Cai Yun

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cai (蔡).

Cai Yun
Personal information
Birth name	蔡赟
Born	January 19, 1980 (1980-01-19) Suzhou, Jiangsu
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (June 23, 2011)
Current Ranking	1 (September 2, 2011 )
Medal record Competitor for China Men's badminton Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Men's Doubles Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Doha Team World Championships Gold 2011 London Men's Doubles Gold 2010 Paris Men's Doubles Gold 2009 Hyderabad Men's Doubles Gold 2006 Madrid Men's Doubles Bronze 2003 Birmingham Men's Doubles Sudirman Cup Gold 2011 Qingdao Team Gold 2009 Guangzhou Team Gold 2007 Glasgow Team Gold 2005 Beijing Team Silver 2003 Eindhoven Team Thomas Cup Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2006 Tokyo Team Gold 2004 Jakarta Team World Cup Gold 2005 Yiyang Men's Doubles
BWF Profile

Cai Yun (simplified Chinese: 蔡赟; traditional Chinese: 蔡贇; pinyin: Cài Yūn; born January 19, 1980 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Career

Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the world circuit including the venerable All England Open Championships in 2005 and 2009. They have won the BWF World Championships 4 times in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011, becoming the first Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat. Cai and Fu have helped China win four consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010) and four consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). Cai and Fu also competed together in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2004, and in 2008 in Beijing were silver medalists, losing a close final to Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan.

At the 2010 BWF World Championships, they, being the fifth-seed, beat the third-seed Danish pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21–11, 21–18 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they defeated the second-seed Indonesian Olympic Champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan 21–16, 21–13. In the finals, they overcame the first-seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–18, 21–14 to win the world title for the 3rd time. They are the first Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat.

Cai and Fu went on to win the Li-Ning China Masters Super Series. Being the fifth-seed, they first defeated their second-seed compatriots Xu Chen and Guo Zhendong 21–11, 21–16 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they made a great comeback against the third-seed South Korean rival Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung 20–22, 21–13, 21–17. Cai and Fu then clinched their second China Masters title by defeating the fourth-seed South Korean pair Yoo Yeon Seong and Ko Sung Hyun in 2 sets 21–14, 21–19. Cai and Fu won their third title in a row by winning the Yonex Japan Open Super Series. They, being the fifth-seed, beat the young Korean Pair Cho Gun Woo and Kwon Yi Goo 21–14, 16–21, 21–12 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they defeated their promising compatriots Zhang Nan and Chai Biao 21–17, 21–16. In the finals, they made a great comeback again against the first-seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–14, 21–12 to win their first Japan Open title.

Titles

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
Olympic Games
2	Doubles	2008	Beijing, China
Asian Games
1	Team	2010	Guangzhou, China
1	Team	2006	Doha, Qatar
World Championships
1	Doubles	2011	London, United Kingdom
1	Doubles	2010	Paris, France
1	Doubles	2009	Hyderabad, India
1	Doubles	2006	Madrid, Spain
3	Doubles	2003	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sudirman Cup
1	Team	2011	Qingdao, China
1	Team	2009	Guangzhou, China
1	Team	2007	Glasgow, Scotland
1	Team	2005	Beijing, China
2	Team	2003	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Thomas Cup
1	Team	2010	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1	Team	2008	Jakarta, Indonesia
1	Team	2006	Sendai and Tokyo, Japan
1	Team	2004	Jakarta, Indonesia
World Cup
1	Doubles	2005	Yiyang, China
PRC National Games
1	Doubles	2009	Shandong, China
1	Team	2009	Shandong, China
1	Doubles	2005	Jiangsu, China
1	Team	2005	Jiangsu, China
International Tournaments
1	Doubles	2012	Korea Open Super Series Premier
1	Doubles	2011	Yonex Japan Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2011	Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series Premier
1	Doubles	2011	Li-Ning Singapore Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2011	Badminton Asia Championships
1	Doubles	2010	Yonex Japan Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2010	Li-Ning China Masters Super Series
1	Doubles	2009	Yonex All England Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2008	Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
1	Doubles	2008	Yonex Korea Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2007	French Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2007	China Masters Super Series
1	Doubles	2007	Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2007	Aviva Singapore Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2006	Copenhagen Masters
1	Doubles	2006	Macau Open
1	Doubles	2006	Chinese Taipei Open
1	Doubles	2005	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
1	Doubles	2005	Yonex All England Open
1	Doubles	2005	Yonex German Open
1	Doubles	2004	Swiss Open
2	Doubles	2011	Li-Ning China Masters Super Series
2	Doubles	2010	Victor Korea Open Super Series
2	Doubles	2009	Li-Ning China Masters Super Series
2	Doubles	2009	Djarum Indonesia Super Series
2	Doubles	2008	French Open Super Series
2	Doubles	2007	Yonex All England Open Super Series
2	Doubles	2006	China Open
2	Doubles	2006	China Masters
2	Doubles	2005	Proton Malaysia Open
2	Doubles	2004	Djarum Indonesia Open
2	Doubles	2004	Yonex Japan Open
2	Doubles	2003	Yonex German Open
2	Doubles	2003	Proton Eon Malaysia Open
3	Doubles	2011	Yonex All England Open Super Series
3	Doubles	2011	Victor-BWF Super Series Finals
3	Doubles	2009	Wilson Swiss Open Super Series
3	Doubles	2008	Li-Ning China Masters Super Series
3	Doubles	2008	Proton Malaysia Open Super Series
3	Doubles	2007	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open Super Series
3	Doubles	2007	Denmark Open Super Series
3	Doubles	2007	Macau Open Grand Prix Gold
3	Doubles	2006	Yonex Japan Open
3	Doubles	2006	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
3	Doubles	2006	Proton Malaysia Open
3	Doubles	2005	Yonex Japan Open
3	Doubles	2004	Yonex All England Open
3	Doubles	2003	China Open
3	Doubles	2003	Siam Cement Thailand Open
3	Doubles	2002	China Open

External links

• (Chinese) Cai Yun's Blog
• Profile – Beijing 2008 Olympic Games