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Bao Chunlai

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Bao (鲍).

Bao Chunlai

Personal information
Birth name	鲍春来
Date of birth	February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17) (age 27)
Place of birth	Changsha, Hunan, China
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st)
Country	China
Handedness	Left
Men Singles
Highest Ranking	2 (March 15, 2007 [1])
Current Ranking	10 (August 10, 2010)
BWF Profile

Bao Chunlai (Simplified Chinese: 鲍春来, Traditional Chinese: 鮑春來, pinyin: Bào Chūnlái, born February 17, 1983 in Changsha, Hunan) is a male, left-handed badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Major achievements 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

The tall, powerful Bao has ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century. He has been an especially valuable member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 2004, 2006 and 2008, winning a key singles match in the championship round of each contest. Bao has medaled in three of the four BWF World Championships that he has played in, earning a bronze in the 2003 and 2007 editions, and a silver in the 2006 Championships in Madrid, falling to teammate Lin Dan in the final. A frequent finalist in top tier international tournaments, Bao has had some difficulty breaking through in them. Outside of team events, his biggest wins have come in the Denmark (2001), Korea (2006), and China (2007) Opens. His performances in the Olympic Games have been somewhat disappointing. He was beaten in the round of sixteen at the 2004 Athens Olympics and in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
In 2010, he successfully beat compatriot Lin Dan in All England quarter-finals.

[edit] Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
2	Singles	2006	Madrid, ESP
3	Singles	2007	Kuala Lumpur, MAL
3	Singles	2003	Birmingham, GBR
5	Singles	2005	Anaheim, CA, USA
Asian Championships
1	Team	2006	Doha, QATAR
3	Team	2002	Busan, KOR
Thomas Cup
1	Team	2010	KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
1	Team	2008	Jakarta, INDONESIA
1	Team	2006	JAPAN
1	Team	2004	Jakarta, INDONESIA
International Championships
1	Singles	2010	German Open
1	Singles	2009	Japan Open
1	Singles	2009	Singapore Open
1	Singles	2009	German Open
1	Singles	2009	Badminton Asia Championships
1	Singles	2007	China Open
1	Singles	2006	Korea Open
1	Singles	2001	Denmark Open
2	Singles	2007	French Open
2	Singles	2007	Denmark Open
2	Singles	2007	Malaysia Open
2	Singles	2006	China Open
2	Singles	2006	Indonesia Open
2	Singles	2005	China Open
2	Singles	2005	Hong Kong Open
2	Singles	2005	China Masters
2	Singles	2004	China Open
2	Singles	2004	Japan Open
2	Singles	2004	Swiss Open
3	Singles	2007	All-England Championships
3	Singles	2007	Korea Open
3	Singles	2006	Singapore Open
3	Singles	2005	Malaysia Open
3	Singles	2005	Malaysia Open
3	Singles	2004	Indonesia Open
3	Singles	2004	Singapore Open
3	Singles	2003	Hong Kong Open
3	Singles	2003	German Open
3	Singles	2002	All-England Championships
3	Singles	2002	Indonesia Open
3	Singles	2002	Malaysia Open