Xie Zhongbo

Xie Zhongbo (Chinese: 谢中博), is a male badminton player from People's Republic of China.

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 Open (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.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
2	Mixed doubles	2005	Anaheim, CA, USA
3	Mixed doubles	2007	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Asian Games
1	Team	2006	Doha, QATAR
2	Mixed doubles
Thomas & Uber Cup
1	Team	2006	Japan
Other International Championships
1	Mixed doubles	2008	Hong Kong Open
1	Mixed doubles	2008	China Masters
1	Mixed doubles	2008	Thailand Open
1	Men's doubles	2008	India Open
1	Mixed doubles	2007	Macau Open
1	Mixed doubles	2006	China Open
1	Mixed doubles	2006	Indonesia Open
1	Mixed doubles	2006	China Masters
1	Mixed doubles	2005	Hong Kong Open
1	Men's doubles	2005	China Masters
1	Mixed doubles	2004	French Open
1	Men's doubles	2004	Polish Open

External links

• BWF Player Profile