Bao Chunlai
| Bao Chunlai | |
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | 鲍春来 |
| Country |
 China |
| Born |
February 17, 1983 Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
| Handedness | Left |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 2 (March 15, 2007) |
Medal record
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| BWF profile | |
| Updated on 07:25, 26 October 2013 (UTC). | |
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| Bao Chunlai | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鮑春來 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 鲍春来 | ||||||
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Bao Chunlai (born February 17, 1983 in Changsha, Hunan) is a male, left-handed badminton player from China.
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 received medals 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 beat compatriot Lin Dan in the All England quarter-finals.
He officially retired from the national team on 21 September 2011. He is set to star in the 2015 sports action film Full Strike.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 2 | Singles | 2006 | Madrid, Spain |
| 3 | Singles | 2007 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 3 | Singles | 2003 | Birmingham, England |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 | Team | 2010 | Guangzhou, China |
| 1 | Team | 2006 | Doha, Qatar |
| 3 | Team | 2002 | Busan, South Korea |
| 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, plus all Olympic opponents.[1]
- Chen Hong 2–5
- Chen Jin 5–2
- Chen Long 3–2
- Chen Yu 4–0
- Lin Dan 5–20
- Xia Xuanze 1–1
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Fung Permadi 1–0 - Chou Tien-chen 1–0
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Peter Gade 4–6 - Joachim Persson 4–1
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Kevin Cordón 1–0 -
Hu Yun 1–0 -
Taufik Hidayat 9–3 - Hendrawan 1–0
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro 7–3
- Simon Santoso 4–0
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Kenichi Tago 0–2 - Shoji Sato 4–0
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Lee Hyun-il 8–4 - Park Sung-hwan 5–0
- Park Tae-sang 2–2
- Shon Seung-mo 3–1
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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