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Bao Chunlai

Summary

Bao Chunlai (Chinese: 鲍春来; pinyin: Bào Chūnlái; Mandarin pronunciation: [pâʊ ʈʂʰwə́n lǎɪ]; born 17 February 1983) is a retired left-handed badminton player from China.

Bao Chunlai
鲍春来
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983 (age 41)
Changsha, Hunan, China
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking1[1] (5 September 2002)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Madrid Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kyoto Boys' team
BWF profile
Bao Chunlai
Simplified Chinese鲍春来
Traditional Chinese鮑春來

Career edit

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 Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. Bao won medals at three of the six BWF World Championships that he played in, earning a bronze at the 2003 and 2007 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 German, Singapore, and Japan 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 edit

World Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England   Xia Xuanze 11–15, 7–15   Bronze
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain   Lin Dan 21–18, 17–21, 12–21   Silver
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Lin Dan 12–21, 20–22   Bronze

Asian Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   Chen Long 16–21, 21–10, 21–16   Gold
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Lin Dan 19–21, 13–21   Silver

World Junior Championships edit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Sony Dwi Kuncoro 7–1, 7–5, 1–7, 7–5   Gold

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 5 runners-up) edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (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.[3] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia Open   Peter Gade 15–21, 21–17, 14–21   Runner-up
2007 Indonesia Open   Lee Chong Wei 15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2007 Denmark Open   Lin Dan 15–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2007 French Open   Lee Chong Wei 11–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2007 China Open   Lee Chong Wei 21–12, 21–13   Winner
2009 Singapore Open   Boonsak Ponsana 21–19, 16–21, 21–15   Winner
2009 Japan Open   Taufik Hidayat 21–15, 21–12   Winner
2010 China Open   Chen Long 21–9, 14–21, 16–21   Runner-up

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

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (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

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Dutch Open   Lee Tsuen Seng 1–7, 7–1, 5–7, 4–7   Runner-up
2001 Denmark Open   Lin Dan 7–5, 7–1, 7–0   Winner
2004 Swiss Open   Lin Dan 12–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2004 Japan Open   Ronald Susilo 13–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2004 China Open   Lin Dan 11–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2005 China Masters   Lin Dan 6–15, 13–15   Runner-up
2005 Hong Kong Open   Lin Dan 4–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2005 China Open   Chen Hong 12–15, 15–8, 9–15   Runner-up
2006 Indonesia Open   Taufik Hidayat 18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2006 Korea Open   Roslin Hashim 21–18, 21–16   Winner
2006 China Open   Chen Hong 17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2009 German Open   Gong Weijie 21–18, 21–14   Winner
2010 German Open   Chen Long 21–13, 21–10   Winner
2010 Korea Grand Prix   Wang Zhengming 23–21, 21–18   Winner
2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold   Lee Chong Wei 9–21, 19–21   Runner-up

Performance timeline edit

Singles performance timeline edit

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Win %
Summer Olympics NH 2R
1–1 		NH QF
2–1 		NH 0 / 2 3–2 60%
World Championships A NH SF-B
4–1 		NH QF
3–1 		S
5–1 		SF-B
3–1 		NH 1R
0–1 		3R
2–1 		A 0 / 6 17–6 74%
World Cup NH RR
1–1 		RR
1–1 		NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
World Superseries Finals NH DNQ SF
2–2 		DNQ 0 / 1 2–2 50%
Asian Championships Absent 3R
2–1 		G
6–0 		A S
5–1 		1 / 3 13–2 87%
Asian Games NH A NH QF
2–1 		NH A NH 0 / 1 2–1 67%
East Asian Games NH A NH 0 / 0
Team Competitions
Thomas Cup NH SF-B
1–1 		NH G
4–0 		NH G
5–0 		NH G
5–0 		NH G
1–0 		NH 4 / 5 16–1 94%
Sudirman Cup A NH A NH A NH A NH A NH A 0 / 0
Asian Games NH SF-B
0–0 		NH G
2–0 		NH G
0–0 		NH 2 / 3 2–0 100%
East Asian Games NH A MH 0 / 0
BWF World Superseries Premier
Korea Open 1R
0–1 		3R
1–1 		A 3R
2–1 		A W
6–0 		SF
3–1 		QF
2–1 		A QF
2–1 		2R
1–1 		1 / 8 17–7 71%
All England Open A SF
4–1 		3R
2–1 		2R
1–1 		QF
3–1 		2R
1–1 		SF
3–1 		SF
3–1 		2R
1–1 		SF
3–1 		2R
1–1 		0 / 9 18–9 67%
Indonesia Open A SF
4–1 		3R
2–1 		SF
4–1 		A F
5–1 		F
4–1 		SF
3–1 		Absent 2R
1–1 		0 / 7 23–7 77%
Denmark Open W
6–0 		A 1R
0–1 		Absent F
4–1 		Absent 1 / 3 10–2 83%
China Open 2R
2–1 		A QF
3–1 		F
5–1 		F
5–1 		A W
5–0 		A 1R
0–1 		F
4–1 		A 1 / 7 24–6 80%
BWF World Superseries
Malaysia Open 1R
2–1 		SF
4–1 		QF
3–1 		QF
3–1 		SF
4–1 		A F
4–1 		QF
2–1 		A 2R
1–1 		1R
0–1 		0 / 9 23–9 72%
India Open NH 3R
1–1 		Absent 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Singapore Open 3R
2–1 		QF
3–1 		QF
3–1 		SF
4–1 		QF
3–1 		SF
4–1 		Absent W
5–0 		A 2R
1–1 		1 / 8 25–7 78%
China Masters NH F
4–1 		A QF
2–1 		SF
3–1 		2R
1–1 		SF
3–1 		A 0 / 5 13–5 72%
Japan Open A QF
2–1 		1R
0–1 		F
4–1 		QF
2–1 		2R
0–1 		1R
0–1 		A W
5–0 		QF
2–1 		A 1 / 8 15–7 68%
French Open Absent NH F
4–1 		A QF
2–1 		Absent 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Hong Kong Open A NH SF
4–1 		NH F
4–1 		A 2R
1–1 		A SF
3–1 		Absent 0 / 4 12–4 75%
BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
German Open Absent SF
4–1 		A SF
4–1 		3R
2–1 		Absent W
6–0 		W
6–0 		A 2 / 5 22–3 88%
Swiss Open Absent F
4–1 		Absent 2R
1–1 		SF
3–1 		1R
0–1 		Absent 0 / 4 8–4 67%
Dutch Open F
5–1 		Absent 0 / 1 5–1 83%
Philippines Open NH A 3R
2–1 		NH A NH 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Macau Open NH QF
3–1 		QF
3–1 		1R
0–1 		Absent 0 / 3 6–3 67%
Korea Open NH Absent W
5–0 		A 1 / 1 5–0 100%
U.S. Open Absent QF
3–1 		0 / 1 3–1 75%
Career Statistics
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Tournaments Played 6 7 10 10 10 12 14 11 12 11 7 110
Titles 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 4 4 0 15
Finals Reached 2 0 0 4 3 5 5 1 4 5 1 29
Overall win–loss 17–5 15–6 25–10 32–9 33–10 36–9 39–13 26–10 31–9 29–7 12–7 295–95
Win Percentage 77% 71% 71% 78% 77% 80% 75% 72% 78% 81% 63% 75.64%
Year End Ranking[4] 8 8 8 31

Record against selected opponents edit

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, plus all Olympic opponents.[5]

Head-to-head vs. top 20 ranked players edit

Bao's win–loss record against players who have been ranked world No. 20 or higher is as follows:[6][7]

Players who have been Olympic, world champion or ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.

Nationality Player Head-to-head
  CHN Chen Hong 4–5
  CHN Chen Jin 5–2
  CHN Chen Long 3–3
  CHN Du Pengyu 1–1
  CHN Lin Dan 5–20
  CHN Qiao Bin 2–0
  CHN Wang Zhengming 1–0
  CHN Xia Xuanze 1–1
  TPE Chou Tien-chen 1–0
  DEN Viktor Axelsen 0–1
  DEN Peter Gade 4–6
  DEN Kenneth Jonassen 1–1
  DEN Joachim Persson 4–1
  ENG Rajiv Ouseph 1–0
  ENG Andrew Smith 3–0
  GER Marc Zwiebler 1–0
  HKG Chan Yan Kit 5–0
  HKG Hu Yun 1–0
  HKG Ng Wei 3–0
  HKG Wei Nan 1–0
  IND Chetan Anand 1–0
  IND Arvind Bhat 1–0
  IND Parupalli Kashyap 3–0
  INA Taufik Hidayat 9–5
Nationality Player Head-to-head
  INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro 7–3
  INA Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 2–0
  INA Simon Santoso 4–0
  JPN Sho Sasaki 6–0
  JPN Shōji Satō 5–0
  JPN Kenichi Tago 0–2
  JPN Takuma Ueda 1–0
  JPN Kazushi Yamada 2–0
  KOR Lee Hyun-il 9–4
  KOR Park Sung-hwan 5–1
  KOR Son Wan-ho 2–0
  MAS Chong Wei Feng 2–0
  MAS Lee Chong Wei 4–13
  MAS Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 2–2
  MAS Muhammad Roslin Hashim 6–1
  MAS Wong Choong Hann 9–3
  NED Dicky Palyama 3–2
  POL Przemysław Wacha 5–0
  SIN Kendrick Lee Yen Hui 3–0
  SIN Ronald Susilo 6–2
  THA Boonsak Ponsana 6–1
  VIE Nguyễn Tiến Minh 4–2
  WAL Richard Vaughan 1–0
* Statistics are correct as of 28 October 2019.

Players with winning records against Bao edit

Nationality Player Head-to-head
  CHN Chen Hong 4–5
  CHN Lin Dan 5–20
  CHN Wu Yunyong 0–1
  TPE Liao Sheng-shiun 0–1
  DEN Viktor Axelsen 0–1
  DEN Peter Gade 4–6
Nationality Player Head-to-head
  INA Budi Santoso 0–1
  JPN Keita Masuda 0–1
  JPN Kenichi Tago 0–2
  KOR Park Tae-sang 2–3
  MAS Lee Chong Wei 4–13
  MAS Ong Ewe Hock 0–1

Filmography edit

Films edit

  • Confidant (2019)
  • The Match (2016)
  • Full Strike (2015)
  • Soul Transfer Station (2012)

[8] [9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Historical 1994-2008 top-25 world ranking data".
  2. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Badminton World Federation – Historical Ranking". Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  5. ^ "Bao Chunlai". Tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Bao's head-to-head record against other players". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Bao Chunlai head to head analysis". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  8. ^ Bao Chunlai at hkmdb.com
  9. ^ Bao Chunlai at chinesemov.com

External links edit

  • Bao Chunlai at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
  • (in Chinese) The Official Bao Chunlai Website
  • (in Chinese) Bao Chunlai's Blog

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