Chen Changjie is a former badminton

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...

 player from 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...

 who rated among the world's leading singles players for a short period of time after China joined the International Badminton Federation

International Badminton Federation

The Badminton World Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton. Founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations , the BWF has since expanded to 165 member nations around the world...

 (now Badminton World Federation) in 1981. The powerful Changjie won the first major IBF sanctioned event in which China participated, the 1981 World Games

World Games

The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...

 in Santa Clara, California by beating Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone is a former badminton player from Karnataka, India. Among other championships, he won the All England Championship and became the first Indian to do so. Prakash was awarded the Padma Sri in 1982...

 and Morten Frost

Morten Frost

Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...

 successively in the semifinal and final rounds. He helped China

China national badminton team

The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

 to win the 1982 Thomas Cup

1982 Thomas Cup

The 1982 Thomas Cup was the 12th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final round was held in London, England.China won its first title after beating Indonesia in the final round.-Teams:...

 (world men's team championship) by winning three of his four matches in the last two rounds against Denmark

Denmark national badminton team

The Denmark national badminton team is a badminton team located in Denmark and represents the nation of Denmark in international badminton team competitions...

 and Indonesia

Indonesia national badminton team

The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

. In 1983 Changjie won the Asian Championships in a grueling duel with Indonesia's Eddy Kurniawan

Eddy Kurniawan

-Career:Kurniawan's prime years, the mid to late 1980s, were a period of Chinese domination of international men's singles competition. Though he frequently appeared in the later rounds of major international tournaments, the hard-fighting Kurniawan rarely won them. One exception was his victory at...

  The following year Changjie married Zhang Ailing

Zhang Ailing (badminton)

-Career:In 1978 Zhang won the rival "world championship" that was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation...

, a brilliant player on the Chinese women's team, and neither appeared in international competition after 1984.