Xu Chen (Chinese: 徐晨; pinyin: Xú Chén; born 29 November 1984) is a badminton player from China. In 2010, he (along with his partner Guo Zhendong) was ranked within the top 10 men's badminton doubles in the world. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the mixed doubles with Ma Jin, winning the silver medal.[3] In the final they lost to Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, also from China.[4] He married a former Chinese national badminton team player, Pan Pan in 2011 and held a wedding ceremony on 3 June 2014.[5][6]

Xu Chen
徐晨
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1984-11-29) 29 November 1984 (age 39)
Jiangsu, China[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2011)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (MD with Guo Zhendong 8 July 2010)
1 (XD with Ma Jin 12 September 2013)[2]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Mixed doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 London Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Donggun Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Johor Bahru Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Chengdu Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Chengdu Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wuhan Mixed doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
11–21, 17–21   Silver

BWF World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France   Guo Zhendong   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
14–21, 18–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
17–21, retired   Bronze
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Ma Jin   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
13–21, 21–16, 22–20   Silver
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
12–21, 23–21, 13–21   Silver
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Ma Jin   Liu Cheng
  Bao Yixin
13–21, 21–15, 19–21   Bronze

Asian Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Ma Jin   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
12–21, 10–21   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Zhang Nan   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
19–21, 15–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia   Zhao Tingting   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
20–22, 15–21   Silver
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
21–15, 15–21, 23–25   Silver
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China
  Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
13–21, 12–21   Silver
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Ma Jin   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
12–21, 15–21   Bronze

East Asian Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,
Tianjin, China
  Ma Jin   Lee Chun Hei
  Chau Hoi Wah
17–21, 21–13, 21–13   Gold

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] 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.[8] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 China Masters   Sun Junjie   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 22–24   Runner-up
2008 French Open   Cai Yun   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
15–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2009 China Masters   Guo Zhendong   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
Walkover   Winner
2010 Malaysia Open   Guo Zhendong   Koo Kean Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
15–21, 21–17, 16–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 China Open   Zhao Yunlei   Lee Yong-dae
  Lee Hyo-jung
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2010 China Masters   Yu Yang   Tao Jiaming
  Tian Qing
11–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2011 All England Open   Ma Jin   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thoungthongkam
21–13, 21–9   Winner
2011 China Masters   Ma Jin   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Jang Ye-na
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2011 Denmark Open   Ma Jin   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
20–22, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 French Open   Ma Jin   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
17–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2011 World Superseries Finals   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
13–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2012 Korea Open   Ma Jin   Lee Yong-dae
  Ha Jung-eun
21–12, 19–21, 21–10   Winner
2012 Malaysia Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
12–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2012 China Masters   Ma Jin   Qiu Zihan
  Tang Jinhua
14–21, 21–11, 21–10   Winner
2012 Denmark Open   Ma Jin   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
23–21, 24–26, 21–11   Winner
2012 French Open   Ma Jin   Qiu Zihan
  Bao Yixin
21–17, 19–21, 21–18   Winner
2012 China Open   Ma Jin   Chan Peng Soon
  Goh Liu Ying
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2012 Hong Kong Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
17–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2013 Korea Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
21–13, 16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2013 Japan Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
Walkover   Runner-up
2013 French Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
26–28, 18–21   Runner-up
2014 Korea Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2014 Malaysia Open   Ma Jin   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–11, 17–21, 21–13   Winner
2014 Indonesia Open   Ma Jin   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–18, 16–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2014 Denmark Open   Ma Jin   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
22–20, 21–15   Winner
2014 Hong Kong Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Malaysia Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
16–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2015 Indonesia Open   Ma Jin   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
21–17, 21–16   Winner
2016 Singapore Open   Ma Jin   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
17–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Open   Ma Jin   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
21–15, 16–21, 21–13   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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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.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 China Open   Zhao Tingting   Xie Zhongbo
  Zhang Yawen
19–21, 5–21   Runner-up
2008 German Open   Zhao Tingting   Zheng Bo
  Gao Ling
11–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2008 Macau Open   Zhao Yunlei   Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
  Chau Hoi Wah
21–15, 21–16   Winner
2009 German Open   Zhao Yunlei   Zheng Bo
  Ma Jin
21–18, 23–21   Winner
2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold   Zhao Yunlei   Zheng Bo
  Ma Jin
5–5 retired   Runner-up
2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Ma Jin   He Hanbin
  Bao Yixin
19–21, 4–1 retired   Runner-up
2016 China Masters   Ma Jin   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen
21–17, 21–15   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

References

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  2. ^ "XU Chen Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Xu Chen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ "doubles mixed results – Badminton – London Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ "徐晨/潘攀:女追男九年成正果 纪念日浪漫求婚". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ "国羽情侣徐晨潘攀婚礼 谌龙王适娴等人到场(图)". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  8. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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