Xie Zhongbo

Xie Zhongbo (; born 22 May 1983) is a former Chinese badminton player from Hunan and raised in Sichuan. After retiring 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 during his career. Xie and Guo have won the Polish International (2004), the China Masters (2005), and the India Open (2008) together. They were quarter-finalists at the 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 edition of the tournament.

Xie was a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team. At 1.88 meters and solidly built, he was one of the tallest and most physically players on the world circuit.

He retired from competitive international badminton in January 2010.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir 15–13, 8–15, 2–15 Silver Silver 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir 15–21, 21–15, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Guo Zhendong Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–19, 21–10 Gold Gold 2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Zhang Yawen Zheng Bo Gao Ling 16–21, 23–25 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yu Yang Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 3–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Cao Chen Sang Yang Zheng Bo 5–7, 5–7, 7–2, 5–7 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Zhang Weihong Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Wandri Kurniawan Saputra 16–17, 8–15 Bronze Bronze 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Cao Chen Lee Jae-jin Jung Jae-sung 1–15, 16–17 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Zhang Jiewen Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Enny Erlangga 14–17, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 China Open Guo Zhendong Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 12–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 French Open Zhang Yawen Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2008 China Masters Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–17, 21–17 Winner 2008 Hong Kong Open Zhang Yawen Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2009 Singapore Open Zhang Yawen Zheng Bo Ma Jin 21–19, 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 China Masters Zhang Yawen Tao Jiaming Wang Xiaoli 21–13, 19–21, 4–8 Retired Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 China Masters Guo Zhendong Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 15–10, 15–4 Winner 2007 Philippines Open Guo Zhendong Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 8–21, 24–26 Runner-up 2008 India Open Guo Zhendong Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 Winner 2008 Thailand Open Guo Zhendong Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 17–21, Retired Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Hong Kong Open Zhang Yawen Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 15–8, 15–5 Winner 2006 German Open Zhang Yawen Zhang Jun Gao Ling 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2006 China Masters Zhang Yawen Zhang Jun Gao Ling 21–16, 10–21, 22–20 Winner 2006 Indonesia Open Zhang Yawen Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2006 China Open Zhang Yawen Xu Chen Zhao Tingting 21–19, 21–5 Winner 2007 Macau Open Zhang Yawen Fang Chieh-min Cheng Wen-hsing 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2008 Thailand Open Zhang Yawen He Hanbin Yu Yang 23–25, 21–10, 23–21 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Polish International Guo Zhendong Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak 8–15, 17–14, 17–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 French International Yu Yang Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva 17–16, 15–9 Winner