Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
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A total of 173 players will be competing for badminton
event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, People's Republic of China
. Of them, 16 pairs will be competing in each doubles events, 41 players competing for men's singles event and 47 players competing for women's singles event.
Each continent is guaranteed one entry in each event. If this is not satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranking player/pair will be qualified. If there is no player/pair in the rankings, the winner of the most recently contested Continental Championship will be qualified.
The host nation (People's Republic of China
) shall be entitled to enter 2 players in total, but more than 2 players are permitted if they all qualified under qualifying regulations.
There will also be 2 invitational places in each singles event which will be allocated by the IOC Tripartite Commission.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Of them, 16 pairs will be competing in each doubles events, 41 players competing for men's singles event and 47 players competing for women's singles event.
Qualifying criteria
The main qualifying criteria will be the BWF Ranking list as of May 1, 2008. It will provide a total of 16 pairs in each doubles event and 38 athletes in each singles event, in the following manner:- Rankings 1–4: Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 3 players/pairs.
- Rankings 5–16: Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 2 players/pairs.
- Rankings 17+: Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 1 player/pair.
Each continent is guaranteed one entry in each event. If this is not satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranking player/pair will be qualified. If there is no player/pair in the rankings, the winner of the most recently contested Continental Championship will be qualified.
The host nation (People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
) shall be entitled to enter 2 players in total, but more than 2 players are permitted if they all qualified under qualifying regulations.
There will also be 2 invitational places in each singles event which will be allocated by the IOC Tripartite Commission.
Summary
| NOC | Men's Singles |
Men's Doubles |
Women's Singles |
Women's Doubles |
Mixed Doubles |
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| 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
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| Total: 50 NOCs | 41 | 16 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 136 | 173 |
Men's singles
| No. | Rank | Player | NOC | Note |
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| 1 | 1 | Lin Dan Lin Dan Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:... |
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| 2 | 2 | Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games... |
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| 3 | 3 | Bao Chunlai Bao Chunlai Bao Chunlai is a male, left-handed badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:The tall, powerful Bao has ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century... |
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| 4 | 4 | Chen Jin Chen Jin Chen Jin is a male badminton player from China. He is currently rank 6 in world singles men, after defeating Taufik Hidayat in the final of the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris.-2004–2008:... |
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| 5 | 5 | Kenneth Jonassen Kenneth Jonassen Kenneth Jonassen is a male badminton player from Denmark, who formerly had the fastest smash record in the singles competition, with a 298 km/h shot... |
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| 6 | 6 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | ||
| 7 | 7 | Taufik Hidayat Taufik Hidayat Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles... |
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| 8 | 8 | Peter Gade Peter Gade Peter Høeg Gade is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen... |
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| 9 | 9 | Boonsak Ponsana Boonsak Ponsana Boonsak Ponsana is a male badminton player from Thailand.His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team.-Career:... |
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| 10 | 10 | Park Sung-hwan Park Sung-hwan Park Sung-hwan is a male badminton player from South Korea. Park is the top ranked men's singles player in Korea and has also enjoyed success at international level, winning individual medals at both the 2010 World Championships and 2010 Asian Games.-2004-2007:2005 Park won the Indonesia... |
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| 11 | 11 | Lee Hyun-il Lee Hyun-il Lee Hyun-il is a male badminton player from South Korea.- 2002 Asian Games:Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for Team Korea... |
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| 12 | 13 | Przemysław Wacha | ||
| 13 | 14 | Wong Choong Hann Wong Choong Hann Wong Choong Hann is a professional Malaysian badminton player.He currently resides in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.-Career:Wong Choong Hann's career began with the 1991 Malaysia Open.The first tournament he won was the 1997 Dutch Open... |
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| 14 | 17 | Ronald Susilo Ronald Susilo Ronald Susilo is a Singaporean badminton player of a Chinese-Indonesian origin.He started playing badminton at the age of 8 at the Pelita Jaya Club in Jakarta. He studied in Anglo-Chinese School for his Secondary education under a scholarship. He speaks English, Indonesian, and Malay and he... |
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| 15 | 18 | Shoji Sato Shoji Sato is a male badminton player from Japan.Shoji Sato is regarded as one of the fastest on foot players in the world. -Career:He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006.... |
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| 16 | 20 | Ng Wei Ng Wei Ng Wei is a male badminton player who represents Hong Kong at the Olympics.-Career:Ng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.... |
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| 17 | 30 | Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler is a male badminton player from Germany. He is currently ranked number 16 in the world and is the third highest-ranked European player behind Peter Høeg Gade.... |
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| 18 | 31 | Andrew Smith Andrew Smith (badminton) Andrew Michael Smith is an English badminton player.-Career:He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006... |
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| 19 | 33 | Anup Sridhar Anup Sridhar Anup Sridhar is a male badminton player from India.-Career:Anup Sridhar is India's Thomas Cup captain. Anup's best year on tour so far was 2007 during which he ended the year as the top Indian badminton player with a ranking of 25... |
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| 20 | 34 | Andrew Dabeka Andrew Dabeka Andrew Dabeka is a male badminton player from Canada.- Career :Dabeka won 2008 US Open Men's Singles Champion by defeating Martin Bille Larsen: 21-14 and 21-9 and is, as of 2008, ranked 40th in the world. He was the winner of the 2007 Miami international, 2005 Pan American and 2003 Southern Pan Am... |
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| 21 | 35 | Nguyen Tien Minh | ||
| — | 36 | Eric Pang Eric Pang Eric Pang is a Dutch male badminton player, who became European Youth Champion in 2001.As a part of the BC Amersfoort team Pang reached the final of the European Cup 2007 held in Amersfoort. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, Yao Jie, Larisa Griga, Dicky Palyama and Chris Bruil. The final was... |
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| 22 | 38 | Petr Koukal | ||
| 23 | 40 | John Moody John Moody (badminton) John Moody is a male badminton player from New Zealand.In 2002 and 2004 he won the Fiji International, in 2005 the Ballarat Eureka International and the Waikato International, and in 2006 the North Harbour International and the Waikato International.... |
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| 24 | 43 | Scott Evans | ||
| 25 | 47 | Pablo Abián Pablo Abián -World Championships:Abián played the 2001 IBF World Championships in men's doubles together with his brother, Javier Abián. He also played the 2006 IBF World Championships in men's singles, and he was defeated in first round by Andrew Smith of England.... |
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| 26 | 52 | Hsieh Yu-Hsin | ||
| 27 | 54 | Ville Lång Ville Lång Ville Lång is a male badminton player from Finland. He won Finland's championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2003 he won bronze in European Junior Badminton Championships.-References:***... |
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| 28 | 57 | Kevin Cordón Kevin Cordón Kevin Haroldo Cordón Buezo is a Guatemalan badminton player.Born in La Unión, Zacapa, Cordón was named after former England international footballer Kevin Keegan, of whom his father was a fan... |
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| 29 | 58 | Kęstutis Navickas Kestutis Navickas Kęstutis Navickas is a male badminton player from Lithuania.Kestutis Navickas played in the German club TV Refrath from 2005-2006 after that he change to the team of Gifhon... |
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| 30 | 59 | Erwin Kehlhoffner Erwin Kehlhoffner Erwin Kehlhoffner is a male badminton player from France.-Career:Kehlhoffner played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles and was defeated in the first round by Richard Vaughan of Wales, 21-9, 22-20.... |
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| 31 | 60 | Stanislav Pukhov | ||
| 32 | 64 | Marco Vasconcelos Marco Vasconcelos Marco Paulo Pereira Vasconcelos is a male badminton player from Portugal.Vasconcelos played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Richard Vaughan of Great Britain. He also competed in the men's singles at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, falling in the... |
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| 33 | 68 | Raju Rai | ||
| 34 | 69 | Vladislav Druzchenko Vladislav Druzchenko Vladislav Druzchenko is a male badminton player from Ukraine.-Career:Between 1992 and 2006 he won 15 Ukrainian National Badminton Championships in a row in men's singles.... |
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| 35 | 72 | Stuart Gomez Stuart Gomez -Career:Gomez played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, of Malaysia, 21-8, 21-7.... |
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| — | 79 | Jürgen Koch Jürgen Koch -Career:Koch competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the second round to Wong Wai Lap, of Hong Kong, 17-18, 15-6, 15-3. Koch played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Anup Sridhar, of India, 21-15, 21-19... |
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| — | 83 | Magnus Sahlberg Magnus Sahlberg -Career:Sahlberg played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Roslin Hashim, of Malaysia, 21-17, 21-9.-External links:*... |
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| — | 84 | Yuhan Tan | ||
| 36 | 86 | Nabil Lasmari Nabil Lasmari Nabil Lasmari is a male badminton player from Algeria, with the French nationality.-Career:Lasmari played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles and was defeated in the second round by Dicky Palyama of the Netherlands, 21–18, 14–21, 21–11.The same year he won the gold medal in badminton... |
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| 37 | 88 | Raul Must Raul Must -Career:Must played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Björn Joppien, of Germany, 21-12, 21-11.... |
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| 38 | 92 | Kaveh Mehrabi Kaveh Mehrabi Kaveh Mehrabi is a professional Iranian badminton player. He was born in Tehran.On April 10, 2003 Mehrabi moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to become the first Iranian professional badminton player and practice at the International Badminton Academy.Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer... |
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| 39 | 95 | Edwin Ekiring | ||
| 40 | 99 | Christian Bösiger | ||
| 41 | 129 | Eli Mambwe | WC |
Women's singles
| No. | Rank | Player | NOC | Note |
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| 1 | 1 | Xie Xingfang Xie Xingfang Xie Xingfang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China who has twice won women's singles at the BWF World Championships.... |
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| 2 | 2 | Zhang Ning Zhang Ning Zhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008... |
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| 3 | 3 | Lu Lan Lu Lan Lu Lan is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:In 2004 she won the Polish Open. In 2006 she won the Korea Open and finished the year in the 5th position in the BWF World Ranking.... |
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| 4 | 5 | Wang Chen | ||
| 5 | 6 | Pi Hongyan Pi Hongyan Pi Hongyan is a female badminton player from France.- Career :Pi Hongyan is one of a number of talented Chinese-born badminton players who have emigrated from China, in part, because of the intense competition to gain positions on its national team, and because of the elite status within the sport... |
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| 6 | 7 | Tine Rasmussen Tine Rasmussen Tine Baun is a female badminton player from Denmark.Most notably, she has won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title twice in 2008 and 2010.... |
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| 7 | 8 | Xu Huaiwen | ||
| — | 9 | Zhou Mi Zhou Mi Zhou Mi is a Chinese female badminton player. During much of her career she represented the People's Republic of China, but since 2007 she has represented Hong Kong which has a sports program and teams independent from those of the mainland. In 2010 she received a 2 year ban, for failing a drugs... |
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| 8 | 10 | Wong Mew Choo | ||
| 9 | 11 | Jun Jae-youn Jun Jae-youn Jun Jae-youn is a female badminton player from South Korea.Jun played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Korea, defeating Charmaine Reid of Canada in the first round but losing to Cheng Shao-chieh of Chinese Taipei in the round of 16.-External links:*... |
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| 10 | 12 | Yip Pui Yin | ||
| 11 | 13 | Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles... |
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| 12 | 14 | Tracey Hallam Tracey Hallam -Career:Hallam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Juliane Schenk of Germany and Camilla Martin of Denmark in the first two rounds... |
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| 13 | 15 | Eriko Hirose Eriko Hirose Eriko Hirose is a female badminton player from Japan. She is currently ranked thirteenth in the world as a singles player as of June 2011.She competed at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim... |
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| 14 | 16 | Cheng Shao-chieh Cheng Shao-Chieh Cheng Shao-Chieh is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of Korea in the first two rounds. In the... |
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| 15 | 17 | Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.-2004 Summer Olympics:... |
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| — | 18 | Yao Jie | ||
| 16 | 23 | Anna Rice Anna Rice Anna Rice is a female badminton player from Canada. She was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Handsworth Secondary School.-Career:... |
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| 17 | 24 | Maria Kristin Yulianti Maria Kristin Yulianti Maria Kristin Yulianti is a women's singles badminton player from Indonesia. She is one of the most successful female Indonesian badminton players, along with Susi Susanti and Mia Audina.- 2005 :... |
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| 18 | 26 | Larisa Griga Larisa Griga Larisa Griga is a female badminton player from Ukraine.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round .... |
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| 19 | 27 | Ella Diehl | ||
| 20 | 31 | Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal is an Indian Khel Ratna badminton player currently ranked 4 in the world by Badminton World Federation. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships... |
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| 21 | 32 | Sara Persson Sara Persson Sara Persson is a female badminton player from Sweden.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the second round before losing to Wang Chen of Hong Kong. In the 2008 olympic tournament she lost directly in the first round.... |
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| 22 | 33 | Salakjit Ponsana | ||
| 23 | 36 | Xing Aiying | ||
| 24 | 41 | Anu Nieminen Anu Nieminen Anu Nieminen is a female badminton player from Finland.Weckström played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Kaori Mori of Japan in the round of 32.... |
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| 25 | 42 | Agnese Allegrini Agnese Allegrini Agnese Allegrini is a female badminton player from Italy.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships and reached the second round, where she lost to Eriko Hirose of Japan.... |
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| 26 | 44 | Kati Tolmoff Kati Tolmoff Kati Tolmoff is a retired female badminton player from Estonia.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round .... |
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| 27 | 45 | Claudia Rivero Claudia Rivero Claudia Rivero Modenesi is a Peruvian professional badminton player.-Other:*2006 - Southern PanAm International: Women's singles *2006 - Peru International: Women's singles... |
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| 28 | 47 | Jeanine Cicognini Jeanine Cicognini Jeanine Cicognini is a badminton player.She became a badminton professional as soon as she left school.... |
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| — | 50 | Rachel Hindley Rachel Hindley Rachel Hindley is a female badminton player of New Zealand.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she lost in the first round to Nathalie Descamps of Belgium 4-11, 11-9, 9-11. She reached the second round of the women's doubles event . She... |
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| 29 | 51 | Olga Konon Olga Konon Olga Konon is a Belarusian professional badminton player.-Career:Olga is known for her speed and attacking style of play. She is currently coached by Kim Ji Hyun and Per Henrik Croona. Olga won her first major international tournament in 2004, at the Finnish International in the mixed event... |
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| — | 55 | Simone Prutsch | ||
| 30 | 56 | Ragna Ingolfsdottir | ||
| 31 | 59 | Ana Moura Ana Moura (badminton) -Career:Moura played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Xie Xingfang, of China, 21-2, 21-7.... |
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| 32 | 60 | Maja Tvrdy | ||
| 33 | 65 | Eva Lee Eva Lee Eva Lee is a female badminton player of Chinese descent from the United States of America.-1997:She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum .-2005 World Championships:... |
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| 34 | 69 | Kristina Ludikova | ||
| 35 | 75 | Nguyen Nhung Le Ngoc | ||
| 36 | 79 | Chloe Magee | ||
| 37 | 81 | Yoana Martínez Yoana Martínez Yoana Martínez Barbero is a female badminton player from Spain.-World Championships:She played at the 2001 and 2006 World Badminton Championships, where she was defeated by Xu Huaiwen in the round of 32.-2008 Olympics:... |
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| 38 | 82 | Kamila Augustyn Kamila Augustyn Kamila Augustyn is a female badminton player from Poland.-Career:Augustyn played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Tracey Hallam, of England, 15-21, 21-16, 21-11.... |
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| 39 | 89 | Grace Daniel | ||
| — | 95 | Huang Chia-Chi | ||
| 40 | 100 | Erin Carroll Erin Carroll Erin Carroll is an Australian badminton player from Ballarat, Victoria.- Career :Erin's career started internationally as she competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne... |
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| 41 | 102 | Karen Foo Kune Karen Foo Kune Eileen Karen Lee Chin Foo Kune, born 29th May 1982 is a Mauritian amateur Badminton player, two times Mauritian Sportswoman of the Year , ranked first in the African continent on several occasions. She once participated at the Olympic Games and made the Commonwealth games more often .... |
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| 42 | 107 | Thilini Jayasinghe | ||
| 43 | 110 | Akvile Stapusaityte Akvile Stapušaityte Akvilė Stapušaitytė is a Lithuanian badminton player. She was born in Tauragė, Lithuanian SSR.Akvilė won the Lithuanian National Badminton Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008. She attended the 2008 Summer Olympics and lost to Tine Rasmussen in the second round.-References:... |
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| — | 116 | Nathalie Descamps Nathalie Descamps Nathalie Descamps is a female right-handed badminton player from Belgium. Until 2010, she has won 17 Belgian National Badminton Championships.-Biography:... |
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| 44 | 118 | Deyanire Angulo | ||
| 45 | 119 | Eva Sladekova | ||
| 46 | 142 | Hadia Hosny | ||
| 47 | 146 | Kerry-Lee Harrington |
Men's doubles
| No. | Rank | Players | NOC | Note |
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| 1 | 1 | Markis Kido Markis Kido Markis Kido is a male badminton player from Indonesia, one of the world's leading men's doubles specialists. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Hendra Setiawan.- Career :... / Hendra Setiawan Hendra Setiawan Hendra Setiawan is a male badminton player from Indonesia and one of the world's leading doubles players.-Career:... |
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| 2 | 2 | Fu Haifeng Fu Haifeng Fu Haifeng born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-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... / Cai Yun Cai Yun Cai Yun 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... |
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| 3 | 3 | Jung Jae-sung Jung Jae-sung Jung Jae-sung is a male badminton player from South Korea.Jung started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001... / Lee Yong-dae Lee Yong-dae Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player... |
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| 4 | 4 | Choong Tan Fook Choong Tan Fook Choong Tan Fook is a male badminton player from Malaysia, who competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Wan Wah. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second... / Lee Wan Wah Lee Wan Wah Lee Wan Wah is a male badminton men doubles player from Malaysia. His regular doubles' partner is Choong Tan Fook.Lee competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Choong Tan Fook. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas... |
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| 5 | 5 | Koo Kien Keat Koo Kien Keat Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming.... / Tan Boon Heong Tan Boon Heong Tan Boon Heong is a professional badminton player representing Malaysia in the men's doubles event. He and his current doubles partner—Koo Kien Keat—are ranked 3rd in men's doubles in the world.-Career:... |
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| 6 | 7 | Luluk Hadiyanto Luluk Hadiyanto Luluk Hadiyanto is a male badminton player from Indonesia, specializing in men's doubles.-Career:In partnership with fellow countryman Alvent Yulianto, Hadiyanto won four top tier international men's doubles titles in 2004; the Thailand, Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia Opens... / Alvent Yulianto |
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| 7 | 8 | Lars Paaske Lars Paaske -Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, they were then defeated in the next round by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea... / Jonas Rasmussen Jonas Rasmussen Jonas Rasmussen is a male badminton player from Denmark.With his men's double partner Lars Paaske he won the 2003 IBF World Championships defeating Indonesian couple Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto in the gold medal match and the All England Super Series 2010 defeating compatriots Mathias Boe and... |
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| 8 | 9 | Guo Zhendong Guo Zhendong Guo Zhendong is a male badminton player from China. , he was ranked within the top 10 male badminton doubles teams in the world.-Career:... / Xie Zhongbo Xie Zhongbo -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 , the China Masters , and the India Open together... |
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| 9 | 10 | Lee Jae-jin Lee Jae-jin Lee Jae-jin is a male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Lee played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Hwang Ji-man... / Hwang Ji-man Hwang Ji-man Hwang Ji-man is a male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Hwang played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Lee Jae-jin... |
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| 10 | 11 | Shuichi Sakamoto Shuichi Sakamoto is a male badminton player from Japan.-Career:Sakamoto won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shintaro Ikeda. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16-21, 12-21.-External links:... / Shintaro Ikeda Shintaro Ikeda is a male badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ikeda won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16-21, 12-21.-External links:... |
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| 11 | 12 | Jens Eriksen Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.... / Martin Lundgaard Hansen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Martin Lundgaard Hansen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Summer Olympics:Hansen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Qi Han of the United States in the second... |
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| 12 | 14 | Tadashi Ohtsuka Tadashi Ohtsuka is a male badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ohtsuka competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Keita Masuda. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China.... / Keita Masuda Keita Masuda Keita Masuda is a male badminton player from Japan.-Career:Masuda competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Tadashi Ohtsuka... |
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| — | 16 | Albertus Susanto Njoto Albertus Susanto Njoto -Career:Njoto played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama. They were seeded #12 and were defeated in the second round by Simon Mollyhus and Anders Kristiansen, of Denmark, 20-22, 21-19, 21-17.-External links:*... / Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama -Career:Wiratama played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Albertus Susanto Njoto. They were seeded #12 and were defeated in the second round by Simon Mollyhus and Anders Kristiansen, of Denmark, 20-22, 21-19, 21-17.... |
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| 13 | 18 | Michał Łogosz / Robert Mateusiak Robert Mateusiak Robert Bogumił Mateusiak is a male badminton player from Poland.-Career:Mateusiak competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics, both times in men's doubles with partner Michał Łogosz.... |
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| 14 | 21 | Howard Bach Howard Bach Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.-Early life:He was born in South Vietnam on 22 February 1979, Howard Bach came to the U.S... / Bob Malaythong |
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| 16 | 55 | Roelof Dednam / Chris Dednam Chris Dednam Chris Dednam is a male badminton player from South Africa.Dednam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Antoinette Uys. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing... |
Women's doubles
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| 1 | 1 | Yang Wei Yang Wei (badminton) Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998... / Zhang Jiewen Zhang Jiewen Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century... |
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| 2 | 2 | Du Jing Du Jing Du Jing is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Du and her regular partner Yu Yang have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in... / Yu Yang Yu Yang (badminton) Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in... |
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| 3 | 3 | Zhang Yawen Zhang Yawen Zhang Yawen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events... / Wei Yili Wei Yili Wei Yili is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A women's doubles specialist, since 2001 Wei has competed on the world circuit in partnership with a variety of her fellow countrywomen, but most often with either Zhao Tingting or Zhang Yawen... |
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| 4 | 4 | Lee Kyung-won Lee Kyung-won Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second... / Lee Hyo-jung Lee Hyo-jung Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae... |
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| 5 | 5 | Chien Yu Chin Chien Yu Chin Chien Yu-Chin is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Chien competed for Republic of China as Chinese Taipei in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-Hsing... / Cheng Wen-Hsing Cheng Wen-Hsing Cheng Wen-Hsing is a female badminton player from Taiwan.Cheng competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chien Yu Chin... |
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| 6 | 6 | Gail Emms Gail Emms Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments.... / Donna Kellogg Donna Kellogg Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland... |
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| 7 | 7 | Kumiko Ogura Kumiko Ogura is a female badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ogura won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Reiko Shiota. They were defeated in semifinals by Gao Ling and Huang Sui of China, 16-21, 25-23, 6-21.-External links:*... / Reiko Shiota Reiko Shiota is a female badminton player from Japan. She is popular amongst western nations for her good looks and playfullness.-Career:Shiota won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Kumiko Ogura... |
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| 8 | 8 | Miyuki Maeda Miyuki Maeda is a female international badminton player.-Career:Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete... / Satoko Suetsuna |
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| 9 | 9 | Lilyana Natsir Lilyana Natsir Lilyana Natsir is a female badminton player from Indonesia who specializes in doubles. She is listed as one of the best mixed doubles player in the world. In Indonesia, she is often considered as the queen of mixed doubles sector thanks to her achievements with her two different pairs... / Vita Marissa Vita Marissa Vita Marissa is a female badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Marissa competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Nova Widianto. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Blair and Natalie Munt of Great Britain in the second... |
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| 10 | 10 | Wong Pei Tty Wong Pei Tty Wong Pei Tty is a female badminton player from Malaysia.Wong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chin Eei Hui... / Chin Eei Hui Chin Eei Hui Chin Eei Hui is a female badminton player from Malaysia in the women's doubles event.-Career:Eei Hui competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Wong Pei Tty... |
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| 11 | 11 | Jiang Yanmei Jiang Yanmei Jiang Yanmei is a Singapore badminton player.Jiang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the round of 32.-References:***... / Li Yujia Li Yujia Li Yujia is Singapore's national badminton player.Born in Hubei on 18 January 1983, she moved to Singapore at the age of 18 and is now a Singapore citizen.... |
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| 12 | 13 | Lena Frier Kristiansen Lena Frier Kristiansen Lena Frier Kristiansen is a female badminton player from Denmark.-Career:She won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles, with Kamilla Rytter Juhl.-External links:*... / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Kamilla Rytter Juhl Kamilla Rytter Juhl is a female badminton player from Denmark.Juhl won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Thomas Laybourn, and a bronze medal in women's doubles with Lena Frier Kristiansen... |
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| 13 | 15 | Ha Jung-eun Ha Jung-eun Ha Jung-eun is a women's doubles and mixed doubles badminton player from South Korea.- Career :Ha played in mixed doubles with Lee Yong-dae and won the Asian Junior Championship 2005.... / Kim Min-jung Kim Min-Jung Kim Min-Jung is a South Korean short track speed skater.Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Vienna, edging out future 1500 meter Olympic champion Zhou Yang by 0.503 seconds.In... |
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| 14 | 36 | Eva Lee Eva Lee Eva Lee is a female badminton player of Chinese descent from the United States of America.-1997:She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum .-2005 World Championships:... / Mesinee Mangkalakiri |
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| 15 | 49 | Tania Luiz / Eugenia Tanaka | ||
| 16 | 79 | Michelle Claire Edwards / Chantal Botts Chantal Botts -Career:Botts competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Michelle Edwards. They were defeated by Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the round of 32.... |
Mixed doubles
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| 1 | 1 | Nova Widianto Nova Widianto Nova Widianto is a male badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Nova Widianto is one of the greatest doubles player in Indonesia National Team. Even though his best career come from the mixed doubles, but he also played well in men doubles. Widianto has specialized in mixed doubles... / Lilyana Natsir Lilyana Natsir Lilyana Natsir is a female badminton player from Indonesia who specializes in doubles. She is listed as one of the best mixed doubles player in the world. In Indonesia, she is often considered as the queen of mixed doubles sector thanks to her achievements with her two different pairs... |
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| 2 | 2 | Zheng Bo Zheng Bo Zheng Bo is a male badminton player from Hunan, People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first... / Gao Ling Gao Ling Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned... |
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| 3 | 3 | Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele is a male badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :A doubles specialist, at various times Limpele has focused on either men's doubles or mixed doubles during his long career in international badminton. His earliest appearances in the final rounds of major events came in mixed... / Vita Marissa Vita Marissa Vita Marissa is a female badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Marissa competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Nova Widianto. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Blair and Natalie Munt of Great Britain in the second... |
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| 4 | 4 | He Hanbin He Hanbin He Hanbin is a male badminton player from China.- Career :A doubles specialist, He won men's doubles at the Austrian International tourney with Guo Zhendong in 2007. Most of his accomplishments, however, have come in mixed doubles with Yu Yang... / Yu Yang Yu Yang (badminton) Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in... |
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| 5 | 6 | Nathan Robertson Nathan Robertson Nathan James Robertson is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event... / Gail Emms Gail Emms Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments.... |
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| 6 | 7 | Sudket Prapakamol Sudket Prapakamol Sudket Prapakamol is a male badminton player from Thailand.-Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Patapol Ngernsrisuk. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain.Prapakamol also competed in mixed... / Saralee Thungthongkam Saralee Thungthongkam Saralee Thungthongkam is a female badminton player from Thailand.Thungthongkam competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko... |
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| 7 | 8 | Anthony Clark Anthony Clark (badminton) Anthony Ian Clark is an English badminton player.-2004 Summer Olympics:Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson... / Donna Kellogg Donna Kellogg Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland... |
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| 8 | 9 | Thomas Laybourn Thomas Laybourn Thomas Laybourn is a male badminton player from Denmark.Laybourn won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl... / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Kamilla Rytter Juhl Kamilla Rytter Juhl is a female badminton player from Denmark.Juhl won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Thomas Laybourn, and a bronze medal in women's doubles with Lena Frier Kristiansen... |
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| 9 | 10 | Lee Yong-dae Lee Yong-dae Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player... / Lee Hyo-jung Lee Hyo-jung Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae... |
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| 10 | 11 | Han Sang-hoon Han Sang-hoon Han Sang-hoon is a male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Han played the 2007 BWF World Championships in mixed doubles with Hwang Yu-mi. They were defeated in quarterfinals by Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir of Indonesia, 19-21, 15-21.... / Hwang Yu-mi Hwang Yu-mi Hwang Yu-mi is a female badminton player from South Korea.Hwang competed for South Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Lee Hyo-jung. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu Chin of Chinese Taipei in the second... |
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| 11 | 12 | Robert Mateusiak Robert Mateusiak Robert Bogumił Mateusiak is a male badminton player from Poland.-Career:Mateusiak competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics, both times in men's doubles with partner Michał Łogosz.... / Nadieżda Kostiuczyk Nadiezda Kostiuczyk Nadieżda Kostiuczyk is a female badminton player from Poland.-Career:Kostiuczyk played the 2007 BWF World Championships in mixed doubles with Robert Mateusiak. They were defeated in quarterfinals by Zheng Bo and Gao Ling of China, 16-21, 17-21. She also played women's doubles with Kamila Augustyn... |
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| 12 | 13 | Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:... / Birgit Overzier |
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| 13 | 14 | Hendri Kurniawan Saputra / Li Yujia Li Yujia Li Yujia is Singapore's national badminton player.Born in Hubei on 18 January 1983, she moved to Singapore at the age of 18 and is now a Singapore citizen.... |
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| — | 21 | Howard Bach Howard Bach Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.-Early life:He was born in South Vietnam on 22 February 1979, Howard Bach came to the U.S... / Eva Lee Eva Lee Eva Lee is a female badminton player of Chinese descent from the United States of America.-1997:She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum .-2005 World Championships:... |
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| 14 | 31 | Craig Cooper Craig Cooper (badminton) Craig Cooper is a New Zealand badminton player who competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... / Renee Flavell Renee Flavell Renee Kimberly Flavell is a female badminton player from New Zealand.-Career:Renee Flavell took part at the 2008 Olympic Games and reached rank 9 in the mixed doubles. At the 2006 Oceania championships she won two bronze medals and one silver medal. Two years later Flavell won two silver medals... |
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| 15 | 42 | Mike Beres Mike Beres Mike Beres is a male badminton player from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games. He was born in Brantford, Ontario.... / Valerie Loker |
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| 16 | 75 | Georgie Cupidon Georgie Cupidon Georgie Cupidon is a male badminton player from Seychelles.-2008 Olympics:He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Juliette Ah-Wan and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.-References:... / Juliette Ah-Wan Juliette Ah-Wan -2008 Olympics:She competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Georgie Cupidon and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.-References:... |