Chen Hong

Chen Hong (; born November 28, 1979, in Changting County, Fujian) is a former Chinese badminton player.

Career During the early 21st century, Chen was among the world’s top singles badminton players, attaining the world number one ranking in 2002–2003. He first gained international prominence at age 19, winning both the Swedish Open and the Asian Championships in 1999. His subsequent titles included the Dutch (2000), Singapore (2002, 2003), Denmark (2002, 2006), Malaysia (2003), China (2005, 2006), and Thailand (2007) Opens. He also won the prestigious All-England Championships twice, in 2002 and 2005, defeating his compatriot Lin Dan in the latter final. He played in the All England 6 consecutive times between 2001 and 2006, his first All England reached the final, losing out to Indian player Pullela Gopichand, 15–12 15–6. His performances at IBF World Championships and at the 2004 Olympic Games were not among his finest. He was a bronze medalist (semifinalist) at the 2001 and 2006 World Championships and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Games in Athens. At the 2006 IBF World Championships Chen recorded a 303 km/h jump smash against Taufik Hidayat. He retired from competitive play in 2007.

Achievements World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Peter Gade 14–17, 2–15 Bronze Bronze 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Lin Dan 21–15, 19–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Yiyang, China Lin Dan 14–21, 21–6, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock 15–11, 15–8 Gold Gold 2002 Bangkok, Thailand Sony Dwi Kuncoro 5–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 2007 Stadium Bandaraya Johor Bahru, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Taufik Hidayat 18–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Taufik Hidayat 11–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Xia Xuanze Cai Yun Zhang Yi 6–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF/IBF World Grand Prix (12 titles, 11 runners-up) 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 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International (1 title) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1996 Iran Fajr International Zhang Jun 15–3, 15–13 Winner