Sun Jun (badminton) explained

Sun Jun
孙俊
Birth Date:1975 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:1
Country:China
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:E57E3603-3A54-4844-8F35-97CD1C770060

Sun Jun (; born 16 June 1975) is a former world number 1 singles badminton player from China in the late 1990s whose resume includes the World Championship, World Cup, Asian Championship and All England men's singles titles. He was known for his all-round defensive ability as well as his never-say-die attitude on court as exemplified by his famous match with Peter Rasmussen whereby he suffered a severe leg cramp during mid-match but basically carried on to finish an entire set limping on one leg, at one point leading by 10-3 due to intelligent play before succumbing to his opponent.

He is married to the great doubles badminton player Ge Fei.[1]

Career

World Championships

Sun won the 1999 IBF World Championships, beating Fung Permadi in the final. He also won a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships, when in the final he was leading 10-3 in the deciding set against Peter Rasmussen despite suffering from a leg cramp, eventually losing 16-17, 18-13, 15-10.[2]

Summer Olympics

Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second one he defeated Kim Hak-kyun from Korea. In round of 16 he was beaten by Alan Budikusuma 15-5, 15-6.

Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated the defending Olympic champion Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen from Denmark. In the round of 16 Sun beat Richard Vaughan from Great Britain and in quarterfinals he lost to Hendrawan from Indonesia.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1997Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Rasmussen17–16, 13–18, 10–15 Silver
1999Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Fung Permadi15–6, 15–13 Gold

World Cup

Men's singles

Asian Games

Men's singles

Asian Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1995Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Park Sung-woo8–15, 8–15 Silver
1997Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hendrawan18–14, 8–15, 15–9 Gold

Mixed doubles

Asian Cup

Men's singles

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1994French Open Robert Liljequist15–1, 16–17, 15–2 Winner
1994Brunei Open Lin Liwen15–8, 15–12 Winner
1994Thailand Open Joko Suprianto15–10, 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1996Dutch Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen5–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–5 Winner
1996Russian Open Hu Zhilan15–8, 15–10 Winner
1996World Grand Prix Finals Fung Permadi12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1997All England Open Dong Jiong9–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1997World Grand Prix Finals Dong Jiong15–9, 15–6 Winner
1998All England Open Ong Ewe Hock15–1, 15–7 Winner
1998Swiss Open Peter Gade12–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up
1998World Grand Prix Finals Peter Gade15–11, 15–8 Winner
1999Japan Open Peter Gade3–15, 10–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1992Ten Days of Dawn Zeng Yu Winner
1993Wimbledon International Peter Knowles15–13, 16–17, 15–8 Winner

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Performance timeline

National team

Team events 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Sudirman Cupbgcolor=gold Gstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=gold Gstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=gold G
Asian GamesNHbgcolor=silver Sstyle=color:#ccc NH

Individual competitions

Junior level

Senior level

Tournaments 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Asian GamesNHbgcolor=CD7F32 BNH
Asian Championshipsbgcolor=silver SAbgcolor=gold Gbgcolor=silver SA
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Tournaments 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Tournaments 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Tournaments 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 羽坛金童玉女终结连理 孙俊：最大的收获是葛菲 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312161430/http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2002-05-10/10271294.shtml . 《南方體育》 . 10 May 2002 . 12 March 2017 . 1 April 2011 . live.
  2. http://english.people.com.cn/features/aoyun2000/star/Sun_jun.htm Chinese Olympic Star - Sydney Olympic 2000

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