Bao Chunlai

 ( 1983 Births ) 

Bao Chunlai (; ; born 17 February 1983) is a retired left-handed badminton player from China.

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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.

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Achievements

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World Championships Men's singles

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

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Asian Championships Men's singles

2009	Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea	Chen Long	16–21, 21–10, 21–16	Gold
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Lin Dan	19–21, 13–21	Silver

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World Junior Championships Boys' singles

2002	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	7–1, 7–5, 1–7, 7–5	Gold

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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 BWF Superseries. 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

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

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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

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 Masters	Wang Zhengming	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2011	Malaysia Masters	Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 19–21	Runner-up

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Performance timeline

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Singles performance timeline

Summer Olympics

NH

2R 1–1

NH

QF 2–1

NH

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

74%

World Cup

NH

RR 1–1

RR 1–1

NH

50%

World Superseries Finals

NH

SF 2–2

50%

Asian Championships

Absent

3R 2–1

G 6–0

A

S 5–1

87%

Asian Games

NH

A

NH

QF 2–1

NH

A

NH

67%

East Asian Games

NH

A

NH

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

94%

Sudirman Cup

A

NH

A

NH

A

NH

A

NH

A

NH

A

Asian Games

NH

SF-B 0–0

NH

G 2–0

NH

G 0–0

NH

100%

East Asian Games

NH

A

MH

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

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

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

77%

Denmark Open

W 6–0

A

1R 0–1

Absent

F 4–1

Absent

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

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

72%

India Open

NH

3R 1–1

Absent

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

78%

China Masters

NH

F 4–1

A

QF 2–1

SF 3–1

2R 1–1

SF 3–1

A

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

68%

French Open

Absent

NH

F 4–1

A

QF 2–1

Absent

75%

Hong Kong Open

A

NH

SF 4–1

NH

F 4–1

A

2R 1–1

A

SF 3–1

Absent

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

88%

Swiss Open

Absent

F 4–1

Absent

2R 1–1

SF 3–1

1R 0–1

Absent

67%

Dutch Open

F 5–1

Absent

83%

Philippines Open

NH

A

3R 2–1

NH

A

NH

67%

Macau Open

NH

QF 3–1

QF 3–1

1R 0–1

Absent

67%

Korea Open

NH

Absent

W 5–0

A

100%

U.S. Open

Absent

QF 3–1

75%

Career Statistics

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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

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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.

4–5

5–2

3–3

1–1

5–20

2–0

1–0

1–1

1–0

0–1

4–6

1–1

4–1

1–0

3–0

1–0

5–0

1–0

3–0

1–0

1–0

1–0

3–0

9–5

7–3

2–0

4–0

6–0

5–0

0–2

1–0

2–0

9–4

5–1

2–0

2–0

4–13

2–2

6–1

9–3

3–2

5–0

3–0

6–2

6–1

4–2

1–0

''* Statistics are correct as of 28 October 2019.

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Players with winning records against Bao

4–5

5–20

0–1

0–1

0–1

4–6

0–1

0–1

0–2

2–3

4–13

0–1

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Filmography

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Films

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

Bao Chunlai at hkmdb.com Bao Chunlai at chinesemov.com

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External links

• The Official Bao Chunlai Website
• Bao Chunlai's Blog

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