Sun Jun

Sun Jun (; born 16 June 1975) is a former world number 1 singles badminton player from China in the late 1990s whose resume includes the World Championship, World Cup, Asian Championship and All England men's singles titles. He was known for his all-round defensive ability as well as his never-say-die attitude on court as exemplified by his famous match with Peter Rasmussen whereby he suffered a severe leg cramp during mid-match but basically carried on to finish an entire set limping on one leg, at one point leading by 10-3 due to intelligent play before succumbing to his opponent.

He is married to the great doubles badminton player Ge Fei.

Career

World Championships Sun won the 1999 IBF World Championships, beating Fung Permadi in the final. He also won a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships, when in the final he was leading 10-3 in the deciding set against Peter Rasmussen despite suffering from a leg cramp, eventually losing 16-17, 18-13, 15-10.

Summer Olympics Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second one he defeated Kim Hak-kyun from Korea. In round of 16 he was beaten by Alan Budikusuma 15-5, 15-6.

Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated the defending Olympic champion Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen from Denmark. In the round of 16 Sun beat Richard Vaughan from Great Britain and in quarterfinals he lost to Hendrawan from Indonesia.

Achievements

World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Rasmussen 17–16, 13–18, 10–15 Silver Silver 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Fung Permadi 15–6, 15–13 Gold Gold

World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Joko Suprianto 15–9, 15–8 Gold Gold

Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Hendrawan 15–6, 12–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Park Sung-woo 8–15, 8–15 Silver Silver 1997 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hendrawan 18–14, 8–15, 15–9 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Joko Suprianto 7–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

World Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia George Rimarcdi 15–9, 15–11 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1994 French Open Robert Liljequist 15–1, 16–17, 15–2 Winner 1994 Brunei Open Lin Liwen 15–8, 15–12 Winner 1994 Thailand Open Joko Suprianto 15–10, 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1996 Dutch Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 5–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–5 Winner 1996 Russian Open Hu Zhilan 15–8, 15–10 Winner 1996 World Grand Prix Finals Fung Permadi 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1997 All England Open Dong Jiong 9–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1997 World Grand Prix Finals Dong Jiong 15–9, 15–6 Winner 1998 All England Open Ong Ewe Hock 15–1, 15–7 Winner 1998 Swiss Open Peter Gade 12–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up 1998 World Grand Prix Finals Peter Gade 15–11, 15–8 Winner 1999 Japan Open Peter Gade 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1992 Ten Days of Dawn Zeng Yu Winner 1993 Wimbledon International Peter Knowles 15–13, 16–17, 15–8 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Ten Days of Dawn Zeng Yu Yu Yong Zhao Zhiyong Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Singapore International Ge Fei Shen Long Gao Qian 15–7, 15–11 Winner

Performance timeline

National team Senior level Team events 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Thomas Cup NH B NH B NH Sudirman Cup G NH G NH G Asian Games NH S NH

Individual competitions Junior level Boys' singles Events 1992 World Junior Championships G

Senior level Men's singles

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Events 1998 Asian Championships S

Tournaments 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 All England Open 1R A Singapore International NH A NH W Wimbledon Open QF A NH