| Xie Zhongbo 谢中博 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1983 Hunan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | January 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Xie Zhongbo (Chinese: 谢中博; born 22 May 1983) is a former Chinese badminton player from Hunan and raised in Sichuan. After retired from the international tournament, he works as badminton coach in Sichuan.[1]
A doubles specialist on the world circuit, Xie has regularly partnered Guo Zhendong in men's doubles and Zhang Yawen in mixed doubles over the past several years. Xie and Guo have won the Polish International (2004), the China Masters (2005), and the India Open (2008) together. They were quarter-finalists at 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 is a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team. At 1.88 meters and solidly built, he is one of the biggest men currently playing the game at the world level.
He retired from the competitive international badminton in January 2010.[2]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States |  Zhang Yawen
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 Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir
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15–13, 8–15, 2–15 |  Silver
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| 2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Zhang Yawen
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Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir
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15–21, 21–15, 20–22 |  Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Guo Zhendong
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Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
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19–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Zhang Yawen
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Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
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21–19, 21–10 |  Gold
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| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Zhang Yawen
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Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
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16–21, 18–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | Zhang Yawen
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Zheng Bo Gao Ling
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16–21, 23–25 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yu Yang
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 Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam
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3–15, 11–15 | Bronze
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Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Cao Chen
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Sang Yang Zheng Bo
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5–7, 5–7, 7–2, 5–7 | Silver
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Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | Zhang Weihong
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Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Wandri Kurniawan Saputra
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16–17, 8–15 | Bronze
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| 2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | Cao Chen
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 Lee Jae-jin Jung Jae-sung
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1–15, 16–17 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | Zhang Jiewen
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Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Enny Erlangga
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14–17, 12–15 | Bronze
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The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] 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,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | China Open | Guo Zhendong
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Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
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12–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | French Open | Zhang Yawen
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Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa
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11–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | China Masters | Zhang Yawen
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Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
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21–17, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2008 | Hong Kong Open | Zhang Yawen
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Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung
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21–14, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2009 | Singapore Open | Zhang Yawen
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Zheng Bo Ma Jin
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21–19, 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | China Masters | Zhang Yawen
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Tao Jiaming Wang Xiaoli
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21–13, 19–21, 4–8 Retired | Runner-up
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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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| 2005 | China Masters | Guo Zhendong
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 Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
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15–10, 15–4 | Winner
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| 2007 | Philippines Open | Guo Zhendong
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Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong
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8–21, 24–26 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | India Open | Guo Zhendong
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Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng
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19–21, 21–14, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2008 | Thailand Open | Guo Zhendong
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Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
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17–21, Retired | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Hong Kong Open | Zhang Yawen
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 Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
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15–8, 15–5 | Winner
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| 2006 | German Open | Zhang Yawen
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Zhang Jun Gao Ling
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11–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | China Masters | Zhang Yawen
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Zhang Jun Gao Ling
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21–16, 10–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2006 | Indonesia Open | Zhang Yawen
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Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
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21–19, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2006 | China Open | Zhang Yawen
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Xu Chen Zhao Tingting
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21–19, 21–5 | Winner
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| 2007 | Macau Open | Zhang Yawen
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 Fang Chieh-min Cheng Wen-hsing
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21–14, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2008 | Thailand Open | Zhang Yawen
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He Hanbin Yu Yang
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23–25, 21–10, 23–21 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Polish International | Guo Zhendong
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 Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak
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8–15, 17–14, 17–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | French International | Yu Yang
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 Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva
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17–16, 15–9 | Winner
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