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Cai Yun
蔡赟
Personal information
Birth name蔡赟
Country China
Born (1980-01-19) 19 January 1980 (age 44)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1 (23 June 2011 With Fu Haifeng)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Madrid Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 London Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Yiyang Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Yiyang Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wuhan Team
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Glasgow Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dongguan Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Eindhoven Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Melbourne Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Boys' team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manila Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Updated on 09:27, 26 October 2013 (UTC).
Cai Yun
Traditional Chinese蔡贇
Simplified Chinese蔡赟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Yūn

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Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980) is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is the 2012 London Olympic gold medallist and a four-time World Champion in men's doubles. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles player in his era.

Sport 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 five consecutive Thomas Cup (Men's Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012) and six consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015). Cai and Fu also competed together in the Olympic games 3 times, including the 2004, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 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.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, they defeated Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in the final to win the gold medal.

Having won 1 Olympic gold medal and 4 World Championship titles, as well as many other titles, Cai and Fu is one of the most successful men's doubles pairs in badminton history. They have expressed the will to continue their career together as long as they can after the London Olympics.

Titles

Rank Event Date Venue
Olympic Games
1 Doubles 2012 London, United Kingdom
2 Doubles 2008 Beijing, China
Asian Games
1 Team 2010 Guangzhou, China
1 Team 2006 Doha, Qatar
2 Team 2014 Incheon, South Korea
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 2013 Guangzhou, China
3 Doubles 2003 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sudirman Cup
1 Team 2015 Dongguan, China
1 Team 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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 2012 Wuhan, China
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
3 Doubles 2006 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 Hong Kong Open Super Series
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

Personal life

Cai Yun married synchronised swimmer Wang Na in 2010. Wang Na gave birth to a daughter in 2012,[2] and to a second child in probably late 2014.[3][4] (Cai Yun's doubles partner-turned-coach Zhang Jun married Wang Na's teammate Hu Ni in 2006.)

References

  1. ^ Cai and Fu: China’s new hope in men’s doubles, BadZine.net, 15 September 2006
  2. ^ Zhang Yuxiang (张宇翔) (2012-04-16). 王娜成都诞女 蔡赟当爹了 [Wang Na Gives Birth to a Daughter in Chengdu; Cai Yun Becomes a Father]. Chengdu Evening News (in Chinese).
  3. ^ Cai Yun (2016-03-15). "Blog post". WeChat (in Chinese). mentioned he had two babies.
  4. ^ Shunchan Nadianshi (2014-05-09). "Weibo post" (in Chinese). mentioned Wang Na was again pregnant.
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