Chai Biao

Chai Biao (; born 10 October 1990) is a Chinese professional badminton player. Chai has concentrated on men's doubles for the majority of his senior career in badminton. His most successful partnership was with Hong Wei: together they reached the year-end tournament BWF Superseries Finals in 2014 and 2015. As Hong has since retired, Chai's current partner in men's doubles is Wang Zekang.

Career Chai was born in Yanfeng District of Hengyang City in 1990. At the age of 7, he learned badminton from the senior coach of the Badminton Institute in the City Sports School. Due to his rapid progress, he was transferred to Hunan Badminton Team for professional training four years later. He won the National Junior Championship. In 2007, he was selected for the national badminton team, and early in July that year, he competed at the Asian Junior Championships and won the boys' doubles title. In November, Chai won a gold in the mixed team event and a silver in the boys' doubles event at the World Junior Championships. In 2008, Chai repeated his success at the World Junior Championships in Pune, India, by winning two golds in the mixed doubles and team event and a silver in the boys' doubles event. Chai was a bronze medalist at the Asia Championships in the men's doubles event in 2009 and 2012.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Hong Wei Liu Cheng Zhang Nan 17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium,Suwon, South Korea Liu Xiaolong Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 17–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium,Chengdu, China Guo Zhendong Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata 14–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China Guo Zhendong Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 17–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze 2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Hong Wei Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilyu 16–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Zhang Nan Chen Hung-ling Lin Yu-lang 18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 The Trusts Stadium,Waitakere City, New Zealand Li Tian Chung Eui-Seok Shin Baek-cheol 26–24, 19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver 2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,Pune, India Qiu Zihan Mak Hee Chun Teo Kok Siang 18–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,Pune, India Xie Jing Zhang Nan Lu Lu 21–19, 21–15 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Li Tian Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid Tan Wee Kiong 21–12, 21–8 Gold Gold 2008 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhang Nan Mak Hee Chun Teo Kok Siang 17–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was 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 levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 China Open Zhang Nan Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 Malaysia Open Guo Zhendong Mads Conrad-Petersen Jonas Rasmussen 21–16, 21–14 Winner 2011 Indonesia Open Guo Zhendong Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 World Superseries Finals Guo Zhendong Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 23–25, 7–21 Runner-up 2012 China Masters Zhang Nan Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2013 Japan Open Hong Wei Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 20–22, 16–21 Runner-up 2014 Malaysia Open Hong Wei Goh V Shem Lim Khim Wah 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 China Open Hong Wei Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals Hong Wei Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 21–19, 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 India Open Hong Wei Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2015 China Open Hong Wei Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Hong Wei Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 21–13, 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Malaysia Open Hong Wei Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Indonesia Open Hong Wei Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 21–13, 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix 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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 German Open Zhang Nan Chen Hung-ling Lin Yu-lang 17–21, 21–13, 21–15 Winner 2011 Macau Open Guo Zhendong Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2013 German Open Hong Wei Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan 21–10, 21–14 Winner 2013 Swiss Open Hong Wei Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae 21–14, 18–21, 21–14 Winner 2014 Swiss Open Hong Wei Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan 22–20, 21–14 Winner 2015 Indonesian Masters Hong Wei Berry Angriawan Rian Agung Saputro 11–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2017 Swiss Open Hong Wei Liu Cheng Zhang Nan 13–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Swiss Open Tang Jinhua Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents Men's doubles results with Guo Zhendong against Superseries Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.

Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 1–2 Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan 2–0 Fang Chieh-min & Lee Sheng-mu 2–0 Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 0–5 Mads Conrad-Petersen & Jonas Rasmussen 3–1 Mads Conrad-Petersen & Mads Pieler Kolding 1–0 Mohammad Ahsan & Bona Septano 4–1 Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Alvent Yulianto 0–2 Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan 1–1 Angga Pratama & Rian Agung Saputro 2–1 Hiroyuki Endo & Kenichi Hayakawa 0–1 Hirokatsu Hashimoto & Noriyasu Hirata 4–0 Goh V Shem & Lim Khim Wah 0–1 Hoon Thien How & Tan Wee Kiong 0–1 Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong 0–1 Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov 1–1 Cho Gun-woo & Shin Baek-cheol 0–1 Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae 2–1 Ko Sung-hyun & Yoo Yeon-seong 2–1 Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 2–0 Howard Bach & Tony Gunawan 0–2