Bao Chunlai (; ; born 17 February 1983) is a retired

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Career

The tall, powerful Bao ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century. He was a member of China's world champion

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. Bao won medals at three of the six BWF World Championships that he played in, earning a bronze at the

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editions, and a silver at the 2006 Championships in Madrid, where he upset first seeded Lee Chong Wei in the quarterfinals before falling to teammate Lin Dan in the final. A frequent finalist in top tier international tournaments, Bao had some difficulty breaking through in them until 2009, his most successful year, which saw him capture the Asian Championships, and the

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Opens. In 2010 he upset his superbly accomplished compatriot Lin Dan in the quarterfinals of the prestigious All England Open but was then upset in turn by Japan's Kenichi Tago. Bao's repeat win that year at the German Open was his last tournament victory on the international circuit. Bao officially retired from the national team on 21 September 2011. In 2015 he appeared in the sports action film Full Strike.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's singles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles''

World Junior Championships

''Boys' singles''

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

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(BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year. ''Men's singles''

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 10 runners-up)

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(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''

Performance timeline

Singles performance timeline

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, plus all Olympic opponents. * 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 * Chou Tien-chen 1–0 *

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4–6 * Joachim Persson 4–1 * Kevin Cordón 1–0 * Hu Yun 1–0 *

Taufik Hidayat Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player who is the current Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport of Indonesia. He is a former BWF World Championships, World champion, Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olymp ...

9–3 * Hendrawan 1–0 *

Sony Dwi Kuncoro Sony Dwi Kuncoro (born 7 July 1984) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He was the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, two-time World Championships medalist (silver–2007, bronze–2009) and three-time Asian Champion (2002, 2003, 2005). He re ...

7–3 * Simon Santoso 4–0 * Kenichi Tago 0–2 * Shoji Sato 4–0 * 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

Head-to-head vs. top 20 ranked players

Bao's win–loss record against players who have been ranked world No. 20 or higher is as follows: ''Players who have been Olympic, world champion or ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.'' :''* Statistics are correct as of 28 October 2019.

Players with winning records against Bao

Filmography

Films

* ''Confidant'' (2019) * ''The Match'' (2016) * ''Full Strike'' (2015) * ''Soul Transfer Station'' (2012) Bao Chunlai at chinesemov.com
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References

External links

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The Official Bao Chunlai Website

Bao Chunlai's Blog
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