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Lin Dan (Template:Lang-zh; born 14 October 1983)<ref name="SportsRef">Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref> is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, five-time World championship gold medalist, two-time World Cup champion, two-time Asian games gold medalist, four-time Asian Champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. He led China to victory 5 times at the Sudirman Cup, 6 times at the Thomas Cup and 3 times at the Asian games men's team event.

Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won the full set of all nine major titles in the badminton world of his time: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Year-end Finals, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the third player to achieve this feat after Ge Fei and Gu Jun, and only male player to ever achieve this feat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Of the 9 major events, he had won at least 2 of each events except the Year-end Finals where he won once in his only time participating in that event. He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and successfully defending his title in 2012.<ref name="London2012" />

Lin was dubbed "Super Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the 2004 All England Open final, and the nickname has since been widely used by his fans as well as the media to refer to him, in recognition of his achievements.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame on 26 May 2023.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Lin was born in Fujian, China. At a young age, Lin was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, and to be a pianist. However, he chose to play badminton instead. Having started his training at the age of five, he was scouted by the People's Liberation Army Sports Team after winning the National Junior Championships aged twelve, and was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001, when he was 18.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

CareerEdit

Junior eventsEdit

Lin emerged as a winner in the 2000 Asian Junior Championships in both the team and the singles events.<ref name="ajc00">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was also a member of the winning Chinese team and a boys' singles semi-finalist in the 2000 World Junior Championships.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="wjc00">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2001–2003: Senior debut and Four tour titlesEdit

2001 marked the start of then 18 year-old Lin's professional career. In his first final, at the Asian Championships, he was thrashed by compatriot Xia Xuanze.<ref name="ac01">Template:Cite news</ref> He then entered his first final in the IBF Grand Prix event at the Denmark Open, losing to Bao Chunlai.<ref name="den01">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2002, Lin took his first title at the Korea Open.<ref name="kor02">Template:Cite news</ref> He was a member of China's 2002 Thomas Cup squad which defeated Sweden (5–0),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Denmark (3–2),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and South Korea (4–1) to reach the semi-finals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, Lin didn't play in the semi-final tie against Malaysia, which saw China's team tumble to a 1–3 defeat.<ref name="tc02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin participated in another four tournaments without coming close to victory. He was knocked out in the first round of the Singapore,<ref name="sgp02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Indonesia Opens,<ref name="ina02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> second round of the Denmark Open,<ref name="den02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and third round of the China Open.<ref name="chn02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In October, Lin was defeated in the semi-finals of the Asian Games team competition which ended China's hope of a team gold medal.<ref name="agt02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Lin started the 2003 season with a third round defeat in the All England Open.<ref name="ae03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He reached a final later in the year at the Japan Open but was beaten by his compatriot Xia Xuanze once again.<ref name="jpn03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin then made his inaugural debut in the World Championships in Birmingham, England. He breezed past Per-Henrik Croona and Przemysław Wacha in the first two rounds, but was beaten by Xia again in his third round match.<ref name="wc03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After the world meet, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open,<ref name="sgp03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> third round of the Indonesia Open,<ref name="ina03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and second round of the Malaysia Open.<ref name="mas03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, Lin ended the season strongly by capturing the Denmark,<ref name="den03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hong Kong,<ref name="hkg03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}[1]Template:Dead link</ref> and China Opens,<ref name="chn03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and finishing runner-up at the German Open.<ref name="ger03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2004: World #1, All England and Thomas Cup championsEdit

Lin had a good start to 2004, earning the BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February. He helped China win the qualifying round of Thomas Cup and then captured the Swiss Open.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="swi04">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He won his first ever All England Open title by beating Peter Gade in the final.<ref name="ae04">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He reached the semi-final of the Japan Open before going off to Jakarta, Indonesia in May for the Thomas Cup campaign.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In Thomas Cup, Lin helped China to an excellent start in which they thrashed United States and defending champion Indonesia 5–0 respectively to enter the quarter-finals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin then defeated Shoji Sato and Lee Hyun-il in quarter and semi-finals ties against Japan and South Korea respectively, each ending in 3–0 wins for China.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the final, he beat Peter Gade in straight games to give China the lead before the Chinese team eventually won three matches to one. China thus took the crown, ending a 14 years drought in the tournament.<ref name="tc04">Template:Cite news</ref>

Lin suffered setbacks later in the 2004 season when he was ousted in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open,<ref name="mas04">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was reported to have a leg injury in mid-July, prior to the Olympic Games.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin "crashed" in his first Olympic Games when, as the first seed, he was ousted early by Singapore's Ronald Susilo, who claimed Lin was "too eager to win".<ref name="og04">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, Lin bounced back with three titles at the Denmark,<ref name="den04">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> German,<ref name="ger04">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and China Opens,<ref name="chn04">Template:Cite news</ref> and ended the season as a semi-finalist at the Indonesia Open.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2005: Sudirman and World Cup successEdit

Lin retained his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles,<ref name="ger05">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="hkg05">Template:Cite news</ref> as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="jpn05">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="chnm05">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="wcup05">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also helped China recapture the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's team championship) when it shut-out both defending champion South Korea in the semi-finals and Indonesia in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="sc05">Template:Cite news</ref>

Lin failed to retain his All England title, losing a three set final to teammate Chen Hong,<ref name="ae05">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and he was beaten in the final of the Malaysia Open by another rising star, Lee Chong Wei.<ref name="mas05">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In his bid to capture his first BWF World title at Anaheim California, he beat Kennevic Asuncion, Shoji Sato, Lee Hyun-il, and Peter Gade in succession to reach the final.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> There he was decisively beaten by a peak-form Taufik Hidayat.<ref name="wc05">Template:Cite news</ref> Lin was also eliminated in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open and the quarter-finals of the China Open.<ref name="chno05">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2006: World Champion, Second All England and Thomas Cup triumphEdit

Lin started the season by reaching the semi-finals of the German Open,<ref name="ger06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and had a same result in China Masters and China Open.<ref name="chno06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He failed to win the Malaysia Open in June, which saw his opponent Lee Chong Wei produce a superb display to save the title after being 13–20 down in the deciding game,<ref name="mas06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and also lost to Taufik Hidayat in Asian Games final.<ref name="ag06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

However, he won six individual titles in the season. He recaptured the All England Open,<ref name="ae06">Template:Cite news</ref> and won the Chinese Taipei,<ref name="tpe06">Template:Cite news</ref> Macau,<ref name="mac06">Template:Cite news</ref> Hong Kong,<ref name="hkg06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Japan Opens.<ref name="jpn06">Template:Cite news</ref> Most significantly, in Madrid, Spain that September he won his first world title after beating his compatriot Bao Chunlai in the final.<ref name="wc06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In May, Lin and his teammates had extended China's Thomas Cup reign by shutting out Denmark 3–0 for a second consecutive title.<ref name="tc06">Template:Cite news</ref> In October, he won his second World Cup men's singles title.<ref name="wcup06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2007: Consecutive World title, Third All England and Second Sudirman CupEdit

Lin Dan entered 2007 with a loss to South Korea's Park Sung-hwan in the round of 16 at the Malaysia Open.<ref name="maso07">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A week later, he captured the Korea Open by defeating Chinese teammate Chen Jin in the final.<ref name="kor07">Template:Cite news</ref> He went on to win the German Open<ref name="ger07">Template:Cite news</ref> and then the All England championships again, crushing compatriot Chen Yu 21–13, 21–12.<ref name="ae07">Template:Cite news</ref> In June, Lin Dan was part of the Chinese Sudirman Cup team that retained the cup after beating Indonesia 3–0 in the final at Glasgow, Scotland.<ref name="sc07">Template:Cite news</ref> Later in the season Lin defeated Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia and became the China Masters champion for 2007.<ref name="chnm07">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In August, Lin extended his reign as the World Champion when he beat Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21–11, 22–20 in the final of the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<ref name="wc07">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin Dan thus became the first man since Yang Yang to win back to back World Championships. He then won his third Denmark Open title,<ref name="den07">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and ended the year by claiming his fourth Hong Kong Open title.<ref name="hkg07">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2008: Olympic gold, Third Thomas Cup and ControversiesEdit

Lin started the season with a defeat in the final of the Korea Open to Lee Hyun-il.<ref name="kor08">Template:Cite news</ref> It was a match filled with controversy as Lin had a scuffle with South Korea's coach Li Mao after a line call dispute. Lin refused to apologise and received no punishment from Badminton World Federation (BWF) after its probe of the altercation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March, he suffered another defeat to his compatriot Chen Jin in the final of the All England Open,<ref name="ae08">Template:Cite news</ref> which was followed by press accusations that Lin "gave" the match to Chen in order to increase Chen's ranking points for Olympic qualification (which placed stringent limits on the number of participants from any one country).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the following week, Lin won his first Swiss Open.<ref name="swi08">Template:Cite news</ref> At the Asian Championships, Lin was again accused of helping his compatriot when his loss to Chen Jin in the semi-finals ensured Chen's qualification for the Olympic Games.<ref name="ac08">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 10 April 2008, Lin was involved in yet another controversy when he struck coach Ji Xinpeng in front of his teammates and the media during an intra-squad tournament prior to the Thomas Cup. The incident was allegedly triggered by his unhappiness with Ji's arrangement of the starting line-up for the tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite the episode, in May Lin proceeded to win each match he played in the Thomas Cup until China's semi-finals clash with Malaysia when he lost rather tamely to Lee Chong Wei. However, China still managed to reach the final by edging Malaysia 3–2,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> then retained the cup against South Korea with Lin's win at first singles helping China to a 3–1 victory.<ref name="tc08">Template:Cite news</ref>

Lin won the Thailand Open, his last tournament before the 2008 Olympic Games.<ref name="tha08">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the Beijing Olympic Games, he beat Hong Kong's Ng Wei in the first round,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Park Sung-hwan in the second round,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Peter Gade in the quarter-finals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He then beat his teammate Chen Jin in straight sets to set up a "dream" final against Lee Chong Wei.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, the final was a one-sided match as Lin beat Lee 21–12, 21–8, and became the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold as a first seed.<ref name="og08">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Not back in action until the China Open in November, Lin again beat Lee in the final,<ref name="chno08">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before losing to Chen Jin once again in the Hong Kong Open.<ref name="hkg08">Template:Cite news</ref> Lin was eligible to participate in the lucrative Masters Finals in December, but due to the withdrawal of the whole Chinese contingent (citing weariness and injuries), he didn't take part in the tournament.<ref name="ssf08">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2009: Third World and Sudirman Cup titles, Fourth All EnglandEdit

In March, at his first tournament appearance of 2009, Lin won his fourth All England title without dropping a game, defeating Lee Chong Wei in the final.<ref name="ae09">Template:Cite news</ref> After this dominant performance, he lost to Lee in the final of Swiss Open a week later.<ref name="swi09">Template:Cite news</ref>

In May, Lin participated in the Sudirman Cup helping China to consecutive 5–0 victories over England, Japan, and Indonesia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the semi-finals against Malaysia Lin defeated Lee Chong Wei in straight games as China advanced to the final against South Korea with another shutout.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the last round the same form held true as Lin beat Park Sung-hwan thus helping China to secure the Cup for the third time in a row, and each time without dropping a match in the series.<ref name="sc09">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the rest of 2009, Lin dropped only two matches; in June in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open,<ref name="ina09">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and, perhaps most surprisingly, in the finals of December's East Asian Games in Hong Kong to South Korea's little known Choi Ho-jin.<ref name="eag09">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="eagb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Aside from those upsets, Lin dominated. In August in Hyderabad he became the first player to win the World Championships three times by beating compatriot Chen Jin in the final.<ref name="wc09">Template:Cite news</ref> Later Lin would go on to win his fourth China Masters title<ref name="chnm09">Template:Cite news</ref> and first French Open title.<ref name="fra09">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He ended his tournament winning streak in November with the China Open title,<ref name="chno09">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before the late-year upset loss in the East Asian Games in Hong Kong.<ref name="eagb"/>

2010: Asiad gold, Fourth Thomas Cup and Asian championEdit

After starting the season disappointingly with quarterfinal losses at both the All England and Swiss Opens,<ref name="ae10">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin won his first title of the year at the Badminton Asia Championships in New Delhi, which also marked his first victory at this annual event.<ref name="ac10">Template:Cite news</ref>

Taking part in his fifth Thomas Cup campaign for China in May, Lin won a pair of hard-fought encounters with South Korea's Park Sung-hwan in the group ties and the quarter-finals respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the semi-finals, he handily defeated Lee Chong Wei in contributing to China's 3–0 victory over Malaysia and a berth in the final against long time rival Indonesia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Here, Lin led off with a comfortable victory over familiar opponent Taufik Hidayat, as China went on to capture its eighth Men's World Team title; its fourth consecutively.<ref name="tc10">Template:Cite news</ref>

After the Thomas Cup triumph, Lin played in the World Championships in Paris, France. He won his opening match<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and then beat Henri Hurskainen and Bao Chunlai in the second and third rounds respectively<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> before being upset by Park Sung-hwan in the quarter-finals. That day also saw his archrival Lee Chong Wei exit from the tournament which was eventually won by Lin's compatriot Chen Jin.<ref name="wc10">Template:Cite news</ref> Lin then bounced back to win the China Masters,<ref name="chnm10">Template:Cite news</ref> but lost the final of the Japan Open to Lee Chong Wei the following week,<ref name="jpn10">Template:Cite news</ref> and conceded walkovers in the quarter-finals of both the China Open,<ref name="chno10">Template:Cite news</ref> and Hong Kong Open late in the year.<ref name="hkg10">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

However, Lin managed to win his first ever Asian Games gold medal in November by beating Lee Chong Wei in final,<ref name="ag10">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> thus, at 27, becoming the first player to win all of the present major titles available to Asian men in badminton, both individual and national team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lin was voted the most valuable player (MVP) at the games' closing ceremony.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2011: Fourth World and Sudirman Cup success, Second Asian and First Super Series Masters Finals titlesEdit

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Lin Dan in 2011 German Open.

Lin began the year with a withdrawal in the Malaysia Open's quarter-finals, which marked his third consecutive withdrawal since late 2010. This action brought some criticism, particularly by well known fellow competitor Taufik Hidayat.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The very next week Lin sprang back to win the first ever million dollar badminton tournament, Korea Open by beating Lee Chong Wei in the final.<ref name="kor11">Template:Cite news</ref> He next won the German Open, beating his compatriot and reigning world champion Chen Jin in the final.<ref name="ger11">Template:Cite news</ref>

At the prestigious All England Championships in March his hopes for a fifth title were put on hold when he was defeated by Lee Chong Wei in the final.<ref name="ae11">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, in April he won his second Asian Championships on a day which saw China sweep all five titles<ref name="ac11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and in May he helped China to a fourth consecutive Sudirman Cup title by defeating Denmark 3–0 in the final.<ref name="sc11">Template:Cite news</ref> In June, Lin's withdrawal from the Singapore Open final due to gastric flu drew jeers from fans in the stadium.<ref name="sgp11">Template:Cite news</ref> Just few days later, he was upset by Sho Sasaki in the second round of Indonesia Open.<ref name="inao11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Healthy again in August, Lin won his fourth World Championship title by beating familiar rivals Peter Gade in the semi-finals and Lee Chong Wei in a very tight three game final at Wembley Arena, a venue which would host the badminton competition for 2012 Summer Olympics.<ref name="wc11">Template:Cite news</ref>

The rather up and down season for Lin continued with the China Masters in September where he was ousted in the semi-finals, and at the Japan Open where he withdrew from the semifinals.<ref name="chnm11">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="jpn11">Template:Cite news</ref> This was followed up by a shock exit in the second round of the Denmark Open to Hong Kong player Wong Wing Ki,<ref name="den11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and another withdrawal during the semifinals of French Open despite leading in the match. He told officials that he was suffering from paronychia (an infection below the fingernail).<ref name="fra11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This was his sixth retirement of the season and many in the media imputed that this was part of a strategy to improve the rankings of other Chinese singles players to allow the maximum number to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Both Lin and Chinese coach Li Yongbo denied this, citing, instead, the heavy tournament schedule that BWF required of top players, and Lin's need to be ready for the biggest events such as the Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In any case, Lin's slump did not last long. He ended the year by winning three straight events, His fifth Hong Kong Open, the China Open,<ref name="hkg11">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="chno11">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> and his first Super Series Masters Finals title.<ref name="ssf11">Template:Cite news</ref>

2012: Second Olympic gold, Fifth All England and Thomas CupEdit

Lin started the year by losing to Lee Chong Wei in the final of the Korea Open,<ref name="kor12">Template:Cite news</ref> and then losing in the second round of the Malaysia Open to Denmark's Jan O. Jorgensen.<ref name="maso12">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In early March, he took his first title of the season by winning his fifth German Open.<ref name="ger12">Template:Cite news</ref> The very next week, he won his fifth All England Open title as rival Lee Chong Wei was forced to retire in discomfort early in the second game of the final.<ref name="ae12">Template:Cite news</ref> In April, Lin was again the subject of some controversy when he withdrew from the semifinals of the Asian Championships, a move that was openly seen as a ploy to secure an Olympic berth for his compatriot Chen Jin.<ref name="ac12">Template:Cite news</ref>

In Wuhan, China in May, Lin Dan and his teammates won all of their individual matches in each tie they played to win their fifth consecutive Thomas Cup (remarkably China's women also went entirely undefeated to regain the Uber Cup from South Korea).<ref name="tc12">Template:Cite news</ref> With only a week between Thomas Cup and the Thailand Open in early June, a fatigued Lin lost in the semi-finals to Indonesia's highly capable Sony Dwi Kuncoro.<ref name="thao12">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Lin routinely beat Ireland's Scott Evans to qualify for the main draw of sixteen players where he started by trouncing fading star Taufik Hidayat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the quarter-finals, however, Japan's hard-fighting Sho Sasaki put Lin to the test before yielding 16–21 in the third game.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lin then handily beat South Korean veteran Lee Hyun-il in the semi-finals to set up yet another meeting with his chief rival Lee Chong Wei.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Dead link</ref> Unlike the 2008 Olympic finals, this one was no cakewalk for Lin. He lost the first game to Lee but came back strongly to take the second. The rubber game was a thriller which saw Lin claw back from slight deficits most of the way to finally prevail 21–19.<ref name="og12">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An ecstatic Lin thus became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic title, while Lee, now almost 30, was once again foiled at one of the sport's two biggest events (aside from the Thomas and Uber Cups), the Olympics and the World Championships.<ref name=London2012>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2013: Fifth World titleEdit

After his 2012 Olympic victory Lin did not make another tournament appearance until the Asian Championships, in April where, citing injury, he withdrew from the quarter-finals.<ref name="ac13">Template:Cite news</ref> Amid some speculation that he was planning to retire, Lin was granted a special wild card entry into the World Championships in Guangzhou, as, despite his great achievements, his recent inactivity had caused his world ranking to fall below that of other Chinese players who would then normally fill the maximum quota of three entrants that any one country was allowed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Without appearing in any tournament between the Badminton Asia Championships in April and the World Championships in August, Lin was able to convert this wildcard entry into his fifth world title. He won all of his matches in straight games until the final where, yet again, hard-luck Lee Chong Wei could not quite catch him in the third game rubber, and was forced to submit with a painful cramp down 17–20.<ref name="wc13">Template:Cite news</ref>

2014: Second Asiad gold and Third Asian titleEdit

After seven month tournament absence, Lin, down to 104th in the official world rankings, returned in April and took titles in the China Masters,<ref name="chnm14">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the Asian Championships in quick succession.<ref name="ac14">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin was part of China's Thomas Cup team which defended its title in May, but because of his deflated ranking could only play at third singles. Consequently, when China met a talented and highly motivated Japanese team in the semi-finals at New Delhi, Lin could only watch helplessly as Japan took the first two singles and a doubles to break China's ten year streak of men's world team titles.<ref name="tc14">Template:Cite news</ref> Beyond this disappointment, the BWF would not grant Lin a wild card entry into the 2014 World Championships, as they did in 2013. Thus Lin could not defend his title which was won by Chinese teammate Chen Long who defeated the unlucky Lee Chong Wei in a close two game final.<ref name="wc14">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In June, Lin lost in the quarter-finals of Japan Open.<ref name="jpn14">Template:Cite news</ref> Shortly afterwards, he won the Australian Open, his first Superseries title since the 2012 All England Open,<ref name="aus14">Template:Cite news</ref> and then won the Grand Prix title in the Chinese Taipei Open.<ref name="tpe14">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In September, he successfully defended his men's singles title in the Incheon Asian Games and was also a part of the men's team winning the silver medal.<ref name="ag14">Template:Cite news</ref> In November, Lin lost in the final of the China Open to Srikanth Kidambi from India.<ref name="chno14">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2015: Fourth Asian title and Fifth Sudirman CupEdit

Lin won the men's singles title at the Asian Championships in China, defending his title won the previous year in South Korea. He defeated compatriot Tian Houwei 21–19, 21–8 in a match that lasted 50 minutes in the central city of Wuhan.<ref name="ac15">Template:Cite news</ref> Lin Dan contributed to China winning its 10th Sudirman Cup by defeating Japan's Takuma Ueda 21–15, 21–13 in the final for his team's third and decisive point. His return to the World Championships in August, however, was not particularly auspicious as he was routinely eliminated by Denmark's Jan Ø. Jørgensen in the quarter-finals, as Lin's compatriot Chen Long again prevailed over Lee Chong Wei in the finals. Recovering from this disappointment, in September, Lin won his only Superseries title of the year at the Japan Open, making a remarkable comeback after trailing 3–11 in the deciding game of the final against Denmark's young star Viktor Axelsen.<ref name="jpn15">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He then participated in the Rio Olympics test tournament the Brasil Open in the end of the year, won the title after beating Pablo Abián in the final.<ref name="bra15">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2016: Sixth All England titleEdit

In March, Lin defeated Taiwan's Chou Tien-Chen in three hard games to clinch his seventh men's singles title at the German Open.<ref name="ger16">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A week after this win, Lin regained his All England title in Birmingham, giving him his 6th victory at this prestigious event. In impressive form, he beat compatriot Tian Houwei 21–9, 21–10 in the final.<ref name="ae16">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In April, Lin Dan beat world No. 1 Chen Long in straight games to lift his sixth China Masters crown in Jiangsu, China. Here Lin showed his competitive mettle by coming from 11 to 16 behind in the second game to clinch the match 23–21.<ref name="chnm16">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June, however, he was stunned in second round of Indonesia Open by eighteen year old Jonatan Christie.<ref name="inao16">Template:Cite news</ref>

At the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, Lin sailed through his group round robin to qualify for the main draw. In the quarter-finals he was tested by India's Srikanth Kidambi, but pulled through 21–18 in the third game. This set up a sem-ifinals confrontation with long-time rival Lee Chong Wei which drew great fan interest as the players, both in their thirties, were assumed to be near retirement. In another epic match Lee was finally able to reverse past Olympic and World Championship losses to Lin and prevailed, 15–21, 21–11, 22–20.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> But Lee's quest for Olympic gold after two silver medals ended with a disappointing finale, as he was beaten in two close games by Lin's compatriot Chen Long. In the bronze medal match, Lin played Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. After taking the first set 21–15, the two-time Olympic champion lost the next two and the match with a scoreline of 21–15, 10–21, 17–21.<ref name="og16">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After the Rio Olympics, he skipped all international tournaments for the remainder of the year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2017: First Malaysia Open titleEdit

In March, at the prestigious All England Championships Lin defeated Viktor Axelson in the quarter-finals but was eliminated in the semi-finals by his countryman Shi Yuqi, more than twelve years Lin's Junior.<ref name="ae17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, he bounced back to win the Swiss Open by beating Shi Yuqi in the finals.<ref name="sui17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April, he won the Malaysia Open for the first time by defeating Lee Chong Wei, who had virtually owned this title for more than a decade.<ref name="maso17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the China Masters, he lost in the semi-finals to Qiao Bin,<ref name="chnm17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and in the Asian Championships, where he recorded a sem-ifinals win over Lee Chong Wei, he took a silver medal after losing to Chen Long in the final.<ref name="ac17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin was beaten in the German and Indonesian Opens respectively in round of 16. He lost to Chen Long in the Australian Open quarter-finals.<ref name="aus17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, at age 33, Lin managed to reach a record seventh men's singles final by beating Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki, 21–17, 21–18 in the quarter-finals and beating Korea's Son Wan-ho, 21–17, 21–14 in the semi-finals. But in the finals, he was beaten in straight sets by his ten years younger opponent, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, 22–20, 21–16.<ref name="wc17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2018: Sixth Thomas CupEdit

In March, the 34-year-old Lin tied Rudy Hartono's record of reaching ten All England men's singles finals, but was foiled in his try for a seventh title by his much younger compatriot, Shi Yuqi in three exhausting games, 19–21, 21–16, 9–21.<ref name="ae18">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In May, he won the New Zealand Open by beating talented Indonesian youngster Jonatan Christie in two close games, 21–14, 21–19.<ref name="nz18">Template:Cite news</ref> Later that month, Lin was a member of the Chinese team which regained the Thomas Cup after four years of absence, though his team was never extended to a deciding 5th match which would have required his services in the third singles position.<ref name="tc18">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2019: Second Malaysia Open titleEdit

In his first tournament of 2019, Lin reached the final of the Thailand Masters, where he lost to the up-and-coming Loh Kean Yew in two tightly contested games, 19–21, 18–21.<ref name="tham19">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April, at the age of 35, he won his second Malaysia Open title, beating higher ranked compatriot Shi Yuqi, and Chen Long, in the semi-finals and finals respectively.<ref name="maso19">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, he withdrew from the Singapore Open during the first round against Viktor Axelsen, citing a "thigh injury", but only after being visibly upset by early line calls.<ref name="sgp19">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In May, he lost in the semi-finals of the New Zealand Open to Ng Ka Long in two straight games. In November, he lost in the final of the Korea Masters to Kanta Tsuneyama in another straight games defeat.<ref name="korm19">Template:Cite news</ref>

2020: Pandemic-Shortened SeasonEdit

Lin began the 2020 season poorly. In January he was eliminated in the first round of the Malaysia Masters by Jan Ø. Jørgensen in two games, 19–21, 18–21.<ref name="masm20">Template:Cite news</ref> The following week, he participated in the Indonesia Masters and was defeated in the first round again, this time by Viktor Axelsen, who beat him in two relatively easy games, 12–21, 14–21.<ref name="inam20">Template:Cite news</ref> Lin then followed up with yet another first round exit at the Thailand Masters where he lost to Ng Ka Long.<ref name="tham20">Template:Cite news</ref> At the All England Open held in March, he reached the second round but was defeated by compatriot Chen Long.<ref name="ae20">Template:Cite news</ref> This turned out to be his last tournament as the rest of the world tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

RetirementEdit

On 4 July 2020, Lin announced his retirement, saying "at 37, pain and injuries no longer allow me to fight with my teammates. I have gratitude, a heavy heart and unwillingness."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After his retirement, he joined Instagram to stay connected with his fans all over the world.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rivalry with Lee Chong WeiEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Lee–Lin rivalry was a rivalry between two professional badminton players, Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan whose careers were almost exactly contemporaneous. The rivalry is often considered the greatest in the history of badminton even though Lin had the decided edge.<ref name="Lee-Lin 2016 Olympics">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Lee-Lin rivalry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Of their 40 meetings, Lin won the head-to-head by 28–12 but Lee Chong Wei was ranked World number one throughout both their careers consecutively for almost 10 years.

Personal lifeEdit

Lin has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang, herself a former world champion, since 2003.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They were quietly engaged on 13 December 2010 in Haizhu, Guangzhou. Xie initially denied but later acknowledged romantic involvement with Lin, who reacted angrily at the public exposure of their relationship, citing reasons of personal privacy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The two were married on 23 September 2012 and the wedding ceremony was held at the Beijing University of Technology.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Lin had five tattoos visible during the 2012 Summer Olympics. His upper left arm has a Christian cross,<ref name="cross">Template:Cite news</ref> his lower left arm has five stars, his right upper arm reads "until the end of world",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a double "F" lettering on his lower right arm, and his initials "LD" are tattooed on the back of his neck.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> These tattoos have been the subject of controversy due to his military and religious status.<ref name="cross" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 17 October 2012, he became the first active Chinese badminton player to accept a master's degree, which was presented at Huaqiao University.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His autobiography, Until the End of the World, was published after he successfully defended his Olympic title at the London 2012 Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He and his wife Xie Xingfang had their first child "Xiao Yu" (Little feather) on 5 November 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 17 November 2016, he admitted to an affair and apologised on Weibo. Social media users had purportedly identified the woman as actress and model Zhao Yaqi.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Honours and awardsEdit

Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:Dead link</ref> He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lin was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 16 January 2011, he was named China's best male athlete for 2010 in China Central Television's Sports Personality of the Year poll for his clean sweep in major badminton titles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 26 May 2023, Lin was inducted into the BWF's Hall of Fame along with long-time rival, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Primary source inline

Social mediaEdit

Weibo is the main social media platform which Lin is using to post and update his latest status as well as communicate with his fans or friends. Lin uses his name '林丹' as the name of the account. In February 2018, the latest number of his followers on Weibo has achieved 3.7 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Additionally, Lin's fan group has set an exclusive account called '林丹全国球迷会' on Weibo to update Lin's latest status, post his pictures and results of matches.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AchievementsEdit

Olympic GamesEdit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–12, 21–8 File:Gold medal.svg Gold <ref name="og08"/>
2012 Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 15–21, 21–10, 21–19 File:Gold medal.svg Gold <ref name="og12"/><ref name=London2012/>

World ChampionshipsEdit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 3–15, 7–15 Silver Silver <ref name="wc05"/>
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 18–21, 21–17, 21–12 Gold Gold <ref name="wc06"/>
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21–11, 22–20 Gold Gold <ref name="wc07"/>
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 21–18, 21–16 Gold Gold <ref name="wc09"/>
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 20–22, 21–14, 23–21 Gold Gold <ref name="wc11"/>
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 16–21, 21–13, 20–17r Gold Gold <ref name="wc13"/>
2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Template:Flagicon Viktor Axelsen 20–22, 16–21 Silver Silver <ref name="wc17"/>

World CupEdit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana 21–14, 21–11 Gold Gold <ref name="wcup05"/>
2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Template:Flagicon Chen Yu 21–19, 19–21, 21–17 Gold Gold <ref name="wcup06"/>

Asian GamesEdit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 15–21, 20–22 Silver Silver <ref name="ag06"/>
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–13, 15–21, 21–10 Gold Gold <ref name="ag10"/>
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Template:Flagicon Chen Long 12–21, 21–16, 21–16 Gold Gold <ref name="ag14"/>

Asian ChampionshipsEdit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Template:Flagicon Xia Xuanze 10–15, 9–15 Silver Silver <ref name="ac01"/>
2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 13–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze <ref name="ac08"/>
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Template:Flagicon Wang Zhengming 21–17, 21–15 Gold Gold <ref name="ac10"/>
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 21–19, 21–13 Gold Gold <ref name="ac11"/>
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Template:Flagicon Sho Sasaki 14–21, 21–9, 21–15 Gold Gold <ref name="ac14"/>
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Template:Flagicon Tian Houwei 21–19, 21–8 Gold Gold <ref name="ac15"/>
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 20–22, 21–15, 4–21 Bronze Bronze <ref name="ac16">Template:Cite news</ref>
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Template:Flagicon Chen Long 23–21, 11–21, 10–21 Silver Silver <ref name="ac17"/>

East Asian GamesEdit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Template:Flagicon Choi Ho-jin 19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver <ref name="eag09"/>

World Junior ChampionshipsEdit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 4–7, 2–7, 7–0, 7–0, 1–7 Bronze Bronze <ref name="wjc00"/>

Asian Junior ChampionshipsEdit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Template:Flagicon Sony Dwi Kuncoro 15–12, 15–5 Gold Gold <ref name="ajc00"/>

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Chen Yu
Template:Flagicon Sang Yang
15–10, 3–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze <ref name="ajc99">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)Edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Template:Flagicon Shi Yuqi 19–21, 21–16, 9–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="ae18"/>
2018 New Zealand Open Super 300 Template:Flagicon Jonatan Christie 21–14, 21–19 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="nz18"/>
2019 Thailand Masters Super 300 Template:Flagicon Loh Kean Yew 19–21, 18–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="tham19"/>
2019 Malaysia Open Super 750 Template:Flagicon Chen Long 9–21, 21–17, 21–11 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="maso19"/>
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Template:Flagicon Kanta Tsuneyama 22–24, 12–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="korm19"/>

BWF Superseries (21 titles, 10 runners-up)Edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 Korea Open Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 21–14, 21–19 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="kor07"/>
2007 All England Open Template:Flagicon Chen Yu 21–13, 21–12 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ae07"/>
2007 China Masters Template:Flagicon Wong Choong Hann 21–19, 21–9 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chnm07"/>
2007 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 21–15, 21–12 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="den07"/>
2007 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 9–21, 21–15, 21–15 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="hkg07"/>
2008 Korea Open Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 21–4, 21–23, 23–25 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="kor08"/>
2008 All England Open Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 20–22, 23–25 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="ae08"/>
2008 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–13, 21–18 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="swi08"/>
2008 China Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–18, 21–9 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chno08"/>
2008 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 9–21, 21–9, 17–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="hkg08"/>
2009 All England Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 21–12 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ae09"/>
2009 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 16–21, 16–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="swi09"/>
2009 French Open Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 21–6, 21–15 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="fra09"/>
2009 China Masters Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana 21–17, 21–17 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chnm09"/>
2009 China Open Template:Flagicon Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–12, 21–12 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chno09"/>
2010 China Masters Template:Flagicon Chen Long 21–15, 13–21, 21–14 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chnm10"/>
2010 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 20–22, 21–16, 17–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="jpn10"/>
2011 Korea Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 14–21, 21–16 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="kor11"/>
2011 All England Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 17–21, 17–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="ae11"/>
2011 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Chen Jin Walkover Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="sgp11"/>
2011 China Open Template:Flagicon Chen Long 21–17, 26–24 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chno11"/>
2011 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 21–12, 21–19 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="hkg11"/>
2011 BWF Super Series Finals Template:Flagicon Chen Long 21–12, 21–16 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ssf11"/>
2012 Korea Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–12, 18–21, 14–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="kor12"/>
2012 All England Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 6–2r Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ae12"/>
2014 Australian Open Template:Flagicon Simon Santoso 22–24, 21–16, 21–7 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="aus14"/>
2014 China Open Template:Flagicon Srikanth Kidambi 19–21, 17–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="chno14"/>
2015 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Chen Long 22–20, 13–21, 11–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="maso15">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

2015 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Viktor Axelsen 21–19, 16–21, 21–19 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="jpn15"/>
2016 All England Open Template:Flagicon Tian Houwei 21–9, 21–10 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ae16"/>
2017 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 21–14 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="maso17"/>
Template:Color box BWF Superseries Finals tournament
Template:Color box BWF Superseries Premier tournament
Template:Color box BWF Superseries tournament

IBF/BWF Grand Prix (28 titles, 6 runners-up)Edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2001 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 5–7, 1–7, 0–7 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="den01"/>
2002 Korea Open Template:Flagicon Shon Seung-mo 1–7, 7–3, 7–3, 7–5 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="kor02"/>
2003 German Open Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 4–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="ger03"/>
2003 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Xia Xuanze 12–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="jpn03"/>
2003 China Open Template:Flagicon Wong Choong Hann 17–16, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chn03"/>
2003 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Chen Yu 15–4, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="den03"/>
2003 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana 15–4, 9–15, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="hkg03"/>
2004 German Open Template:Flagicon Xia Xuanze 17–16, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ger04"/>
2004 All England Open Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 9–15, 15–5, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ae04"/>
2004 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 15–12, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="swi04"/>
2004 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Xia Xuanze 15–12, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="den04"/>
2004 China Open Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 15–11, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chn04"/>
2005 German Open Template:Flagicon Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 15–8, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ger05"/>
2005 All England Open Template:Flagicon Chen Hong 15–8, 5–15, 2–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="ae05"/>
2005 China Masters Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 15–6, 15–13 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chnm05"/>
2005 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 15–17, 15–9, 9–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="mas05"/>
2005 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Chen Hong 15–4, 2–0r Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="jpn05"/>
2005 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 15–4, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="hkg05"/>
2006 All England Open Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 15–7, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ae06"/>
2006 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 21–18, 21–23 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref name="mas06"/>
2006 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 16–21, 21–16, 21–3 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="jpn06"/>
2006 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–18, 12–21, 21–11 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="tpe06"/>
2006 Macau Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–18, 18–21, 21–18 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="mac06"/>
2006 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 8–21, 21–16 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="hkg06"/>
2007 German Open Template:Flagicon Chen Yu Walkover Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ger07"/>
2008 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana 17–21, 21–15, 21–13 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="tha08"/>
2011 German Open Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 21–19, 21–11 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ger11"/>
2012 German Open Template:Flagicon Simon Santoso 21–11, 21–11 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ger12"/>
2014 China Masters Template:Flagicon Tian Houwei 21–14, 21–9 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chnm14"/>
2014 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Wang Zhengming 21–19, 21–14 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="tpe14"/>
2015 Brasil Open Template:Flagicon Pablo Abián 21–13, 21–17 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="bra15"/>
2016 German Open Template:Flagicon Chou Tien-chen 15–21, 21–17, 21–17 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="ger16"/>
2016 China Masters Template:Flagicon Chen Long 21–17, 23–21 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="chnm16"/>
2017 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Shi Yuqi 21–12, 21–11 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref name="sui17"/>
Template:Color box BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
Template:Color box BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Invitational tournamentEdit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2012 Copenhagen Masters Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 22–20, 16–21, 14–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 China International Challenge Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei Template:Flagicon Cai Yun
Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng
18–21, 19–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Performance timelineEdit

Template:Performance key (badminton)

SinglesEdit

This table is current through 2020 All England Open.

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win % Ref
Team
Thomas Cup N/A A N/A SF-B
3–0
N/A G
5–0
N/A G
5–0
N/A G
4–1
N/A G
5–0
N/A G
5–0
N/A SF-B
2–0
N/A QF
3–0
N/A G
2–0
N/A 6 / 9 34–1 97% <ref name="tc02"/><ref name="tc04"/><ref name="tc06"/><ref name="tc08"/><ref name="tc10"/><ref name="tc12"/><ref name="tc14"/><ref name="tc18"/>
Sudirman Cup A N/A A N/A A N/A G
5–0
N/A G
3–1
N/A G
5–0
N/A G
5–0
N/A A N/A G
3–0
N/A S
2–0
N/A A N/A 5 / 6 23–1 96% <ref name="sc05"/><ref name="sc07"/><ref name="sc09"/><ref name="sc11"/>
Asian Games N/A SF-B
0–1
N/A G
3–1
N/A G
3–0
N/A S
3–0
N/A G
0–0
N/A 3 / 5 9–2 82% <ref name="agt02"/>
East Asian Games N/A G
2–0
N/A A N/A 1 / 1 2–0 100%
Individual competitions
Summer Olympic Games N/A A N/A 1R
0–1
N/A G
5–0
N/A G
5–0
N/A 4th
4–2
N/A 2 / 4 14–3 82% <ref name="og04"/><ref name="og08"/><ref name="og12"/><ref name=London2012/><ref name="og16"/>
World Championships A N/A A N/A 3R
2–1
N/A S
4–1
G
5–0
G
5–0
N/A G
6–0
QF
3–1
G
6–0
N/A G
6–0
A QF
3–1
N/A S
5–1
3R
2–1
2R
1–1
N/A 5 / 12 48–7 87% <ref name="wc03"/><ref name="wc05"/><ref name="wc06"/><ref name="wc07"/><ref name="wc09"/><ref name="wc10"/><ref name="wc11"/><ref name="wc13"/><ref name="wc17"/>
World Cup not held G
4–0
G
4–0
not held 2 / 2 8–0 100% <ref name="wcup05"/><ref name="wcup06"/>
Asian Games N/A A N/A S
3–1
N/A G
4–0
N/A G
5–0
N/A A N/A 2 / 3 12–1 92% <ref name="ag06"/><ref name="ag10"/><ref name="ag14"/>
Asia Championships absent S
5–1
absent SF-B
4–1
A G
6–0
G
6–0
SF-B*
4–0
QF*
3–0
G
5–0
G
5–0
SF-B
3–1
S
4–1
1R
0–1
2R
1–1
N/A 4 / 12 46–6 88% <ref name="ac01"/><ref name="ac08"/><ref name="ac10"/><ref name="ac11"/><ref name="ac12"/><ref name="ac13"/><ref name="ac14"/><ref name="ac15"/><ref name="ac17"/>
East Asian Games N/A NH N/A NH N/A S
2–1
N/A A N/A 0 / 1 2–1 67% <ref name="eag09"/>
BWF tournaments
BWF Super Series FinalsTemplate:Ref label not held absent W
5–0
absent 1 / 1 5–0 100% <ref name="ssf08"/><ref name="ssf11"/>
All England Open absent SF
4–1
2R
1–1
W
6–0
F
5–1
W
6–0
W
5–0
F
4–1
W
5–0
QF
2–1
F
4–1
W
5–0
absent SF
3–1
W
5–0
SF
3–1
F
4–1
1R
0–1
2R
1–1
6 / 17 63–11 85% <ref name="ae03"/><ref name="ae04"/><ref name="ae05"/><ref name="ae06"/><ref name="ae07"/><ref name="ae08"/><ref name="ae09"/><ref name="ae10"/><ref name="ae11"/><ref name="ae12"/><ref name="ae16"/><ref name="ae17"/><ref name="ae18"/><ref name="ae20"/>
Indonesia Open absent 1R
0–1
3R
2–1
SF
4–1
absent QF
2–1
A 2R
1–1
absent 1R
0–1
2R
1–1
1R
0–1
1R
0–1
2R
1–1
N/A 0 / 10 11–10 52% <ref name="ina02"/><ref name="ina03"/><ref name="ina09"/><ref name="inao11"/><ref name="inao16"/>
China Open 3R
2–1
NH QF
2–1
2R
1–1
W
5–0
W
5–0
2R
2–1
A 1R
0–1
W
5–0
W
5–0
QF*
2–0
W
5–0
absent F
4–1
SF
3–1
A 1R
0–1
1R
0–1
1R
0–1
N/A 5 / 16 41–10 80% <ref name="chn02"/><ref name="chn03"/><ref name="chn04"/><ref name="chno05"/><ref name="chno06"/><ref name="chno08"/><ref name="chno10"/><ref name="chno11"/><ref name="chno14"/>
Malaysia Open absent QF
5–1
QF
3–1
2R
1–1
QF
3–1
F
4–1
F
5–1
2R
1–1
absent QF*
2–0
2R
1–1
absent F
4–1
QF
2–1
W
5–0
2R
1–1
W
5–0
N/A 2 / 14 42–11 79% <ref name="mas03"/><ref name="mas04"/><ref name="mas05"/><ref name="mas06"/><ref name="maso07"/><ref name="maso12"/><ref name="maso15"/><ref name="maso17"/><ref name="maso19"/>
Japan Open absent 3R
1–1
F
5–1
SF
3–1
W
5–0
W
5–0
SF
3–1
absent F
4–1
SF*
3–0
absent QF
4–1
W
5–0
A QF
2–1
QF
2–1
1R
0–1
N/A 3 / 13 42–9 82% <ref name="jpn03"/><ref name="jpn05"/><ref name="jpn06"/><ref name="jpn10"/><ref name="jpn11"/><ref name="jpn14"/><ref name="jpn15"/>
Denmark Open absent F
5–1
2R
1–1
W
6–0
W
6–0
absent W
5–0
absent 2R
1–1
absent 2R*
1–0
QF
2–1
absent 2R
1–1
1R
0–1
absent 3 / 10 28–6 82% <ref name="den01"/><ref name="den02"/><ref name="den03"/><ref name="den04"/><ref name="den07"/><ref name="den11"/>
French Open absent NH SF
3–1
A W
5–0
A SF
3–1
absent 1R
0–1
absent 1R
0–1
2R
1–1
N/A 1 / 6 12–5 71% <ref name="fra09"/><ref name="fra11"/>
China Masters not held W
5–0
SF
2–1
W
5–0
1R*
0–0
W
5–0
W
5–0
SF
3–1
absent W
5–0
A W
6–0
SF
3–1
1R
0–1
1R
0–1
N/A 6 / 12 39–5 89% <ref name="chnm05"/><ref name="chnm07"/><ref name="chnm09"/><ref name="chnm10"/><ref name="chnm11"/><ref name="chnm14"/><ref name="chnm16"/><ref name="chnm17"/>
Malaysia Masters not held absent 1R
0–1
A 1R
0–1
0 / 2 0–2 0% <ref name="masm20"/>
Indonesia Masters not held absent NH 1R
0–1
1R
0–1
1R
0–1
0 / 3 0–3 0% <ref name="inam20"/>
India Open not held absent QF
2–1
2R
1–1
absent N/A 0 / 2 3–2 60% citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

Singapore Open A NH 2R
1–1
1R
0–1
SF
4–1
A SF
4–1
A QF
2–1
absent F*
4–0
absent SF
3–1
absent 1R
0–1
N/A 0 / 8 18–7 72% <ref name="sgp02"/><ref name="sgp03"/><ref name="sgp11"/><ref name="sgp19"/>
Thailand Open absent NH absent W
6–0
A NH A SF
4–1
A NH absent 2R
1–1
N/A 1 / 3 11–2 85% <ref name="tha08"/><ref name="thao12"/>
Korea Open absent W
5–0
absent W
5–0
F
4–1
absent W
5–0
F
4–1
absent 2R
1–1
absent 2R
1–1
1R
0–1
N/A 3 / 8 25–5 83% <ref name="kor07"/><ref name="kor08"/><ref name="kor11"/><ref name="kor12"/>
Hong Kong Open A NH A NH W
6–0
NH W
5–0
W
6–0
W
5–0
F
4–1
A QF*
2–0
W
5–0
absent 2R
1–1
A QF
2–1
1R
0–1
2R
1–1
N/A 5 / 10 36–4 90% <ref name="hkg03"/><ref name="hkg05"/><ref name="hkg06"/><ref name="hkg07"/><ref name="hkg08"/><ref name="hkg10"/><ref name="hkg11"/>
Thailand Masters not held absent F
4–1
1R
0–1
0 / 2 4–2 67% <ref name="tham19"/><ref name="tham20"/>
Spain Masters not held absent w/d 0 / 0 0–0 0% citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

German Open absent F
5–1
W
5–0
W
6–0
SF
4–1
W
5–0
absent W
6–0
W
6–0
absent W
6–0
3R
2–1
QF
2–1
2R
1–1
N/A 6 / 11 48–5 91% <ref name="ger03"/><ref name="ger04"/><ref name="ger05"/><ref name="ger06"/><ref name="ger07"/><ref name="ger11"/><ref name="ger12"/><ref name="ger16"/>
Swiss Open absent W
5–0
absent SF
3–1
W
5–0
F
4–1
QF
2–1
absent W
6–0
A QF
2–1
N/A 3 / 7 27–4 87% <ref name="swi04"/><ref name="swi08"/><ref name="swi09"/><ref name="sui17"/>
New Zealand Open absent NH A NH absent W
5–0
SF
3–1
N/A 1 / 2 8–1 89% <ref name="nz18"/>
Australian Open A NH absent W
5–0
1R
0–1
A QF
2–1
A QF
2–1
N/A 1 / 4 9–3 75% <ref name="aus14"/><ref name="aus17"/>
US Open absent 1R
0–1
A N/A 0 / 1 0–1 0% citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

Brazil Open not held A W
6–0
A not held 1 / 1 6–0 100% <ref name="bra15"/>
Chinese Taipei Open absent NH absent W
5–0
absent W
6–0
SF
4–1
absent N/A 2 / 3 15–1 94% <ref name="tpe06"/><ref name="tpe14"/>
Macau Open not held W
6–0
absent N/A 1 / 1 6–0 100% <ref name="mac06"/>
Korea Masters not held absent F
4–1
N/A 0 / 1 4–1 80% <ref name="korm19"/>
Dutch Open absent QF
2–1
absent N/A 0 / 1 2–1 67% citation CitationClass=web

}}Template:Dead link</ref>

SaarLorLux Open absent 3R
1–1
A A 0 / 1 1–1 50% citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 R W–L Win % Ref
Career Statistics
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total
Tournaments played 1 0 7 10 10 10 11 13 14 10 10 11 16 8 2 10 16 10 13 20 21 4 226
Titles 0 0 0 1 3 6 6 9 8 5 7 5 8 4 1 5 4 3 2 3 1 0 81
Finals Reached 0 0 2 1 5 6 9 11 8 8 9 6 10 5 1 7 5 3 5 4 3 0 108
Overall win–loss 2–1 0–0 21–7 18–8 37–7 42–4 49–5 59–5 50–7 41–5 41–3 38–4 64–5 34–3 9–0 40–2 42–12 34–7 35–10 21–17 27—20 1—4 705–136
Win Percentage 67% 0% 75% 69% 84% 91% 91% 92% 88% 89% 93% 90% 93% 92% 100% 95% 78% 83% 88% 55% 57% 20% 83.83%
Year End Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 2 4 101 6 4 6 6 13 17 19 citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

* : Means Lin Dan gave a walkover at his last round of this tournament (Lost the match and didn't count into the number of loss) Notes

Longest winning streakEdit

34 match winning streakEdit

In 2006, Lin created a record by winning 34 matches in a row.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>http://www.sport.gov.mo/uploads/wizdownload/201101/5833_u6luw.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF</ref>

# Tournament Category Start date Rd Opponent Score
Malaysia Open Grand Prix 18 June 2006 F Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 21–18, 21–23
1 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix 21 June 2006 1R Template:Flagicon Poompat Sapkulchananart 21–12, 21–11
2 22 June 2006 2R Template:Flagicon Muhammad Roslin Hashim 21–16, 21–11
3 23 June 2006 QF Template:Flagicon Rajiv Ouseph 21–14, 21–13
4 24 June 2006 SF Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 21–13, 21–17
5 25 June 2006 F Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–18, 12–21, 21–11
6 Macau Open Grand Prix 19 July 2006 1R Template:Flagicon Chan Io Chong 21–5, 21–15
7 19 July 2006 2R Template:Flagicon Shon Seung-mo 21–14, 20–22, 21–10
8 20 July 2006 3R Template:Flagicon Shōji Satō 22–20, 21–9
9 21 July 2006 QF Template:Flagicon Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 19–21, 21–18, 21–15
10 22 July 2006 SF Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 21–10, 21–17
11 23 July 2006 F Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–18, 18–21, 21–18
12 Hong Kong Open Grand Prix 29 August 2006 1R Template:Flagicon Agus Hariyanto 21–19, 19–21, 21–12
13 30 August 2006 2R Template:Flagicon Poompat Sapkulchananart 21–11, 21–15
14 31 August 2006 3R Template:Flagicon Yeoh Kay Bin 21–18, 22–20
15 1 September 2006 QF Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 4–1r
16 2 September 2006 SF Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen 16–21, 23–21, 21–16
17 3 September 2006 F Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 8–21, 21–16
18 World Championships 20 September 2006 1R Template:Flagicon Bobby Milroy 21–16, 21–17
19 21 September 2006 2R Template:Flagicon Park Sung-hwan 21–16, 21–12
20 22 September 2006 QF Template:Flagicon Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21–10, 21–9
21 23 September 2006 SF Template:Flagicon Chen Hong 15–21, 21–19, 21–14
22 24 September 2006 F Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 18–21, 21–17, 21–12
23 Japan Open Grand Prix 10 October 2006 1R Template:Flagicon Yusuke Arita 21–11, 21–17
24 11 October 2006 2R Template:Flagicon Joachim Persson 21–12, 21–10
25 12 October 2006 QF Template:Flagicon Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21–19, 21–14
26 13 October 2006 SF Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 21–12, 21–14
27 14 October 2006 F Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 16–21, 21–16, 21–3
28 World Cup 24 October 2006 RR Template:Flagicon John Moody 21–9, 21–14
29 27 October 2006 RR Template:Flagicon Kuan Beng Hong 21–12, 21–8
30 28 October 2006 SF Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat Walkover
31 29 October 2006 F Template:Flagicon Chen Yu 21–19, 19–21, 21–17
32 Asian Games Team Event 30 November 2006 RR Template:Flagicon Anup Sridhar 21–19, 21–11
33 2 December 2006 RR Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 17–21, 21–17, 16–21
34 4 December 2006 SF Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 22–20, 13–21, 21–12
5 December 2006 F Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 20–22, 21–11, 13–21

Record against selected opponentsEdit

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

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Player Matches Win Lost Template:Abbr
Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 25 20 5 +15
Template:Flagicon Chen Hong 10 5 5 0
Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 21 14 7 +7
Template:Flagicon Chen Long 19 9 10 –1
Template:Flagicon Chen Yu 6 6 0 +6
Template:Flagicon Du Pengyu 3 3 0 +3
Template:Flagicon Shi Yuqi 7 2 5 –3
Template:Flagicon Tian Houwei 7 7 0 +7
Template:Flagicon Xia Xuanze 9 5 4 +1
Template:Flagicon Zhao Junpeng 2 1 1 0
Template:Flagicon Chou Tien-chen 10 7 3 +4
Template:Flagicon Anders Antonsen 1 0 1 –1
Template:Flagicon Viktor Axelsen 9 3 6 –3
Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 20 17 3 +14
Template:Flagicon Jan Ø. Jørgensen 16 9 7 +2
Template:Flagicon Peter Rasmussen 1 0 1 –1
Template:Flagicon Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 7 6 1 +5
Template:Flagicon Rajiv Ouseph 4 4 0 +4
Template:Flagicon Parupalli Kashyap 3 3 0 +3
Template:Flagicon Srikanth Kidambi 5 3 2 +1
Template:Flagicon B. Sai Praneeth 3 2 1 +1
Template:Flagicon Lakshya Sen 2 2 0 +2
Template:Flagicon Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 5 3 2 +1

Template:Col-break

Player Matches Win Lost Template:Abbr
Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat 17 13 4 +9
Template:Flagicon Sony Dwi Kuncoro 12 9 3 +6
Template:Flagicon Tommy Sugiarto 8 6 2 +4
Template:Flagicon Kento Momota 5 1 4 –3
Template:Flagicon Sho Sasaki 14 13 1 +12
Template:Flagicon Roslin Hashim 8 8 0 +8
Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 40 28 12 +16
Template:Flagicon Liew Daren 3 2 1 +1
Template:Flagicon Wong Choong Hann 8 8 0 +8
Template:Flagicon Loh Kean Yew 1 0 1 –1
Template:Flagicon Ronald Susilo 7 5 2 +3
Template:Flagicon Heo Kwang-hee 2 2 0 +2
Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 17 14 3 +11
Template:Flagicon Park Sung-hwan 17 13 4 +9
Template:Flagicon Park Tae-sang 1 1 0 +1
Template:Flagicon Shon Seung-mo 6 5 1 +4
Template:Flagicon Son Wan-ho 14 11 3 +8
Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana 12 11 1 +10
Template:Flagicon Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2 2 0 +2
Template:Flagicon Kantaphon Wangcharoen 3 2 1 +1
Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Tiến Minh 8 7 1 +6

Template:Col-end

RecordsEdit

Time span Records Players matched
Thomas Cup
2004–18 6 gold medals Stands alone
Summer Olympic Games
2008–12 2 gold medals in men's singles (consecutive) Viktor Axelsen
World Championships
2005–17 7 finals in men's singles Stands alone
2006–13 5 gold medals in men's singles
Asian Games
2006–14 3 finals in men's singles Stands alone
2010–14 2 gold medals in men's singles Zhao Jianhua
Taufik Hidayat
2006–18 3 gold medals in men's team Stands alone
World Cup
2005–06 2 gold medals in men's singles Liem Swie King
Han Jian
Icuk Sugiarto
Yang Yang
Joko Suprianto
Asia Championships
2001–17 4 gold medals in men's singles Stands alone
6 finals in men's singles
All England Open Badminton Championships
2004–18 10 finals in men's singles Rudy Hartono
China Open
2003–11 5 titles in men's singles Stands alone
Fuzhou China Open
2005–16 6 titles in men's singles Stands alone
Hong Kong Open
2003–11 5 titles in men's singles Lee Chong Wei
Swiss Open
2004–17 3 titles in men's singles Chen Jin
German Open
2004–16 6 titles in men's singles Erland Kops
Brasil Open
2015 1 title in men's singles Scott Evans
Zulfadli Zulkiffli

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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