Zheng Bo

Zheng Bo (simplified Chinese: 郑波; traditional Chinese: 鄭波; pinyin: Zhèng Bō; born 26 November 1983) is a badminton player from Hunan, China.[1]

Zheng Bo
郑波
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1983-11-26) 26 November 1983 (age 40)
Hunan, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (XD with Ma Jin)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Yiyang Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kyoto Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kyoto Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kyoto Boys' team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yangon Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yangon Boys' team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Yangon Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Career

A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first men's world team title since 1990. Most of his international titles, however, have come in mixed doubles. Zheng won the 2002 French Open with Zhang Yawen and the 2006 Hong Kong Open with Zhao Tingting. His other mixed doubles titles, all in partnership with doubles maestro Gao Ling, include the 2006 Asian Games, the 2007 China Masters, the prestigious All England Open Championships in both 2007 and 2008; and the 2007 Japan, German, Korea, Malaysia, and the 2007, 2008 Indonesia Opens. Zhang and Gao were the silver medalists behind Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir at the 2007 BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. They were upset in the round of 16 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by former World Champions Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms. Associated with Ma Jin, Zheng won the mixed doubles title at the 2010 BWF World Championships.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Sang Yang Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
6–15, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 14–21 Silver
2010Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Ma Jin He Hanbin
Yu Yang
21–14, 21–10 Gold

World Cup

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhao Tingting Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen
14–21, 11–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Gao Ling Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen
21–16, 25–23 Gold

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Sang Yang Cao Chen
Xie Zhongbo
7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5 Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wei Yili Sang Yang
Zhang Yawen
3–7, 0–7, 6–8 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Lin Dan Chen Yu
Sang Yang
15–10, 3–15, 10–15 Bronze
2000Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Sang Yang Jung Jae-sung
Lee Jae-jin
17–16, 11–15, 15–12 Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Wei Yili Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Enny Erlangga
12–15, 16–17 Silver
2000Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Wei Yili Sang Yang
Zhang Yawen
Walkover Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] 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,[3] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Malaysia Open Gao Ling Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms
21–12, 14–21, 21–15 Winner
2007Korea Open Gao Ling Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
22–20, 21–19 Winner
2007All England Open Gao Ling Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg
16–21, 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2007Indonesia Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
21–16, 21–11 Winner
2007China Masters Gao Ling Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg
21–16, 21–17 Winner
2007Japan Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
21–19, 21–14 Winner
2007Hong Kong Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
23–21, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2008All England Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
18–21, 21–14, 21–9 Winner
2008Indonesia Open Gao Ling Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–14, 21–8 Winner
2009Swiss Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
21–16, 21–15 Winner
2009Singapore Open Ma Jin Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen
19–21, 21–19, 21–11 Winner
2009Indonesia Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
21–17, 8–21, 21–16 Winner
2009China Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
18–21, 21–15, 15–21 Runner-up
  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 has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Indonesia Open Sang Yang Tesana Panvisvas
Pramote Teerawiwatana
16–17, 17–15, 15–5 Winner
2004Korea Open Sang Yang Luluk Hadiyanto
Alvent Yulianto
12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2006Macau Open Guo Zhendong Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
12–21, 21–9, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Singapore Open Zhang Jiewen Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
5–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2006Hong Kong Open Zhao Tingting Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
22–20, 21–19 Winner
2007German Open Gao Ling Xu Chen
Zhao Tingting
21–11, 21–10 Winner
2009German Open Ma Jin Xu Chen
Zhao Yunlei
18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2009Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Ma Jin Xu Chen
Zhao Yunlei
5–5, retired Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002French International Sang Yang Cheng Rui
Wang Wei
7–8, 1–7, 3–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002French International Zhang Yawen Sang Yang
Zhao Tingting
7–0, 7–4, 7–8, 3–7, 8–6 Winner

References