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2008 China Masters Super Series
The 2008 China Masters Super Series is the eleventh tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Changzhou, China from September 23 to September 28, 2008. Final Results External linksChina Masters Super Series 2008at ''tournamentsoftware.com'' {{China Masters China Open Super Series China Masters China Masters The Fuzhou China Open, formerly known as China Masters, is an annual badminton tournament held in China. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007. In 2014 the level of the tournament was downgraded to BWF Grand Prix Gold because, ... Changzhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changzhou Olympic Sports Center
Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre (Simplified Chinese: 常州奥林匹克体育ä¸å¿ƒ) is a sport complex in Changzhou, China. It is currently used mostly for various events, like concerts and athletics. The main stadium holds 38,000 people. The complex also includes the 6,200 seater Xincheng Gymnasium, an aquatic centre with 2,300 seats, and a 4,400 m2 indoor tennis hall. Association football club Changzhou Tianshan Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ... use the venue for home games. References Football venues in China Indoor arenas in China Handball venues in China Badminton venues Sports venues in Jiangsu Buildings and structures in Changzhou Sports venues completed in 2008 2008 establishments in China {{PRChina-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Chen
Xu Chen (; born 29 November 1984) is a badminton player from China. In 2010, he (along with his partner Guo Zhendong) was ranked within the top 10 men's badminton doubles in the world. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the mixed doubles with Ma Jin, winning the silver medal. In the final they lost to Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, also from China. He married a former Chinese national badminton team player, Pan Pan on 3 June 2014. Achievements Olympic Games ''Mixed doubles'' BWF World Championships ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Asian Games ''Mixed doubles'' Asian Championships ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' East Asian Games ''Mixed doubles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Denmark Super Series
The 2008 Denmark Super Series is the ninth tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Odense, Denmark from October 21 to October 26, 2008. Final results External linksDenmark Open Super Series 2008at ''tournamentsoftware.com'' {{Badminton Super Series , Season=2008 , Previous=2008 China Masters Super Series , Next=2008 French Super Series Denmark Open B Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... Odense Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Japan Super Series ...
The 2008 Japan Super Series is the seventh tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from September 16 to September 21, 2008. Final Results External linksYonex Japan Super Series 2008at ''tournamentsoftware.com'' {{Badminton Super Series , Season=2008 , Previous= 2008 Indonesia Super Series , Next=2008 China Masters Super Series Japan Open Japan Open (badminton) Sports competitions in Tokyo Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilyana Natsir
Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock. Natsir has tremendous record over more than two decade by winning a gold and a silver from the Olympic Games, and four gold medals at the BWF World Championships. Her achievements are recognized worldwide, and was inducted in the BWF Hall of Fame in 2022. Natsir was ranked world number 1 in the mixed doubles with two different partner. Together with Nova Widianto, she won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships; 2006 World Cup; 2006 Asian Championships; and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Natsir was then paired with Tontowi Ahmad and the two quickly established a strong partnership. The duo clinched the BWF World Championships title in 2013 and 2017; won the 2015 Asian Championships; and also the gold medal at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Widianto
Andreas Nova Widianto (born 10 October 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He is currently the Indonesia national team mixed doubles head coach. Career Nova Widianto is considered one of the greatest doubles player in his era. He is known for his superb movement on court and versatility to be paired with various players. Widianto specialized in mixed doubles. He enjoyed some international success with Vita Marissa, winning the Badminton at the Southeast Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games in 2001, the Asian Badminton Championships in 2003, and the Japan Open (badminton), Japan Open in 2004. However, his greatest success came from a partnership with Lilyana Natsir. They have been one of the world's two or three leading teams. In 2005, they were able to win the IBF World Championships, World Championships in 2005 IBF World Championships, 2005, beating Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen in the final. The pair once more captured the gold medal at the 2007 BWF World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen (; born 9 March 1985) is a badminton player from China. Career Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events. At various times she has partnered either Zhang Dan, or Zhao Tingting, or Wei Yili to women's doubles victories at the French (2002, 2007), German (2004), Thailand (2004), Singapore (2005, 2007), Indonesia (2006), China (2008), and Hong Kong (2008) Opens. Prior to 2009 her biggest triumph came with Wei Yili at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2007 where they defeated compatriots Gao Ling and Huang Sui, and Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen, the two dominant teams of the era, respectively in the semifinals and finals. All of her mixed doubles titles have been earned in partnership with Xie Zhongbo and they include the Badminton World Cup (2005), the China Masters (2006, 2008), and the Hong Kong (2005, 2008), Indonesia (2006), Macau (2007), and Thailand (2008) Opens. Before 2009 Zhang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xie Zhongbo
Xie Zhongbo (; born 22 May 1983) is a former Chinese badminton player from Hunan and raised in Sichuan. After retired from the international tournament, he works as badminton coach in Sichuan. Career A doubles specialist on the world circuit, Xie has regularly partnered Guo Zhendong in men's doubles and Zhang Yawen in mixed doubles over the past several years. Xie and Guo have won the Polish International (2004), the China Masters (2005), and the India Open (2008) together. They were quarter-finalists at 2007 BWF World Championships, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics narrowly lost to the eventual gold medalists, Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, in the round of sixteen. Xie has had greater success in mixed doubles. He and Zhang have captured eight titles internationally since the beginning of 2005. They were silver medalists at the 2005 IBF World Championships, losing the gold to Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir, and were bronze medalists at the 2007 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Zhibo
Zhang Zhibo (, born 23 March 1982 in Liaoning Province) is a Chinese female badminton player and in 2008 she started representing Macau. Career In 2004, she became the mixed doubles champion of the Chinese National Badminton Championships partnered with Liu Zhiyuan. In 2007, she became the women's doubles semifinalist of the Korea International Challenge tournament partnered with Zhang Dan. In 2008, she became the women's doubles runner-up of the China Masters tournament partnered with Zhang Dan. They were defeated by Cheng Shu and Zhao Yunlei of China in straight games 21–14, 21–11. In 2009, she won the gold medal at the East Asian Games in women's doubles event after they beat the top seeds from China, Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli with the score 22–20, 21–16. She also became the women's doubles semifinalist of the Macau and Denmark Open tournaments. At Macau, she and her partner Zhang Dan defeated by the 2008 Olympic Games gold medalist Du Jing and Yu Yang with the score 21â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Dan (badminton)
Zhang Dan (; born 16 January 1982) is a Chinese badminton player and in 2008 she started representing Macau. Career Zhang was specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events. At the 2005 World Championships tournament she took a bronze in women's doubles with Zhang Yawen. At the 2007 Summer Universiade she took a silver medal with the Chinese mixed team and two individual bronze medals in women's doubles with Wang Lin and in mixed doubles with Chen Hong. She reached nine finals at Grand Prix events in women's doubles between 2003 and 2006, winning three events with Zhang Yawen, the 2004 Thailand Open & German Open and the 2005 Singapore Open. In 2007, she became the women's doubles semifinalist of the Korea International Challenge tournament partnered with Zhang Zhibo. In 2008, she became the women's doubles runner-up of the China Masters tournament partnered with Zhang Zhibo. They were defeated by Cheng Shu and Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China. She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both the mixed and women's doubles categories in 2012. Zhao joins the ranks with nine other players with two Olympic gold medals, the highest number of gold medals won by any badminton player. Through her performance at the 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships, she became the first player to win two consecutive gold medals in two consecutive BWF World Championships. As of the 2015 BWF World Championships, she has become the most successful player in the World Championship medal count, with a total of ten medals, overtaking Gao Ling, who has a total of nine. In addition, by winning the 2015 BWF World Championships mixed doubles title, she and partner Zhang Nan have won three World Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng Shu
Cheng Shu (; born 11 July 1987) is a Chinese badminton doubles player. Achievements BWF World Championships ''Women's doubles'' Asian Championships ''Women's doubles'' East Asian Games ''Women's doubles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Girls' doubles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2007, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end. ''Women's doubles'' : BWF Superseries Finals tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament : BWF Superseries tournament BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
