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Lin Dan is a Chinese professional badminton player who is widely considered the greatest singles player of all time. He has won two Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012, five World Championship titles, and six All England Open titles. Throughout his career, Lin Dan has dominated international badminton and collected numerous major titles, becoming the first player to complete the "Super Grand Slam" by winning all nine major titles in the badminton world.

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LIN DAN
Lin Dan (born October 14, 1983) is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is two time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, as well as a six-time all England champion.
Widely regarded as the greatest singles player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat. He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.
Winning the Malaysian Open in 2017 marked Lin's success in having won every major title in the badminton world. In 2004, he was dubbed "Super Dan / Ultimate Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the All England Open final, and the nickname has since been widely used by his fans as well as the media to refer to him, in recognition of his achievements
Personal information Nickname(s) : super Dan Country : China Born : 14 October 1983 (age 34) Height : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight : 70 kg (154 lb) . Handedness : Left Coach : Xia Xuanze Career record : 615 wins, 90 losses Career title(s) : 64 Highest ranking : 1(26 February 2004) Current ranking : 6 (30 November 2017)
Lin Dan took birth on October 14th 1983 in Longyan, Fujian, China. His parents wanted him to learn the piano. He took some classes but later dropped out to follow his passion for badminton. He started training at the age of 5. He was taken under the wings of the Peoples Liberation Army sports team when at the age of 12, he won the National Junior Championships. Childhood
His career took off as he joined the Peoples Liberation Army Sports Team. He was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001 at the age of 18. He won both the team and single events in Badminton Asia Junior Championship in 2000. 2000 World Junior Championships saw him win Chinese team event. 2001 was when he earmarked his professional career. Early Life
Career Xia Xuanze thrashed him in his first finals in 2001 at the Asia Badminton Championships. Korea Open was his first title which he achieved in the year 2002. He was later knocked out of the Singapore and Indonesia Opens in the first round, Denmark Open in the second round, and China Open in the third. He also had a similar season in 2003 before coming back to grab Denmark, Hong Kong, and China Opens while standing second at the German Open.
2004 saw him win All England Championship and Thomas Cup (as part of the team). All England followed in the years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2016. He captured the World Championship in 2006 and followed up in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013. The Olympics gold was taken in 2008 and recaptured it in the 2012 Summer Olympics. 2005 and 2006 World Cups were also won among the countless other big and small medals and trophies
Lin Dan has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang since 2003. Xie Xingfang, whom he calls as Fang Fang, is a former world champion herself. They were engaged in 2010 in a quite ceremony. They married on September 23rd, 2012. Personal Life
His autobiography, Until the End of the World, was published after he successfully defended his Olympic title at the London 2012 Olympics
Badminton career Lin emerged as a winner in the 2000 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in both the team and the singles events. He was also a member of the winning Chinese team and a boys' singles semi-finalist in the 2000 World Junior Championships Junior events
20012003 2003 marked the start of Lin's professional career. In his first final, at the Asian Badminton Championships, he was thrashed by compatriot Xia Xuanze . In 2002 Lin took his first title at the Korea Open.He was a member of chinas 2002 Thomas Cupsquand which defeated Swedan(50),Denmark(32),and Korea(41) to reach the semifinals. However, Lin didn't play in the semifinal tie against Malasia , which saw China's team tumble to a 13 defeat.Lin participated in another four tournaments without coming close to victory. He was knocked out in the first round of the Singapore, and Indonesia Opens, second round of the Denmark Open,and third round of the China Open.In October Lin was defeated in the semifinals of the Asian Games team competition which directly blew China's hope of a gold medal
Lin started the 2003 season with a third round defeat in the All England Open. He reached a final later in the year at the Japan Open but was beaten by his compatriot Xia Xuanze once again.Lin then made his inaugural debut in the World Championships in Birmingham,England. He breezed past Per-Henrik Croona and Przemyslaw Wacha in the first two rounds, but was beaten by Xia again in his third round match. After the world meet, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the Singapore Open,third round of the Indonesia Open, and second round of the Malaysia Open.However, Lin ended the season strongly by capturing the Denmark, Hong Kong, and China Opens, and finishing runner-up at the German Open.
Lin had a good start to 2004, earning the BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February. He helped China win the qualifying round of Thomas Cup and then captured the Swiss Open. He won his first ever All England Open title by beating Peter Grade in the final.He reached the semifinal of the Japan Open before going off to Jakarta,Indonesian May for the Thomas Cup campaign. In Thomas Cup, Lin helped China to an excellent start in which they thrashed United States and defending champion Indonesia 50 respectively to enter the quarterfinals. Lin then cruised past Shoji Sato and Lee Hyun-il in quarterfinal and semifinal ties against Japan and Korea respectively, each ending in 30 wins for China. In the final, he beat Peter Gade in straight games to give China the lead before the Chinese team eventually won three matches to one. China thus took the crown, ending a 14 years drought in the tournament. Lin suffered setbacks later in the 2004 season when he was ousted in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open, and was reported to have a leg injury in mid-July, prior to the Olympic Games.Lin "crashed" in his first Olympic Games when, as the first seed, he was ousted early by Singapore's Ronald Susilo, who claimed Lin was "too eager to win".However, Lin bounced back with three titles at the Denmark, German, and China Opens,and ended the season as a semi-finalist at the Indonesia Open.
2005 Lin retained his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles, as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments. He also helped China recapture the Sudirman Cup when it shut-out both defending champion South Korea in the semifinals and Indonesia in the final. Lin failed to retain his All England title, losing a three set final to teammate Chen Hong , and he was beaten in the final of the Malaysia Open by another rising star, Lee Chong Wei .In his bid to capture his first World title at Anaheim California, he beat Kennevic Asuncion,Shoji Sato,Lee Hyun-il and Peter in succession to reach the final.There he was decisively beaten by Taufik Hidayat.Lin was also eliminated in the semifinals of the Singapore Open and the quarterfinals of the China Open.
2006 started the season by reaching the semifinals of the German Open had a same result in China Masters and China Open . He failed to win the Malaysia Open in June, which saw his opponent Lee Chong Wei produce a superb display to save the title after being 1320 down in the deciding game, and also lost to Taufik Hidayat in Asian Games final. However, he won six individual titles in the season. He recaptured All England won Chinese Taipei Open, Macau Open,Hong Kong Open,Japan Open, and his first world title after beating his compatriot Bao Chunlai in the final. In May, Lin and his teammates had extended China's Thomas Cup reign, shut out Denmark 30 for second consecutive title.
Lin Dan entered 2007 with a loss to South Korea's Park Sung-hwan Park in the round of 16 at the Malasia Open. A week later he captured the Korea Open by defeating Chinese teammate Chenjin in the final. He went on to win the German Open and then the All England championships again, crushing compatriot chen Yu 2113, 2112. In June, Lin Dan was part of Team China in the Sudirman Cup, held in Glasgow, Scotland. The Chinese team retained the cup after beating Indonesia 30 in the final. Later in the season Lin Dan defeated Wong Choong Hann of Malasia and became the China Masters champion for 2007. In August, Lin Dan extended his reign as the world champion when he beat Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2111, 2220 in the final of the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lin Dan thus became the first man since Yang Yang to win back to back world championships. 2007
2008 Lin started the season with a defeat in the final of the Korea Open to Lee Hyun-il . It was a match filled with controversy as Lin had a scuffle with South Korea's coach Li Mao after a line call dispute. Lin refused to apologize and received no punishment from Badminton World Federation(BWF) after its probe of the altercation. In March he suffered another defeat to his compatriot Chen Jin in the final of the All England Open, which was followed by press accusations that Lin "gave" the match to Chen in order to increase Chen's ranking points for Olympic qualification. In the following week, Lin won his first Swiss Open. At the Asia Championships, Lin was again accused of helping his compatriot when his loss to Chen Jin in the semifinals ensured Chen's qualification for the Olympic Games.
On April 10, 2008, Lin was involved in yet another controversy when he struck coach ji xinpeng in front of his teammates and the media during the warm-up tournament ahead of the Thomas cup . The incident was allegedly triggered by him being unhappy with Ji's arrangement of the starting line-up for the tournament. Despite this, Lin proceeded to win every match he played in the Thomas Cup until his semifinal clash with Lee Chong Wei, and helped China to a third successive title in the tournament. After easy victories over Nigeria and Canada in the group stage, China defeated Thailand in the quarterfinals. Despite Lin's loss to Lee Chong Wei in the semifinals, China still managed to qualify for the final over Malaysia 32 and retained the title after beating South Korea 31.
Lin won the Thailand Open, his last tournament before the 2008 Olympic Games. In Olympic Games , he beat Hong Kong's ng Wei in the first round, Park sung-hwan in the second round, and Peter Gade in the quarter finals.He then beat his teammate Chen Jin in straight sets to set up a "dream" final against Lee Chong Wei.However, the final was a one-sided match as Lin demolished Lee 2112, 218, and became the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold as a first seed. Not back in action until the china Open in November, Lin again beat Lee in the final, before losing to Chen Jin once again in the hong Kong Open . Lin was eligible to participate in the masters Finals , but due to the withdrawal of China, he didn't take part in the tournament.
Lin started the season with failure to defend the All England Open title by losing in the quarterfinals, and had another quarterfinals exit in the Swiss Open . He only won his first seasonal title in the Badminton Asia Championships , which also marked his first title in the championships. Lin had his fifth appearance in Thomas Cup . After an easy win against Peru, he won the double encounter against Koreas Park Sung- hwan in the second group tie and the quarterfinals respectively. In the semifinals, he defeated Lee Chong Wei in straight games to help China reach the final, before outclassing Indonesia for a fourth consecutive title. 2010
After the Thomas Cup triumph, Lin played in the world Champianships in Paris,France. He won his opening match and then beat Henri Hurskainen and Bao Chunlai in the second and third rounds respectively before being upset by Park Sung-hwan in the quarterfinals. The day also saw his archrival Lee Chong Wei exit from the tournament. Lin then bounced back to win the china Masters ,but continued his lowlight in the season after being beaten in the final of the Japan Open, and conceding walkovers in the quarterfinals of the China Open and Hong Kong open respectively. However, Lin managed to win his first ever Asian Games gold medal in November by beating Lee Chong Wei in final, thus becoming the first player to win all of the present major titles available to Asians in badminton, both individual and national team.
2011 Lin Dan in 2011 German Open. Lin began the year with a withdrawal in the Malasia opens quarterfinals, which marked his third withdrawal in a row since late 2010. This action caused criticism mostly by Taufik Hidayat , who wanted the Badminton World Federation(BWF) to investigate. His mother denied that he retired on purpose, and cited he had a waist injury. However, he sprang back to win the first ever million dollar badminton tournament,Korea Open by beating Lee Chong Wei in the final.He then won the German Open, beating his compatriot Chen Jinin the final. Lin Dan in 2011 German Open. Lin Dan in 2011 German Open.
However, Lin's hope to become the first player to win five All England titles in the open era was dashed when he was defeated by Lee Chong Wei in the final . He then won his second Asian Champianships in April on a day which saw China sweep all five titles. Lin helped China to a fourth consecutive sudirman Cuptitle in May, defeating Denmark 30 in the final.] In June, Lin withdrew from the Singapore Open final due to gastric flu , this drew the jeers from fans in the stadium. Just few days later, he was stunned by Sho Sasaki in the second round of Indonesia Open. In August, he won his fourth World Championship title by beating Lee Chong Wei in final in Wembley Arena , a venue which would host the same competition for 2012 Summer Olympics . This dashed Lee's hope of becoming the first Malaysian to win a gold medal in the World Championships.
In September, he was ousted in the semi-finals of China Master , and withdrew from the semifinals of Japan Open. This was followed up by a shock exit in the second round of the Denmark Open to Hong Kong player Wong Wing Ki , and retired in the semifinals of French Open despite leading the match, stated it is due to paronvchia . The retirement also marked his sixth in the season, many media quest the retirement was due to the strategic consideration to let China team have full quota in men's singles for 2012 Olympics. However, Li Yongbo said Lin retirement is not a "gift", this is due to that BWF stated that each top players are compulsory to participate in number of tournament and Lin needs a better condition towards the Olympics. Lin voiced frustration that the peak schedule was the reason he had the most retirements in a season. He ended the last three tournaments in high note, won his fifth Hong Kong Open and China Open title respectively, and his first ever Super Series master Finals title.
Lin started the year by losing to Lee Chong Wei in the final of the Korea Open , and a second round defeat in the Malasia Open . He won his fifth German Open title in March, and his first of the season.He then won the All England Open in March, thus becoming the first man in 33 years to win five titles.In April, Lin withdrew from the semifinals of the Badminton Asia Championships due to a waist injury, and the move also helped his compatriot Chen Jin secure the Olympics berth. He helped China win their fifth consecutive Thomas Cup title without losing a single match in every tie he played. He then bowed out from the semifinals of the Thailand Open, which he complained of his fatigue before the tournament began. 2012
Lin Dan at the 2012 Olympics Lin Dan during a game
At the 2012 summer Olympics, Lin eased against Ireland's Scott Evansand outperformed Taufik Hidayat in the second round.In the quarterfinals, Japan's Sho Sasaki almost showed him the exit after surviving from rubber games. He had another easy victory against Lee Hyun il in the semifinals to set up another meeting with his rival Lee Chong Wei. In the repeat of 2008's final, Lin this time lost the first game to Lee but bounced to take the second. The third game became a thriller as Lin edged to a gold medal, narrowly beating Lee by two points despite Lee leading most of the time.Lin also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic title
2013 Lin made his only appearance of the year at the Badminton Asia Championships , his first tournament since the London 2012 Olympics. He only reached the third round of the tournament, then had to withdraw due to an injury. Lin Dan was also given a wild card entry for theWorld Championships in Guangzhou, China due to his ability and popularity; even though his world ranking had not enabled him to qualify.He eventually converted the wildcard into his fifth title of the tournament, by beating his all time rival Lee
In April, Lin won the men's singles title at the Badminton Asia Championships in China, defending his title won last year in South Korea. He defeated compatriot Tian Houwei 21-19, 21-8 in a match that lasted 50 minutes in the central city of Wuhan. In May, Lin Dan contributed to Chinese team's winning 10th Sudirman Cup after defeating Takuma Ueda easily 21- 15, 21-13 in the final although at that time, his ranking (2nd) was lower than his junior compatriot Chen Long. In September, Lin won the Japan Open, his first Super Series title of the year. He made a remarkable fightback after trailing 3-11 in the deciding game of the men's singles final against Denmarks Viktor Axelsen but fought back to win 21-19, 16-21, 21-19 in one hour and 18 minutes.[ 2015
In March, Lin defeated Chou Tien-Chen to clinch his seventh men's singles title at the German Open.The two had a fierce battle early on in the match, which saw Lin defeated by Chou in the first set 15- 21. Exactly 1 week after his triumphant win at the final of the German Open, Lin regained his All England title in Birmingham England, giving him his 6th win at the event. In impressive form, he beat fellow Team China player Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10. In April, Lin Dan beat world No. 1 Chen Long in straight games 21-17 and 23-21 to lift his sixth China Masters crown in Jiangsu, China. Lin Dan showed his mastery when he came from behind in the second set to win in true style of a two-timed Olympic Champion, trailing at one stage 11-16 but never in real danger of losing the second set. In June, Lin lost in 2nd round of 2016 Indonesia Open. 2016
In the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, Lin Dan played Srikanth Kidambi, an Indian player, in the quarterfinals and easily won the first set. However, he lost the second set 21-11. In the last set, he regained his confidence and won by a score of 18-21. He however could not defend his Olympic title and was beaten by Malaysian, Lee Chong Wei with score 15-21, 21- 11, 22-20. Lin Dan had previously defeated Lee Chong Wei in the previous 2 Olympic finals in 2008 and 2012. In the bronze medal match, Lin played Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. After having taken the first set 21-15, the two-time Olympic champion lost the next two and the match with a scoreline of 21-15, 10-21, 17-21. after the Rio Olympics, he skipped all international Tournaments
In March, 2017, Lin was eliminated in semi finals of the All England by his countryman Shi Yuqi. He bounced back and won the Swiss Open by beating Shi Yuqi. In April he defeated Lee Chong Wei (Silver medalist - Rio Olympics 2016) in straight sets to win the Malaysian open Super Series Premier for the first time. He also won against Chen Long (Gold) in CBSL (China) and against Victor Axelsen (Bronze) in the 2017 England Open. In the China Masters he lost the semifinal to Qiao Bin and in the Badminton Asia Championship he won silver medal, after a loss to Chen Long in the final. He was beaten in the German Grand Prix Gold and Indonesian Open respectively in Round of 16. He lost to Chen Long in Australian open semi finals. 2017
In 2017 at age 33 he managed to enter his record 7th BMF World champianship final by beating Hong Kongs Wonng Wing Ki by 21-17, 21- 18 in the quarter finals and beating new world No.1, Son Wan-ho, by 21-17, 21- 14 in the semi finals. But in the finals, he was beaten straight sets by his 10 years younger rival, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, by 22-20, 21-16. Just after the world championship he won China masters individual title dubbed as Chinese mini Olympic for the record fourth time beating youngster Shi Yuqi . He also helped his team to win the gold in team event.
No. Year Tournament Opponent in Final Score 1 2002 Korea Open Shon Seung-mo 17, 73, 73, 7 5 2. 2003 Denmark Open Chen Yu 154, 156 3. 2003 Hong Kong Open Boonsak Ponsana 154, 915, 158 4. 2003 China Open Wong Choong Hann 1716, 1512 5. 2004 Swiss Open Bao Chunlai 1512, 156 6. 2004 All England Open Peter Gade 915, 155, 158 7. 2004 Denmark Open (2) Xia Xuanze 1512, 1511 8. 2004 German Open Xia Xuanze 1716, 159 9. 2004 China Open (2) Bao Chunlai 1511, 1510 10. 2005 German Open (2) Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 158, 158 Lin Dan career statistics
11. 2005 Japan Open Chen Hong 154, 20r 12. 2005 China Masters Bao Chunlai 156, 1513 13. 2005 Hong Kong Open (2) Bao Chunlai 1510, 154 14. 2005 World Cup Boonsak Ponsana 2113, 2111 15. 2006 All England Open (2) Lee Hyun-il 157, 157 16. 2006 Chinese Taipe Open Lee Chong Wei 2118, 1221, 2111 17. 2006 Macau Open Lee Chong Wei 2118, 1821, 2118 18. 2006 Hong Kong Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 821, 2116 19. 2006 World Championships Bao Chunlai 1821, 2117, 2112 20. 2006 Japan Open (2) Taufik Hidayat 1621, 2116, 213 21. 2006 World Cup (2) Chen Yu 2119, 1921, 2117 22. 2007 Korea Open (2) Chen Jin 2114, 2119
23 2007 German Open (3) Chen Yu Walkover 24. 2007 All England Open (3) Chen Yu 2113, 2112 25. 2007 China Masters (2) Wong Choong Hann 2119, 219 26. 2007 World Championships (2) 23. 2111, 2220 27. 2007 Denmark Open (3) Bao Chunlai 2115, 2112 28. 2007 Hong Kong Open (4) Lee Chong Wei 921, 2115, 21 15 29. 2008 Swiss Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 2113, 2118 30. 2008 Thailand Open Boonsak Ponsana 1721, 2115, 21 13 31. 2008 Olympic Games Lee Chong Wei 2112, 218 32. 2008 China Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 2118, 219 33. 2009 All England Open (4) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 2112 34. 2009 World Championships (3) Chen Jin 2118, 2116 35. 2009 China Masters (3) Boonsak Ponsana 2117, 2117 36. 2009 French Open Taufik Hidayat 216, 2115
37. 2009 China Open (4) Jan . J淡rgensen 2112, 2112 38. 2010 Badminton Asia Championships Wang Zhengmig 2117, 2115 39. 2010 China Masters (4) Chen Long 2115, 1321, 21 14 40. 2010 Asian Games Lee Chong Wei 2113, 1521, 21 10 41. 2011 Korea Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 1421, 21 16 42. 2011 German Open (4) Chen Jin 2119, 2111 43. 2011 Badminton Asia Championships (2) Bao Chunlai 2119, 2113 44. 2011 World Championships (4) Lee Chong Wei 2022, 2114, 23 21 45. 2011 Hong Kong Open (5) Chen Jin 2112, 2119 46. 2011 China Open (5) Chen Long 2117, 2624 47. 2011 Super Series Masters Finals Chen Long 2112, 2116 48. 2012 German Open (5) Simon Santoso 2111, 2111 49. 2012 All England Open (5) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 62r 50. 2012 Olympic Games (2) Lee Chong Wei 1521, 2110, 21 19 51. 2013 World Championships (5) Lee Chong Wei 1621, 2113, 20 17r 52. 2014 China Masters (5) Tian Houwei 2114, 219
53. 2014 Badminton Asia Championships (3) Sho Sasaki 1421, 219, 21 15 54. 2014 Australian Open Simon Santoso 2224, 2116, 217 55. 2014 Chinese Taipei Open (2) Wang Zhengming 2119, 2114 56. 2014 Asian Games (2) Chen Long 1221, 2116, 2116 57. 2015 Badminton Asia Championships (4) Tian Houwei 2119, 218 58. 2015 Japan Open (3) Viktor Axelsen 2119, 1621, 2119 59. 2015 Brasil Open Pablo Abi叩n 2113, 2117 60. 2016 German Open (6) Chou Tien-Chen 1521, 2117, 2117 61. 2016 All England Open (6) Tian Houwei 219, 2110 62. 2016 China Masters (6) Chen Long 2117, 2321 63. 2017 Swiss Open (3) Shi Yuqi 2112, 2111 64. 2017 Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei 2119, 2114
No. Year Tournament Opponent in Final Score 1. 2001 Asian Badminton Championships Xia Xuanze 1015, 915 2. 2001 Denmark Open Bao Chunlai 57, 17, 07 3. 2003 Japan Open Xia Xuanze 1215, 1015 4. 2003 German Open Lee Hyun-il 415, 415 5. 2005 All England Open Chen Hong 158, 515, 215 6. 2005 Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei 1517, 159, 915 7. 2005 World Championships Taufik Hidayat 315, 715 8. 2006 Malaysia Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 1821, 21 18, 2123 9. 2006 Asian Games Taufik Hidayat 1521, 2022 10. 2008 Korea Open Lee Hyun-il 214, 2123, 2325 11. 2008 All England Open (2) Chen Jin 2022, 2325 12. 2008 Hong Kong Open Chen Jin 921, 21 9, 1721 13. 2009 Swiss Open Lee Chong Wei 1621, 16 21 14. 2009 East Asian Games Choi Ho- jin 2022, 17 21 15. 2010 Japan Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 2022, 21 16, 1721 16. 2011 All England Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 1721, 17 21 17. 2011 Singapore Open Chen Jin Walkover 18. 2012 Korea Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 2112, 18 21, 1421 19. 2014 China Open K. Srikanth 1921, 17 21 20. 2015 Malaysia Open (3) Chen Long 2220, 13 21, 1121 21. 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Chen Long 2321, 11 21, 1021 22. 2017 World Championships Viktor Axelsen 2022, 16 21 Runners-up
Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007. He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008.Lin was voted Most Valuable Player(MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[ On January 16, 2011, he was voted as the 2010 best male athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year for his clean sweep in major badminton titles. Awards
Personal life Lin was born to a Hakka family in Shanghang County, Longyan, Fujian. At a young age, Lin Dan was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, and to be a pianist. However, he chose to play badminton instead. Having started his training at the age of five, he was scouted by the People's Liberation Army Sports Team after winning the National Junior Championships aged twelve, and was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001, when he was 18. Lin has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang, herself a former world champion, since 2003.They were quietly engaged on December 13, 2010 in Haizhu, Guangzhou. Xie initially denied but later acknowledged romantic involvement with Lin, who reacted angrily at the public exposure of their relationship, citing reasons of personal privacy. The two were married on September 23, 2012 and the wedding ceremony was held at the Beijing University of Technology.
Lin had five tattoos visible during the 2012 Summer Olympics. His upper left arm has a Christian cross, his lower left arm has five stars, his right upper arm reads "until the end of world", a double "F" lettering on his lower right arm, and his initials "LD" are tattoed on the back of his neck. These tattoos have been the subject of controversy due to his military and religious status. On October 17, 2012, he became the first active Chinese badminton player to accept a master's degree, which was presented at Huaqiao University. His autobiography, Until the End of the World, was published after he successfully defended his Olympic title at the London 2012 Olympics .

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  • 2. Lin Dan (born October 14, 1983) is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is two time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, as well as a six-time all England champion.
  • 3. Widely regarded as the greatest singles player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat. He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.
  • 4. Winning the Malaysian Open in 2017 marked Lin's success in having won every major title in the badminton world. In 2004, he was dubbed "Super Dan / Ultimate Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the All England Open final, and the nickname has since been widely used by his fans as well as the media to refer to him, in recognition of his achievements
  • 5. Personal information Nickname(s) : super Dan Country : China Born : 14 October 1983 (age 34) Height : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight : 70 kg (154 lb) . Handedness : Left Coach : Xia Xuanze Career record : 615 wins, 90 losses Career title(s) : 64 Highest ranking : 1(26 February 2004) Current ranking : 6 (30 November 2017)
  • 6. Lin Dan took birth on October 14th 1983 in Longyan, Fujian, China. His parents wanted him to learn the piano. He took some classes but later dropped out to follow his passion for badminton. He started training at the age of 5. He was taken under the wings of the Peoples Liberation Army sports team when at the age of 12, he won the National Junior Championships. Childhood
  • 7. His career took off as he joined the Peoples Liberation Army Sports Team. He was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001 at the age of 18. He won both the team and single events in Badminton Asia Junior Championship in 2000. 2000 World Junior Championships saw him win Chinese team event. 2001 was when he earmarked his professional career. Early Life
  • 8. Career Xia Xuanze thrashed him in his first finals in 2001 at the Asia Badminton Championships. Korea Open was his first title which he achieved in the year 2002. He was later knocked out of the Singapore and Indonesia Opens in the first round, Denmark Open in the second round, and China Open in the third. He also had a similar season in 2003 before coming back to grab Denmark, Hong Kong, and China Opens while standing second at the German Open.
  • 9. 2004 saw him win All England Championship and Thomas Cup (as part of the team). All England followed in the years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2016. He captured the World Championship in 2006 and followed up in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013. The Olympics gold was taken in 2008 and recaptured it in the 2012 Summer Olympics. 2005 and 2006 World Cups were also won among the countless other big and small medals and trophies
  • 10. Lin Dan has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang since 2003. Xie Xingfang, whom he calls as Fang Fang, is a former world champion herself. They were engaged in 2010 in a quite ceremony. They married on September 23rd, 2012. Personal Life
  • 11. His autobiography, Until the End of the World, was published after he successfully defended his Olympic title at the London 2012 Olympics
  • 12. Badminton career Lin emerged as a winner in the 2000 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in both the team and the singles events. He was also a member of the winning Chinese team and a boys' singles semi-finalist in the 2000 World Junior Championships Junior events
  • 13. 20012003 2003 marked the start of Lin's professional career. In his first final, at the Asian Badminton Championships, he was thrashed by compatriot Xia Xuanze . In 2002 Lin took his first title at the Korea Open.He was a member of chinas 2002 Thomas Cupsquand which defeated Swedan(50),Denmark(32),and Korea(41) to reach the semifinals. However, Lin didn't play in the semifinal tie against Malasia , which saw China's team tumble to a 13 defeat.Lin participated in another four tournaments without coming close to victory. He was knocked out in the first round of the Singapore, and Indonesia Opens, second round of the Denmark Open,and third round of the China Open.In October Lin was defeated in the semifinals of the Asian Games team competition which directly blew China's hope of a gold medal
  • 14. Lin started the 2003 season with a third round defeat in the All England Open. He reached a final later in the year at the Japan Open but was beaten by his compatriot Xia Xuanze once again.Lin then made his inaugural debut in the World Championships in Birmingham,England. He breezed past Per-Henrik Croona and Przemyslaw Wacha in the first two rounds, but was beaten by Xia again in his third round match. After the world meet, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the Singapore Open,third round of the Indonesia Open, and second round of the Malaysia Open.However, Lin ended the season strongly by capturing the Denmark, Hong Kong, and China Opens, and finishing runner-up at the German Open.
  • 15. Lin had a good start to 2004, earning the BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February. He helped China win the qualifying round of Thomas Cup and then captured the Swiss Open. He won his first ever All England Open title by beating Peter Grade in the final.He reached the semifinal of the Japan Open before going off to Jakarta,Indonesian May for the Thomas Cup campaign. In Thomas Cup, Lin helped China to an excellent start in which they thrashed United States and defending champion Indonesia 50 respectively to enter the quarterfinals. Lin then cruised past Shoji Sato and Lee Hyun-il in quarterfinal and semifinal ties against Japan and Korea respectively, each ending in 30 wins for China. In the final, he beat Peter Gade in straight games to give China the lead before the Chinese team eventually won three matches to one. China thus took the crown, ending a 14 years drought in the tournament. Lin suffered setbacks later in the 2004 season when he was ousted in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open, and was reported to have a leg injury in mid-July, prior to the Olympic Games.Lin "crashed" in his first Olympic Games when, as the first seed, he was ousted early by Singapore's Ronald Susilo, who claimed Lin was "too eager to win".However, Lin bounced back with three titles at the Denmark, German, and China Opens,and ended the season as a semi-finalist at the Indonesia Open.
  • 16. 2005 Lin retained his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles, as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments. He also helped China recapture the Sudirman Cup when it shut-out both defending champion South Korea in the semifinals and Indonesia in the final. Lin failed to retain his All England title, losing a three set final to teammate Chen Hong , and he was beaten in the final of the Malaysia Open by another rising star, Lee Chong Wei .In his bid to capture his first World title at Anaheim California, he beat Kennevic Asuncion,Shoji Sato,Lee Hyun-il and Peter in succession to reach the final.There he was decisively beaten by Taufik Hidayat.Lin was also eliminated in the semifinals of the Singapore Open and the quarterfinals of the China Open.
  • 17. 2006 started the season by reaching the semifinals of the German Open had a same result in China Masters and China Open . He failed to win the Malaysia Open in June, which saw his opponent Lee Chong Wei produce a superb display to save the title after being 1320 down in the deciding game, and also lost to Taufik Hidayat in Asian Games final. However, he won six individual titles in the season. He recaptured All England won Chinese Taipei Open, Macau Open,Hong Kong Open,Japan Open, and his first world title after beating his compatriot Bao Chunlai in the final. In May, Lin and his teammates had extended China's Thomas Cup reign, shut out Denmark 30 for second consecutive title.
  • 18. Lin Dan entered 2007 with a loss to South Korea's Park Sung-hwan Park in the round of 16 at the Malasia Open. A week later he captured the Korea Open by defeating Chinese teammate Chenjin in the final. He went on to win the German Open and then the All England championships again, crushing compatriot chen Yu 2113, 2112. In June, Lin Dan was part of Team China in the Sudirman Cup, held in Glasgow, Scotland. The Chinese team retained the cup after beating Indonesia 30 in the final. Later in the season Lin Dan defeated Wong Choong Hann of Malasia and became the China Masters champion for 2007. In August, Lin Dan extended his reign as the world champion when he beat Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2111, 2220 in the final of the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lin Dan thus became the first man since Yang Yang to win back to back world championships. 2007
  • 19. 2008 Lin started the season with a defeat in the final of the Korea Open to Lee Hyun-il . It was a match filled with controversy as Lin had a scuffle with South Korea's coach Li Mao after a line call dispute. Lin refused to apologize and received no punishment from Badminton World Federation(BWF) after its probe of the altercation. In March he suffered another defeat to his compatriot Chen Jin in the final of the All England Open, which was followed by press accusations that Lin "gave" the match to Chen in order to increase Chen's ranking points for Olympic qualification. In the following week, Lin won his first Swiss Open. At the Asia Championships, Lin was again accused of helping his compatriot when his loss to Chen Jin in the semifinals ensured Chen's qualification for the Olympic Games.
  • 20. On April 10, 2008, Lin was involved in yet another controversy when he struck coach ji xinpeng in front of his teammates and the media during the warm-up tournament ahead of the Thomas cup . The incident was allegedly triggered by him being unhappy with Ji's arrangement of the starting line-up for the tournament. Despite this, Lin proceeded to win every match he played in the Thomas Cup until his semifinal clash with Lee Chong Wei, and helped China to a third successive title in the tournament. After easy victories over Nigeria and Canada in the group stage, China defeated Thailand in the quarterfinals. Despite Lin's loss to Lee Chong Wei in the semifinals, China still managed to qualify for the final over Malaysia 32 and retained the title after beating South Korea 31.
  • 21. Lin won the Thailand Open, his last tournament before the 2008 Olympic Games. In Olympic Games , he beat Hong Kong's ng Wei in the first round, Park sung-hwan in the second round, and Peter Gade in the quarter finals.He then beat his teammate Chen Jin in straight sets to set up a "dream" final against Lee Chong Wei.However, the final was a one-sided match as Lin demolished Lee 2112, 218, and became the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold as a first seed. Not back in action until the china Open in November, Lin again beat Lee in the final, before losing to Chen Jin once again in the hong Kong Open . Lin was eligible to participate in the masters Finals , but due to the withdrawal of China, he didn't take part in the tournament.
  • 22. Lin started the season with failure to defend the All England Open title by losing in the quarterfinals, and had another quarterfinals exit in the Swiss Open . He only won his first seasonal title in the Badminton Asia Championships , which also marked his first title in the championships. Lin had his fifth appearance in Thomas Cup . After an easy win against Peru, he won the double encounter against Koreas Park Sung- hwan in the second group tie and the quarterfinals respectively. In the semifinals, he defeated Lee Chong Wei in straight games to help China reach the final, before outclassing Indonesia for a fourth consecutive title. 2010
  • 23. After the Thomas Cup triumph, Lin played in the world Champianships in Paris,France. He won his opening match and then beat Henri Hurskainen and Bao Chunlai in the second and third rounds respectively before being upset by Park Sung-hwan in the quarterfinals. The day also saw his archrival Lee Chong Wei exit from the tournament. Lin then bounced back to win the china Masters ,but continued his lowlight in the season after being beaten in the final of the Japan Open, and conceding walkovers in the quarterfinals of the China Open and Hong Kong open respectively. However, Lin managed to win his first ever Asian Games gold medal in November by beating Lee Chong Wei in final, thus becoming the first player to win all of the present major titles available to Asians in badminton, both individual and national team.
  • 24. 2011 Lin Dan in 2011 German Open. Lin began the year with a withdrawal in the Malasia opens quarterfinals, which marked his third withdrawal in a row since late 2010. This action caused criticism mostly by Taufik Hidayat , who wanted the Badminton World Federation(BWF) to investigate. His mother denied that he retired on purpose, and cited he had a waist injury. However, he sprang back to win the first ever million dollar badminton tournament,Korea Open by beating Lee Chong Wei in the final.He then won the German Open, beating his compatriot Chen Jinin the final. Lin Dan in 2011 German Open. Lin Dan in 2011 German Open.
  • 25. However, Lin's hope to become the first player to win five All England titles in the open era was dashed when he was defeated by Lee Chong Wei in the final . He then won his second Asian Champianships in April on a day which saw China sweep all five titles. Lin helped China to a fourth consecutive sudirman Cuptitle in May, defeating Denmark 30 in the final.] In June, Lin withdrew from the Singapore Open final due to gastric flu , this drew the jeers from fans in the stadium. Just few days later, he was stunned by Sho Sasaki in the second round of Indonesia Open. In August, he won his fourth World Championship title by beating Lee Chong Wei in final in Wembley Arena , a venue which would host the same competition for 2012 Summer Olympics . This dashed Lee's hope of becoming the first Malaysian to win a gold medal in the World Championships.
  • 26. In September, he was ousted in the semi-finals of China Master , and withdrew from the semifinals of Japan Open. This was followed up by a shock exit in the second round of the Denmark Open to Hong Kong player Wong Wing Ki , and retired in the semifinals of French Open despite leading the match, stated it is due to paronvchia . The retirement also marked his sixth in the season, many media quest the retirement was due to the strategic consideration to let China team have full quota in men's singles for 2012 Olympics. However, Li Yongbo said Lin retirement is not a "gift", this is due to that BWF stated that each top players are compulsory to participate in number of tournament and Lin needs a better condition towards the Olympics. Lin voiced frustration that the peak schedule was the reason he had the most retirements in a season. He ended the last three tournaments in high note, won his fifth Hong Kong Open and China Open title respectively, and his first ever Super Series master Finals title.
  • 27. Lin started the year by losing to Lee Chong Wei in the final of the Korea Open , and a second round defeat in the Malasia Open . He won his fifth German Open title in March, and his first of the season.He then won the All England Open in March, thus becoming the first man in 33 years to win five titles.In April, Lin withdrew from the semifinals of the Badminton Asia Championships due to a waist injury, and the move also helped his compatriot Chen Jin secure the Olympics berth. He helped China win their fifth consecutive Thomas Cup title without losing a single match in every tie he played. He then bowed out from the semifinals of the Thailand Open, which he complained of his fatigue before the tournament began. 2012
  • 28. Lin Dan at the 2012 Olympics Lin Dan during a game
  • 29. At the 2012 summer Olympics, Lin eased against Ireland's Scott Evansand outperformed Taufik Hidayat in the second round.In the quarterfinals, Japan's Sho Sasaki almost showed him the exit after surviving from rubber games. He had another easy victory against Lee Hyun il in the semifinals to set up another meeting with his rival Lee Chong Wei. In the repeat of 2008's final, Lin this time lost the first game to Lee but bounced to take the second. The third game became a thriller as Lin edged to a gold medal, narrowly beating Lee by two points despite Lee leading most of the time.Lin also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic title
  • 30. 2013 Lin made his only appearance of the year at the Badminton Asia Championships , his first tournament since the London 2012 Olympics. He only reached the third round of the tournament, then had to withdraw due to an injury. Lin Dan was also given a wild card entry for theWorld Championships in Guangzhou, China due to his ability and popularity; even though his world ranking had not enabled him to qualify.He eventually converted the wildcard into his fifth title of the tournament, by beating his all time rival Lee
  • 31. In April, Lin won the men's singles title at the Badminton Asia Championships in China, defending his title won last year in South Korea. He defeated compatriot Tian Houwei 21-19, 21-8 in a match that lasted 50 minutes in the central city of Wuhan. In May, Lin Dan contributed to Chinese team's winning 10th Sudirman Cup after defeating Takuma Ueda easily 21- 15, 21-13 in the final although at that time, his ranking (2nd) was lower than his junior compatriot Chen Long. In September, Lin won the Japan Open, his first Super Series title of the year. He made a remarkable fightback after trailing 3-11 in the deciding game of the men's singles final against Denmarks Viktor Axelsen but fought back to win 21-19, 16-21, 21-19 in one hour and 18 minutes.[ 2015
  • 32. In March, Lin defeated Chou Tien-Chen to clinch his seventh men's singles title at the German Open.The two had a fierce battle early on in the match, which saw Lin defeated by Chou in the first set 15- 21. Exactly 1 week after his triumphant win at the final of the German Open, Lin regained his All England title in Birmingham England, giving him his 6th win at the event. In impressive form, he beat fellow Team China player Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10. In April, Lin Dan beat world No. 1 Chen Long in straight games 21-17 and 23-21 to lift his sixth China Masters crown in Jiangsu, China. Lin Dan showed his mastery when he came from behind in the second set to win in true style of a two-timed Olympic Champion, trailing at one stage 11-16 but never in real danger of losing the second set. In June, Lin lost in 2nd round of 2016 Indonesia Open. 2016
  • 33. In the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, Lin Dan played Srikanth Kidambi, an Indian player, in the quarterfinals and easily won the first set. However, he lost the second set 21-11. In the last set, he regained his confidence and won by a score of 18-21. He however could not defend his Olympic title and was beaten by Malaysian, Lee Chong Wei with score 15-21, 21- 11, 22-20. Lin Dan had previously defeated Lee Chong Wei in the previous 2 Olympic finals in 2008 and 2012. In the bronze medal match, Lin played Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. After having taken the first set 21-15, the two-time Olympic champion lost the next two and the match with a scoreline of 21-15, 10-21, 17-21. after the Rio Olympics, he skipped all international Tournaments
  • 34. In March, 2017, Lin was eliminated in semi finals of the All England by his countryman Shi Yuqi. He bounced back and won the Swiss Open by beating Shi Yuqi. In April he defeated Lee Chong Wei (Silver medalist - Rio Olympics 2016) in straight sets to win the Malaysian open Super Series Premier for the first time. He also won against Chen Long (Gold) in CBSL (China) and against Victor Axelsen (Bronze) in the 2017 England Open. In the China Masters he lost the semifinal to Qiao Bin and in the Badminton Asia Championship he won silver medal, after a loss to Chen Long in the final. He was beaten in the German Grand Prix Gold and Indonesian Open respectively in Round of 16. He lost to Chen Long in Australian open semi finals. 2017
  • 35. In 2017 at age 33 he managed to enter his record 7th BMF World champianship final by beating Hong Kongs Wonng Wing Ki by 21-17, 21- 18 in the quarter finals and beating new world No.1, Son Wan-ho, by 21-17, 21- 14 in the semi finals. But in the finals, he was beaten straight sets by his 10 years younger rival, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, by 22-20, 21-16. Just after the world championship he won China masters individual title dubbed as Chinese mini Olympic for the record fourth time beating youngster Shi Yuqi . He also helped his team to win the gold in team event.
  • 36. No. Year Tournament Opponent in Final Score 1 2002 Korea Open Shon Seung-mo 17, 73, 73, 7 5 2. 2003 Denmark Open Chen Yu 154, 156 3. 2003 Hong Kong Open Boonsak Ponsana 154, 915, 158 4. 2003 China Open Wong Choong Hann 1716, 1512 5. 2004 Swiss Open Bao Chunlai 1512, 156 6. 2004 All England Open Peter Gade 915, 155, 158 7. 2004 Denmark Open (2) Xia Xuanze 1512, 1511 8. 2004 German Open Xia Xuanze 1716, 159 9. 2004 China Open (2) Bao Chunlai 1511, 1510 10. 2005 German Open (2) Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 158, 158 Lin Dan career statistics
  • 37. 11. 2005 Japan Open Chen Hong 154, 20r 12. 2005 China Masters Bao Chunlai 156, 1513 13. 2005 Hong Kong Open (2) Bao Chunlai 1510, 154 14. 2005 World Cup Boonsak Ponsana 2113, 2111 15. 2006 All England Open (2) Lee Hyun-il 157, 157 16. 2006 Chinese Taipe Open Lee Chong Wei 2118, 1221, 2111 17. 2006 Macau Open Lee Chong Wei 2118, 1821, 2118 18. 2006 Hong Kong Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 821, 2116 19. 2006 World Championships Bao Chunlai 1821, 2117, 2112 20. 2006 Japan Open (2) Taufik Hidayat 1621, 2116, 213 21. 2006 World Cup (2) Chen Yu 2119, 1921, 2117 22. 2007 Korea Open (2) Chen Jin 2114, 2119
  • 38. 23 2007 German Open (3) Chen Yu Walkover 24. 2007 All England Open (3) Chen Yu 2113, 2112 25. 2007 China Masters (2) Wong Choong Hann 2119, 219 26. 2007 World Championships (2) 23. 2111, 2220 27. 2007 Denmark Open (3) Bao Chunlai 2115, 2112 28. 2007 Hong Kong Open (4) Lee Chong Wei 921, 2115, 21 15 29. 2008 Swiss Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 2113, 2118 30. 2008 Thailand Open Boonsak Ponsana 1721, 2115, 21 13 31. 2008 Olympic Games Lee Chong Wei 2112, 218 32. 2008 China Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 2118, 219 33. 2009 All England Open (4) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 2112 34. 2009 World Championships (3) Chen Jin 2118, 2116 35. 2009 China Masters (3) Boonsak Ponsana 2117, 2117 36. 2009 French Open Taufik Hidayat 216, 2115
  • 39. 37. 2009 China Open (4) Jan . J淡rgensen 2112, 2112 38. 2010 Badminton Asia Championships Wang Zhengmig 2117, 2115 39. 2010 China Masters (4) Chen Long 2115, 1321, 21 14 40. 2010 Asian Games Lee Chong Wei 2113, 1521, 21 10 41. 2011 Korea Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 1421, 21 16 42. 2011 German Open (4) Chen Jin 2119, 2111 43. 2011 Badminton Asia Championships (2) Bao Chunlai 2119, 2113 44. 2011 World Championships (4) Lee Chong Wei 2022, 2114, 23 21 45. 2011 Hong Kong Open (5) Chen Jin 2112, 2119 46. 2011 China Open (5) Chen Long 2117, 2624 47. 2011 Super Series Masters Finals Chen Long 2112, 2116 48. 2012 German Open (5) Simon Santoso 2111, 2111 49. 2012 All England Open (5) Lee Chong Wei 2119, 62r 50. 2012 Olympic Games (2) Lee Chong Wei 1521, 2110, 21 19 51. 2013 World Championships (5) Lee Chong Wei 1621, 2113, 20 17r 52. 2014 China Masters (5) Tian Houwei 2114, 219
  • 40. 53. 2014 Badminton Asia Championships (3) Sho Sasaki 1421, 219, 21 15 54. 2014 Australian Open Simon Santoso 2224, 2116, 217 55. 2014 Chinese Taipei Open (2) Wang Zhengming 2119, 2114 56. 2014 Asian Games (2) Chen Long 1221, 2116, 2116 57. 2015 Badminton Asia Championships (4) Tian Houwei 2119, 218 58. 2015 Japan Open (3) Viktor Axelsen 2119, 1621, 2119 59. 2015 Brasil Open Pablo Abi叩n 2113, 2117 60. 2016 German Open (6) Chou Tien-Chen 1521, 2117, 2117 61. 2016 All England Open (6) Tian Houwei 219, 2110 62. 2016 China Masters (6) Chen Long 2117, 2321 63. 2017 Swiss Open (3) Shi Yuqi 2112, 2111 64. 2017 Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei 2119, 2114
  • 41. No. Year Tournament Opponent in Final Score 1. 2001 Asian Badminton Championships Xia Xuanze 1015, 915 2. 2001 Denmark Open Bao Chunlai 57, 17, 07 3. 2003 Japan Open Xia Xuanze 1215, 1015 4. 2003 German Open Lee Hyun-il 415, 415 5. 2005 All England Open Chen Hong 158, 515, 215 6. 2005 Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei 1517, 159, 915 7. 2005 World Championships Taufik Hidayat 315, 715 8. 2006 Malaysia Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 1821, 21 18, 2123 9. 2006 Asian Games Taufik Hidayat 1521, 2022 10. 2008 Korea Open Lee Hyun-il 214, 2123, 2325 11. 2008 All England Open (2) Chen Jin 2022, 2325 12. 2008 Hong Kong Open Chen Jin 921, 21 9, 1721 13. 2009 Swiss Open Lee Chong Wei 1621, 16 21 14. 2009 East Asian Games Choi Ho- jin 2022, 17 21 15. 2010 Japan Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 2022, 21 16, 1721 16. 2011 All England Open (3) Lee Chong Wei 1721, 17 21 17. 2011 Singapore Open Chen Jin Walkover 18. 2012 Korea Open (2) Lee Chong Wei 2112, 18 21, 1421 19. 2014 China Open K. Srikanth 1921, 17 21 20. 2015 Malaysia Open (3) Chen Long 2220, 13 21, 1121 21. 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Chen Long 2321, 11 21, 1021 22. 2017 World Championships Viktor Axelsen 2022, 16 21 Runners-up
  • 42. Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007. He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008.Lin was voted Most Valuable Player(MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[ On January 16, 2011, he was voted as the 2010 best male athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year for his clean sweep in major badminton titles. Awards
  • 43. Personal life Lin was born to a Hakka family in Shanghang County, Longyan, Fujian. At a young age, Lin Dan was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, and to be a pianist. However, he chose to play badminton instead. Having started his training at the age of five, he was scouted by the People's Liberation Army Sports Team after winning the National Junior Championships aged twelve, and was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001, when he was 18. Lin has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang, herself a former world champion, since 2003.They were quietly engaged on December 13, 2010 in Haizhu, Guangzhou. Xie initially denied but later acknowledged romantic involvement with Lin, who reacted angrily at the public exposure of their relationship, citing reasons of personal privacy. The two were married on September 23, 2012 and the wedding ceremony was held at the Beijing University of Technology.
  • 44. Lin had five tattoos visible during the 2012 Summer Olympics. His upper left arm has a Christian cross, his lower left arm has five stars, his right upper arm reads "until the end of world", a double "F" lettering on his lower right arm, and his initials "LD" are tattoed on the back of his neck. These tattoos have been the subject of controversy due to his military and religious status. On October 17, 2012, he became the first active Chinese badminton player to accept a master's degree, which was presented at Huaqiao University. His autobiography, Until the End of the World, was published after he successfully defended his Olympic title at the London 2012 Olympics .