Xia Xuanze
Xia Xuanze (born January 5, 1979 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang) is a former male badminton player from China who played singles at the world level from the late 1990s through the first few years of the 21st century. Now he is a singles coach for the national team of China.
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| Born | January 5, 1979 Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 夏煊澤 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 夏煊泽 | ||||||
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Player attributes
Xia's game was marked by impressive speed and agility, aggressive and accurate net play, and adequate, if not overwhelming, overhead power. The power he used in his legs allowed him to "play the shot" very early. This attribute, combined with very sophisticated and consistent deceptive shots, gave some of his opponents the opportunity to win very few points at all.
Career
At one time or another he experienced victory in most of badminton's biggest events. The exception came in his sole appearance at the Olympics when he was beaten in the semifinals of the 2000 Games in Sydney by Indonesia's Hendrawan. Xia settled for a bronze medal there after defeating Denmark's Peter Gade in the playoff for third place.[1] Earlier in that season Xia had won the prestigious All-England Championships over eighteen-year-old Taufik Hidayat. He captured men's singles at the IBF World Championships in 2003 by defeating Malaysia's Wong Choong Hann. Finally, in international team play, he was a member of the Chinese squad that ended a long drought by capturing the highly coveted Thomas Cup (men's world team competition and trophy) in 2004.
In 2010 Thomas Cup, Xia coached Chen Jin, witnessing his country win 3-0 over Indonesia for their fourth consecutive Thomas Cup.
In 2017 Xia Xuanze together with Zhang Jun replaced Li Yongbo as head coach of the Chinese badminton team.[2]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | The Dome and Exhibition Complex, Sydney, Australia |  |
15-13, 15-5 |  |
World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom |  |
15-6, 13-15, 15-6 |  |
Asian Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines | |
15-10, 15-9 | |
| 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand |  |
2-15, 11-15 | |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | German Open |  |
15–4, 13–15, 15–4 |  |
| 1999 | Dutch Open | |
15-10, 15-13 | |
| 2000 | All England Open | |
15–6, 15–13 | |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | |
15-8, 15-6 | |
| 2000 | Malaysia Open | |
10-15, 14-17 |  |
| 2000 | World Grand Prix Finals | |
7-4, 7-5, 2-7, 8-6 | |
| 2001 | China Open | |
3-7, 7-3, 2-7, 7-5, 7-4 | |
| 2002 | Japan Open |  |
7-5, 5-7, 7-0, 5-7, 2-5 | |
| 2003 | Japan Open | |
15-12, 15-10 | |
| 2004 | Korea Open | |
15-9 17-15 | |
| 2004 | Denmark Open | |
12-15, 11-15 | |
| 2004 | German Open | |
16-17, 9-15 | |
| 2006 | Swiss Open | |
8-15, 0-15 | |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Xia Xuanze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- https://www.chinadailyhk.com/articles/92/72/83/1493285332467.html
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