Zhu Lin Profile

Zhu Lin is a women's single badminton player from China. She was born on April 30, 1984 in Shanghai China. Zhu Lin started the national team of China in 2004. Now she is in the 3rd of BWF world rank.

She began to show her talent at the women's single of the Malaysia Super Series n 2007. She beaten Whang Chen of Hongkong in the final with score 21-8 and 21-12. Whang Chen have beaten Xie Xingfang in the semi-final. Zhu was not even expected to win the final because her opponent was Wang Chen, who defeated her in their previous four meetings. And that was her first winning from Wang Chen.

Zhu Lin won the Indonesia Open and the Thailand Open in 2006, finishing that year ranked sixth in the BWF World Rankings. In 2006, she was the runner-up at the Swiss Open and South Korea Open and was part of a team title winner at the Doha Asian Games. Zhu won women’s singles title at the 2002 Asian Junior Championships. She won team title at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

Zhu Lin's aunt was a badminton coach. She taught her to play badminton since she was eight. Zhu leaved her parrents at 14 to live on her own. She moved from Shanghai to Anhui and then she moved again to Beijing and became the provincial team and later the national team.

Lu Lan Profile

Lu Lan is a China women single badminton player. She was born on 17 October, 1987 in China. Lu Lan is the second best women badminton athlete in the world. The first rank is placed by her teammates Xie Xingfang. Now Lu Lan Placed rank 2.

In 2007 she won the Denmark Super Series and in November she reached the third place in the BWF World Ranking. In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games she lost to Xie Xingfang 21-7, 10-21, 12-21 in the semi-finals and was then upset by Maria Kristin Yulianti from Indonesia 21-11, 13-21, 15-21 in the bronze medal

Zhang Ning Profile

Zhang Ning is a badminton woman athlete from China. She was born on 19 May 1975 on Shenyang, Liaoning, China. Now she is 33 years old. She was in the first rank for woman single, but now she is in rank 4. Zhang Ning is a senior badminton athlete. She has played for years. Zhang Ning started her career from entering the Jingzhou Municipal Sports School of Liaoning in 1985. Then she continued her badminton studying in the Liaoning Provincial Sports School four years later. After that in 1989 Zhang Ning joined the profincial badminton team and followed by the national children's team in 1990. Finally she reached the national team in 1991.

Zhang Ning success started in the World Championship 2003. She reached the final and defeated Gong Ruina easily 11-16, 11-3. It happened when she was 28 years old. her success continued and reached the top when she won the gold medal in the Olympic games 2004 in Athens. She defeated Mia Audina from Indonesia in the final 8-11, 11-6, and 11-7.

Zhang also claimed many titles after breakthrough wins. She won Xie Xingfang in the China Open Badminton Championship 2005. They met again in the World Championship 2005 and 2006. But this time she lost. However, Zhang Ning revenge in the Japan Open defeating Xingfang 21-11, 16-21, and 30-29. She also became the first women’s single player to win a game in international competition with score 30-29.

In 2007 Zhang Ning won her fifth Singapore Open beating Xingfang. But in the Beijing Luck Invitation tournament, she reached the semi final to face Zhu Lin but pulled out due to injury. The same thing faced to her in the Danish Open. She lost to Lu Lan in the final due to a thigh injury. Zhang Ning cited injury and fatigue is the main reason for her loss Zhang Ning started 2008 season with loss in Malaysian Open. She was coaching her younger teammates in the tournament as well. And now she plays for Hong Kong. In the three previous tournaments, Zhang Ning failed to get past the quarter final.

Xie Xingfang Profile

Xie Xingfang is a woman badminton athlete from China. She was born on 8 January 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Xie Xingfang is a really good badminton player. She is one of the best woman badminton players at present. She got rank 1 in BWF.

Xie Xingfang got her first title in the world junior championship. She played in double with her team mate Zhang jiewen. After Xie Xingfang entered the China national team, she turned to be a single player. It is a correct decision remembering the result she got now.

Xie Xingfang is in a relationship with number one Chinese man badminton player, Lin Dan. They made a romantic moment when both of them won the World Championship 2006 in Madrid.

Bao Chunlai Profile

Bao Chunlai is a male left handed badminton athlete. He played for China, his home country. Bao Chunlai was born on 17th February 1983 in Changsa, Hunan, China.

Bao Chunlai is known as a handsome badminton player. Many fans from different countries like him because of his face. But his performance in the field is not dissappointing. He played pretty well. it is proofed by defeating Taufik Hidayat in Indonesian open 2008 and some other badminton famous athletes.

Bao Chunlai played a very beautiful game during the Thomas Cup 2008 in Istora Senayan, Jakarta. He played as a second single for China against Korean badminton athlete, Lee Hyun Il. First game was tough. They got the point one another so difficult until they reach the same score 20-20. the one who got 2 points straight would be the winner. But neither of them got the point easily. But bao Chunlai ended the game with 28-26 with his winning. The second game was quite easy for Bao. he won with scores 21-11.

Lin Dan Profile

Lin Dan is a men single left handed badminton player from Fujian, China. Lin Dan or 'Super Dan,' was born on 14 October 1983. He is the most dominant badminton single player in the world now. He has got first rank for two years after 2004. But Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia took his position in 2006 for a short period of time. And then Lin Dan took the first rank again until now.

Lin Dan won the 2007 World badminton Championships in men's single, beating Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the final to become the 2nd player after Yang Yang to win the men's single championship back to back, after taking the gold medal in the 2006 World Badminton Championships. Among the tournaments Lin Dan has won are the All England Open (2004, 2006, and 2007), China Masters, and also assisting China in winning three Thomas Cup in year 2004, 2006, and 2008 in a row. In all 5 matches played by Lin Dan in the Thomas Cup 2008, he only defeated to Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in the semi final. And Lin Dan grab the first point for China in the final by defeating Park Sung Hwan from Korea.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Lin Dan got the gold medal. He defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in final with straight set 21-12, 21-8.