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, People's Republic of China.[1]
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| Born | 26 November 1983 Hunan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (XD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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 Championships in both 2007 and 2008; and the Japan (2007), German (2007), Korea (2007), Malaysia (2007), and Indonesia (2007, 2008) Opens. Zhang and Gao were 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.
Zheng currently plays in the Chinese Badminton league with former teammate Bao Chunlai.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England | |
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6–15, 8–15 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | |
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21–14, 21–10 |  |
| 2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
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16–21, 14–21 |  |
World Cup
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | |
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14–21, 11–21 | |
Asian Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | |
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21–16, 25–23 | |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | |
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7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | |
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3–7, 0–7, 6–8 | |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | |
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17–16, 11–15, 15–12 | |
| 1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | |
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15–10, 3–15, 10–15 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | |
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Walkover | |
| 1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | |
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12–15, 16–17 | |
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
- 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 |
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| 2006 | Macau Open | |
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12–21, 21–9, 19–21 |  |
| 2004 | Korea Open | |
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12–15, 12–15 | |
| 2003 | Indonesia Open | |
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16–17, 17–15, 15–5 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Malaysia Open | |
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5–5, Retired | |
| 2009 | German Open | |
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18–21, 21–23 | |
| 2007 | German Open | |
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21–11, 21–10 | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Open | |
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22–20, 21–19 | |
| 2003 | Singapore Open | |
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5–15, 9–15 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | French International | |
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7–8, 1–7, 3–7 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | French International | |
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7–0, 7–4, 7–8, 3–7, 8–6 | |
References
- Zheng Bo
- "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
- "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
- Zheng Bo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Zheng Bo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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