Bao Chunlai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Bao (鲍).

Bao Chunlai (Chinese: 鲍春来; pinyin: Bào Chūnlái; Mandarin pronunciation: [pâʊ ʈʂʰwə́n lǎɪ]; born 17 February 1983) is a retired left-handed badminton player from China.

Bao Chunlai 鲍春来
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1983-02-17) 17 February 1983 Changsha, Hunan, China
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Handedness	Left
Men's singles
Highest ranking	1 (5 September 2002)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing China World Championships 2006 Madrid Men's singles 2003 Birmingham Men's singles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team 2008 Jakarta Men's team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's team 2002 Busan Men's team World Junior Championships 2000 Guangzhou Boys' singles 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2000 Kyoto Boys' team
BWF profile

Bao Chunlai
Simplified Chinese	鲍春来
Traditional Chinese	鮑春來
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bào Chūnlái IPA [pâʊ ʈʂʰwə́n lǎɪ]

Career

The tall, powerful Bao ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century. He was a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. Bao won medals at three of the six BWF World Championships that he played in, earning a bronze at the 2003 and 2007 editions, and a silver at the 2006 Championships in Madrid, where he upset first seeded Lee Chong Wei in the quarterfinals before falling to teammate Lin Dan in the final. A frequent finalist in top tier international tournaments, Bao had some difficulty breaking through in them until 2009, his most successful year, which saw him capture the Asian Championships, and the German, Singapore, and Japan Opens. In 2010 he upset his superbly accomplished compatriot Lin Dan in the quarterfinals of the prestigious All England Open but was then upset in turn by Japan's Kenichi Tago. Bao's repeat win that year at the German Open was his last tournament victory on the international circuit.

Bao officially retired from the national team on 21 September 2011. In 2015 he appeared in the sports action film Full Strike.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Xia Xuanze	11–15, 7–15	Bronze
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Lin Dan	21–18, 17–21, 12–21	Silver
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lin Dan	12–21, 20–22	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Chen Long	16–21, 21–10, 21–16	Gold
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Lin Dan	19–21, 13–21	Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	7–1, 7–5, 1–7, 7–5	Gold

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

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 singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Malaysia Open	Peter Gade	15–21, 21–17, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2007	Denmark Open	Lin Dan	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2007	French Open	Lee Chong Wei	11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	China Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2009	Singapore Open	Boonsak Ponsana	21–19, 16–21, 21–15	Winner
2009	Japan Open	Taufik Hidayat	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2010	China Open	Chen Long	21–9, 14–21, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 10 runners-up)

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.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Dutch Open	Lee Tsuen Seng	1–7, 7–1, 5–7, 4–7	Runner-up
2001	Denmark Open	Lin Dan	7–5, 7–1, 7–0	Winner
2004	Swiss Open	Lin Dan	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2004	Japan Open	Ronald Susilo	13–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2004	China Open	Lin Dan	11–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2005	China Masters	Lin Dan	6–15, 13–15	Runner-up
2005	Hong Kong Open	Lin Dan	4–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Chen Hong	12–15, 15–8, 9–15	Runner-up
2006	Indonesia Open	Taufik Hidayat	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2006	Korea Open	Roslin Hashim	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2006	China Open	Chen Hong	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	German Open	Gong Weijie	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2010	German Open	Chen Long	21–13, 21–10	Winner
2010	Korea Grand Prix	Wang Zhengming	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2011	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Performance timeline

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L	Win %
Summer Olympics	NH			2R 1–1	NH			QF 2–1	NH			0 / 2	3–2	60%
World Championships	A	NH	SF-B 4–1	NH	QF 3–1	S 5–1	SF-B 3–1	NH	1R 0–1	3R 2–1	A	0 / 6	17–6	74%
World Cup	NH				RR 1–1	RR 1–1	NH					0 / 2	2–2	50%
World Superseries Finals	NH							DNQ	SF 2–2	DNQ		0 / 1	2–2	50%
Asian Championships	Absent							3R 2–1	G 6–0	A	S 5–1	1 / 3	13–2	87%
Asian Games	NH	A	NH			QF 2–1	NH			A	NH	0 / 1	2–1	67%
East Asian Games	NH								A	NH		0 / 0
Team Competitions
Thomas Cup	NH	SF-B 1–1	NH	G 4–0	NH	G 5–0	NH	G 5–0	NH	G 1–0	NH	4 / 5	16–1	94%
Sudirman Cup	A	NH	A	NH	A	NH	A	NH	A	NH	A	0 / 0
Asian Games	NH	SF-B 0–0	NH			G 2–0	NH			G 0–0	NH	2 / 3	2–0	100%
East Asian Games	NH								A	MH		0 / 0
BWF World Superseries Premier
Korea Open	1R 0–1	3R 1–1	A	3R 2–1	A	W 6–0	SF 3–1	QF 2–1	A	QF 2–1	2R 1–1	1 / 8	17–7	71%
All England Open	A	SF 4–1	3R 2–1	2R 1–1	QF 3–1	2R 1–1	SF 3–1	SF 3–1	2R 1–1	SF 3–1	2R 1–1	0 / 9	18–9	67%
Indonesia Open	A	SF 4–1	3R 2–1	SF 4–1	A	F 5–1	F 4–1	SF 3–1	Absent		2R 1–1	0 / 7	23–7	77%
Denmark Open	W 6–0	A	1R 0–1	Absent			F 4–1	Absent				1 / 3	10–2	83%
China Open	2R 2–1	A	QF 3–1	F 5–1	F 5–1	A	W 5–0	A	1R 0–1	F 4–1	A	1 / 7	24–6	80%
BWF World Superseries
Malaysia Open	1R 2–1	SF 4–1	QF 3–1	QF 3–1	SF 4–1	A	F 4–1	QF 2–1	A	2R 1–1	1R 0–1	0 / 9	23–9	72%
India Open	NH							3R 1–1	Absent			0 / 1	1–1	50%
Singapore Open	3R 2–1	QF 3–1	QF 3–1	SF 4–1	QF 3–1	SF 4–1	Absent		W 5–0	A	2R 1–1	1 / 8	25–7	78%
China Masters	NH				F 4–1	A	QF 2–1	SF 3–1	2R 1–1	SF 3–1	A	0 / 5	13–5	72%
Japan Open	A	QF 2–1	1R 0–1	F 4–1	QF 2–1	2R 0–1	1R 0–1	A	W 5–0	QF 2–1	A	1 / 8	15–7	68%
French Open	Absent					NH	F 4–1	A	QF 2–1	Absent		0 / 2	6–2	75%
Hong Kong Open	A	NH	SF 4–1	NH	F 4–1	A	2R 1–1	A	SF 3–1	Absent		0 / 4	12–4	75%
BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
German Open	Absent		SF 4–1	A	SF 4–1	3R 2–1	Absent		W 6–0	W 6–0	A	2 / 5	22–3	88%
Swiss Open	Absent			F 4–1	Absent		2R 1–1	SF 3–1	1R 0–1	Absent		0 / 4	8–4	67%
Dutch Open	F 5–1	Absent										0 / 1	5–1	83%
Philippines Open	NH					A	3R 2–1	NH	A	NH		0 / 1	2–1	67%
Macau Open	NH					QF 3–1	QF 3–1	1R 0–1	Absent			0 / 3	6–3	67%
Korea Open	NH						Absent			W 5–0	A	1 / 1	5–0	100%
U.S. Open	Absent										QF 3–1	0 / 1	3–1	75%
Career Statistics
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Tournaments Played	6	7	10	10	10	12	14	11	12	11	7	110
Titles	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	4	4	0	15
Finals Reached	2	0	0	4	3	5	5	1	4	5	1	29
Overall win–loss	17–5	15–6	25–10	32–9	33–10	36–9	39–13	26–10	31–9	29–7	12–7	295–95
Win Percentage	77%	71%	71%	78%	77%	80%	75%	72%	78%	81%	63%	75.64%
Year End Ranking								8	8	8	31

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, plus all Olympic opponents.

• Chen Hong 2–5
• Chen Jin 5–2
• Chen Long 3–2
• Chen Yu 4–0
• Lin Dan 5–20
• Xia Xuanze 1–1
• Fung Permadi 1–0
• Chou Tien-chen 1–0
• Peter Gade 4–6
• Joachim Persson 4–1
• Kevin Cordón 1–0
• Hu Yun 1–0
• Taufik Hidayat 9–3
• Hendrawan 1–0
• Sony Dwi Kuncoro 7–3
• Simon Santoso 4–0
• Kenichi Tago 0–2
• Shoji Sato 4–0
• Lee Hyun-il 8–4
• Park Sung-hwan 5–0
• Park Tae-sang 2–2
• Shon Seung-mo 3–1
• Lee Chong Wei 4–12
• Przemyslaw Wacha 5–0
• Ronald Susilo 5–2
• Boonsak Ponsana 6–1

Head-to-head vs. top 20 ranked players

Bao's win–loss record against players who have been ranked world No. 20 or higher is as follows:

Players who have been Olympic, world champion or ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.

Nationality	Player	Head-to-head
CHN	Chen Hong	4–5
CHN	Chen Jin	5–2
CHN	Chen Long	3–3
CHN	Du Pengyu	1–1
CHN	Lin Dan	5–20
CHN	Qiao Bin	2–0
CHN	Wang Zhengming	1–0
CHN	Xia Xuanze	1–1
TPE	Chou Tien-chen	1–0
DEN	Viktor Axelsen	0–1
DEN	Peter Gade	4–6
DEN	Kenneth Jonassen	1–1
DEN	Joachim Persson	4–1
ENG	Rajiv Ouseph	1–0
ENG	Andrew Smith	3–0
GER	Marc Zwiebler	1–0
HKG	Chan Yan Kit	5–0
HKG	Hu Yun	1–0
HKG	Ng Wei	3–0
HKG	Wei Nan	1–0
IND	Chetan Anand	1–0
IND	Arvind Bhat	1–0
IND	Parupalli Kashyap	3–0
INA	Taufik Hidayat	9–5

Nationality	Player	Head-to-head
INA	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	7–3
INA	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	2–0
INA	Simon Santoso	4–0
JPN	Sho Sasaki	6–0
JPN	Shōji Satō	5–0
JPN	Kenichi Tago	0–2
JPN	Takuma Ueda	1–0
JPN	Kazushi Yamada	2–0
KOR	Lee Hyun-il	9–4
KOR	Park Sung-hwan	5–1
KOR	Son Wan-ho	2–0
MAS	Chong Wei Feng	2–0
MAS	Lee Chong Wei	4–13
MAS	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	2–2
MAS	Muhammad Roslin Hashim	6–1
MAS	Wong Choong Hann	9–3
NED	Dicky Palyama	3–2
POL	Przemysław Wacha	5–0
SIN	Kendrick Lee Yen Hui	3–0
SIN	Ronald Susilo	6–2
THA	Boonsak Ponsana	6–1
VIE	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	4–2
WAL	Richard Vaughan	1–0

* Statistics are correct as of 28 October 2019.

Players with winning records against Bao

Nationality	Player	Head-to-head
CHN	Chen Hong	4–5
CHN	Lin Dan	5–20
CHN	Wu Yunyong	0–1
TPE	Liao Sheng-shiun	0–1
DEN	Viktor Axelsen	0–1
DEN	Peter Gade	4–6

Nationality	Player	Head-to-head
INA	Budi Santoso	0–1
JPN	Keita Masuda	0–1
JPN	Kenichi Tago	0–2
KOR	Park Tae-sang	2–3
MAS	Lee Chong Wei	4–13
MAS	Ong Ewe Hock	0–1

Filmography

Films

• Confidant (2019)
• The Match (2016)
• Full Strike (2015)
• Soul Transfer Station (2012)

External links

• Bao Chunlai at BWFBadminton.com
• Bao Chunlai at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Bao Chunlai at Olympedia
• Bao Chunlai at Olympics.com
• The Official Bao Chunlai Website (in Chinese)
• Bao Chunlai's Blog (in Chinese)