Chen Hong (badminton) explained

Chen Hong (Chinese: 陈宏; 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	Peter Gade	14–17, 2–15	Bronze
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Lin Dan	21–15, 19–21, 14–21	Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Asian Championships

Men's singles

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

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

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Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Swedish Open	Rasmus Wengberg	17–15, 15–0	Winner
2000	Dutch Open	Roslin Hashim	15–11, 15–17, 15–7	Winner
2001	All England Open	Pullela Gopichand	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2002	All England Open	Budi Santoso	7–4, 7–5, 7–1	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Ronald Susilo	15–4, 15–1	Winner
2002	Indonesia Open	Taufik Hidayat	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2002	Denmark Open	Kenneth Jonassen	15–9, 9–15, 15–6	Winner
2002	China Open	Wong Choong Hann	15–12, 5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2003	All England Open	Hafiz Hashim	14–17, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	Singapore Open	Chen Yu	11–15, 15–8, 15–4	Winner
2003	Indonesia Open	Taufik Hidayat	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	15–9, 15–5	Winner
2004	Korea Open	Xia Xuanze	9–15, 15–17	Runner-up
2004	Indonesia Open	Taufik Hidayat	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2005	All England Open	Lin Dan	8–15, 15–5, 15–2	Winner
2005	Japan Open	Lin Dan	4–15, 0–2; retired	Runner-up
2005	Singapore Open	Taufik Hidayat	9–15, 3–15	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Bao Chunlai	15–12, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
2006	German Open	Chen Jin	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2006	China Open	Bao Chunlai	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2006	Denmark Open	Lin Dan	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up