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 in 2011 and held a wedding ceremony on 3 June 2014.

Achievements

Olympic Games Mixed doubles

BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Guo Zhendong Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 17–21, retired Bronze Bronze 2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Ma Jin Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 13–21, 21–16, 22–20 Silver Silver 2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 12–21, 23–21, 13–21 Silver Silver 2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ma Jin Liu Cheng Bao Yixin 13–21, 21–15, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Ma Jin Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 12–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Zhang Nan Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Zhao Tingting He Hanbin Yu Yang 20–22, 15–21 Silver Silver 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–15, 15–21, 23–25 Silver Silver 2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 13–21, 12–21 Silver Silver 2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Ma Jin Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 12–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,Tianjin, China Ma Jin Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah 17–21, 21–13, 21–13 Gold Gold

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 of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 China Masters Sun Junjie Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 17–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2008 French Open Cai Yun Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2009 China Masters Guo Zhendong Cai Yun Fu Haifeng Walkover Winner 2010 Malaysia Open Guo Zhendong Koo Kean Keat Tan Boon Heong 15–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 China Open Zhao Yunlei Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2010 China Masters Yu Yang Tao Jiaming Tian Qing 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2011 All England Open Ma Jin Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam 21–13, 21–9 Winner 2011 China Masters Ma Jin Yoo Yeon-seong Jang Ye-na 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2011 Denmark Open Ma Jin Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 20–22, 16–21 Runner-up 2011 French Open Ma Jin Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2011 World Superseries Finals Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2012 Korea Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun 21–12, 19–21, 21–10 Winner 2012 Malaysia Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 12–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2012 China Masters Ma Jin Qiu Zihan Tang Jinhua 14–21, 21–11, 21–10 Winner 2012 Denmark Open Ma Jin Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 23–21, 24–26, 21–11 Winner 2012 French Open Ma Jin Qiu Zihan Bao Yixin 21–17, 19–21, 21–18 Winner 2012 China Open Ma Jin Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 21–15, 21–17 Winner 2012 Hong Kong Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2013 Korea Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–13, 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2013 Japan Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei Walkover Runner-up 2013 French Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 26–28, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 Korea Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 Malaysia Open Ma Jin Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 21–11, 17–21, 21–13 Winner 2014 Indonesia Open Ma Jin Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 21–18, 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2014 Denmark Open Ma Jin Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 22–20, 21–15 Winner 2014 Hong Kong Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Malaysia Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2015 Indonesia Open Ma Jin Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–17, 21–16 Winner 2016 Singapore Open Ma Jin Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Indonesia Open Ma Jin Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–15, 16–21, 21–13 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix 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.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 China Open Zhao Tingting Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 19–21, 5–21 Runner-up 2008 German Open Zhao Tingting Zheng Bo Gao Ling 11–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2008 Macau Open Zhao Yunlei Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Chau Hoi Wah 21–15, 21–16 Winner 2009 German Open Zhao Yunlei Zheng Bo Ma Jin 21–18, 23–21 Winner 2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Zhao Yunlei Zheng Bo Ma Jin 5–5 retired Runner-up 2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Ma Jin He Hanbin Bao Yixin 19–21, 4–1 retired Runner-up 2016 China Masters Ma Jin Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 21–17, 21–15 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament