Xie Zhongbo
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22 May 1983 Hunan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Career
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.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
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15–21, 21–15, 20–22 |  |
| 2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | |
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15–13, 8–15, 2–15 |  |
World Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | |
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19–21, 13–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | |
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16–21, 18–21 | |
| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | |
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21–19, 21–10 |  |
Asian Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | |
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16–21, 23–25 | |
Asia Championships
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
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3–15, 11–15 | |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | |
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5–7, 5–7, 7–2, 5–7 | |
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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1–15, 16–17 | |
| 1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | |
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16–17, 8–15 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | |
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14–17, 12–15 | |
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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | China Open | |
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18–21, 17–21 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | China Masters | |
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21–13, 19–21, 4–8 Retired | |
| 2009 | Singapore Open | |
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21–19, 19–21, 11–21 | |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Open | |
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21–14, 21–16 |  |
| 2008 | China Masters | |
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21–17, 21–17 | |
| 2007 | French Open | |
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11–21, 15–21 | |
- 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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| 2008 | Thailand Open | |
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17–21, Retired | |
| 2008 | India Open | |
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19–21, 21–14, 21–12 | |
| 2007 | Philippines Open | |
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8–21, 24–26 | |
| 2005 | China Masters | |
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15–10, 15–4 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Thailand Open | |
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23–25, 21–10, 23–21 | |
| 2007 | Macau Open | |
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21–14, 21–16 | |
| 2006 | Indonesia Open | |
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21–19, 21–15 | |
| 2006 | China Masters | |
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21–16, 10–21, 22–20 | |
| 2006 | German Open | |
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11–15, 12–15 | |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Open | |
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15–8, 15–5 | |
- 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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| 2004 | Polish International | |
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8–15, 17–14, 17–14 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | French International | |
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17–16, 15–9 | |
References
- ↑ "谢中博当教练独特加油引笑声 最怕女队员哭需更严厉" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ "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
- Xie Zhongbo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Xie Zhongbo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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