Fu Haifeng

Fu Haifeng
Personal information
Birth name	傅海峰
Country	China
Born	August 23, 1983 Jieyang, Guangdong, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Handedness	Left
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (June 23, 2011)
Current ranking	5 (August 15, 2015 [1])
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 2012 London Men's doubles 2008 Beijing Men's doubles World Championships 2006 Madrid Men's doubles 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles 2010 Paris Men's doubles 2011 London Men's doubles 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles 2013 Guangzhou Men's doubles World Cup 2005 Yiyang Men's doubles Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Team 2006 Tokyo Team 2008 Jakarta Team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team 2012 Wuhan Team Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Team 2007 Glasgow Team 2009 Guangzhou Team 2011 Qingdao Team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Team 2003 Eindhoven Team Asian Games 2006 Doha Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
BWF profile
Updated on 09:38, 26 October 2013 (UTC).

Fu Haifeng
Traditional Chinese	傅海峰
Simplified Chinese	傅海峰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fù Hǎifēng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fu6 Hoi2 Fung1

Fu Haifeng (born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong) is a Chinese badminton player from China.

Family

Fu's grandfather was from Liancheng, Fujian. He migrated to Indonesia. During the 1960s anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia, his grandfather moved back to China and settled in Jieyang, Guangdong.

Sport career

Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, 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 and the BWF World Championships in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Cai and Fu have helped China win five consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012) and four consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). 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.

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

Having had 1 Olympic gold medal and 4 World Championship titles, as well as many other titles, Cai and Fu are one of the most successful men's doubles pair in badminton history. They have expressed the will to continue their career together as long as they can after the 2012 Summer Olympics.

An ancillary badminton achievement of Fu is that while competing in the 2005 Sudirman Cup, one of his smashes was clocked at 332 km/h (206 mph), the fastest propulsion of a shuttle on record.^[2] Fu also fired a 303 km/h smash during game 3 of the 2010 BWF World Championships men's doubles final, which was confirmed by the commentator Gillian Clark as the fastest of the tournament. The fastest smash by Fu during the 2011 Sudirman Cup final was clocked at 291 km/h.

In 2014, Fu played with mixed doubles champion Zhang Nan in the All England Super Series. They lost to the Indonesian pair Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the quarter finals 21-23 20-22.

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
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
PRC National Games
2	Doubles	2009	Shandong, China
2	Doubles	2005	Jiangsu, China
2	Team	2005	Jiangsu, China
3	Team	2009	Shandong, China
International Tournaments
1	Doubles	2012	Hong Kong Open Super Series
1	Doubles	2012	Korea Open Super Series Premier
1	Doubles	2011	Hong Kong Open Super Series
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	Denmark 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

References

1. http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14955
2. Chinese Fu clocks fastest smash at Sudirman Cup

External links

• (Chinese) Fu Haifeng's Blog
• Profile – Beijing 2008 Olympic Games