15 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Cao Chen Sang Yang
Zheng Bo		5–7, 5–7, 7–2, 5–7 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Cao Chen Lee Jae-jin
Jung Jae-sung		1–15, 16–17 Bronze
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Zhang Weihong Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Wandri Kurniawan Saputra		16–17, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Zhang Jiewen Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Enny Erlangga		14–17, 12–15 Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007China Open Guo Zhendong Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan		12–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009China Masters Zhang Yawen Tao Jiaming
Wang Xiaoli		21–13, 19–21, 4–8 Retired Runner-up
2009Singapore Open Zhang Yawen Zheng Bo
Ma Jin		21–19, 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2008Hong Kong Open Zhang Yawen Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		21–14, 21–16 Winner
2008China Masters Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		21–17, 21–17 Winner
2007French Open Zhang Yawen Flandy Limpele
Vita Marissa		11–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Thailand Open Guo Zhendong Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng		17–21, Retired Runner-up
2008India Open Guo Zhendong Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng		19–21, 21–14, 21–12 Winner
2007Philippines Open Guo Zhendong Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong		8–21, 24–26 Runner-up
2005China Masters Guo Zhendong Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah		15–10, 15–4 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Thailand Open Zhang Yawen He Hanbin
Yu Yang		23–25, 21–10, 23–21 Winner
2007Macau Open Zhang Yawen Fang Chieh-min
Cheng Wen-hsing		21–14, 21–16 Winner
2006China Open Zhang Yawen Xu Chen
Zhao Tingting		21–19, 21–5 Winner
2006Indonesia Open Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		21–19, 21–15 Winner
2006China Masters Zhang Yawen Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		21–16, 10–21, 22–20 Winner
2006German Open Zhang Yawen Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		11–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2005Hong Kong Open Zhang Yawen Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		15–8, 15–5 Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Polish International Guo Zhendong Michał Łogosz
Robert Mateusiak		8–15, 17–14, 17–14 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004French International Yu Yang Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Yakusheva		17–16, 15–9 Winner