Fu Haifeng

Fu Haifeng (born 23 August 1983) is a Chinese former badminton player. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles players of all time.

Fu Haifeng 傅海峰
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 41) Jieyang, Guangdong, China
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Handedness	Left
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (with Cai Yun 7 September 2006) 2 (with Zhang Nan 29 September 2016) [1]
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 2012 London Men's doubles 2016 Rio de Janeiro 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 2006 Yiyang Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2015 Dongguan Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2006 Tokyo Men's team 2008 Jakarta Men's team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team 2014 New Delhi Men's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's team 2014 Incheon Men's team Asian Championships 2011 Chengdu Men's doubles 2016 Wuhan Men's doubles
BWF profile

In this Chinese name, the family name is Fu (傅).

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

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 in Athens, 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 in Paris, 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 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.

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. Later on it, they took revenge at Denmark Open Super Series, and became the champion after beating top seed Korean pair Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in 2 straight sets in the final.

In 2015, his partnership with Zhang Nan was stable after reaching several Super Series Finals such as Singapore Open, Indonesia Open, Japan Open, All England as runners-up.

In 2016, they won the Singapore Open Super Series after beating the top seed from Korea Lee/Yoo in 2 straight sets at semi final. Their performance later in several Super Series was not so climatic. They were seeded 4th in the Olympic Games in Rio, as Fu claimed his second gold medal in men's doubles category after beating Malaysian's pair Tan/Goh in 3 sets. He ends his career having reached 3 consecutive finals in the Olympic Games with two different partners, winning gold twice.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Cai Yun	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21–12, 11–21, 16–21	Silver
2012	Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain	Cai Yun	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–16, 21–15	Gold
2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Zhang Nan	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	16–21, 21–11, 23–21	Gold

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom	Cai Yun	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–6, 10–15, 9–15	Bronze
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Cai Yun	Robert Blair Anthony Clark	21–9, 21–13	Gold
2009	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–18, 16–21, 28–26	Gold
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Cai Yun	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	18–21, 21–18, 21–14	Gold
2011	Wembley Arena, London, England	Cai Yun	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	24–22, 21–16	Gold
2013	Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China	Cai Yun	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	19–21, 17–21	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Cai Yun	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	21–11, 21–18	Gold
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Cai Yun	Lin Woon Fui Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	15–21, 21–13, 17–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Cai Yun	Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata	21–12, 21–15	Gold
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Zhang Nan	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21–23, 19–21	Bronze

BWF Superseries (16 titles, 14 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[3] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[4] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	All England Open	Cai Yun	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2007	Singapore Open	Cai Yun	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	16–21, 24–22, 21–18	Winner
2007	Indonesia Open	Cai Yun	Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	21–17, 22–20	Winner
2007	China Masters	Cai Yun	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2007	French Open	Cai Yun	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2008	Korea Open	Cai Yun	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	21–7, 20–22, 21–17	Winner
2008	Denmark Open	Shen Ye	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2009	All England Open	Cai Yun	Han Sang-hoon Hwang Ji-man	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2009	Indonesia Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2009	China Masters	Cai Yun	Guo Zhendong Xu Chen	Walkover	Runner-up
2010	Korea Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	11–21, 21–14, 18–21	Runner-up
2010	China Masters	Cai Yun	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2010	Japan Open	Cai Yun	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	18–21, 21–14, 21–12	Winner
2011	Singapore Open	Cai Yun	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2011	Indonesia Open	Cai Yun	Chai Biao Guo Zhendong	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2011	China Masters	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	17–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2011	Japan Open	Cai Yun	Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano	21–13, 23–21	Winner
2011	Denmark Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	French Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–14, 15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2011	Hong Kong Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	14–21, 24–22, 21–19	Winner
2012	Korea Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	18–21, 21–17, 21–19	Winner
2012	All England Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	23–21, 9–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	Hong Kong Open	Cai Yun	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	21–16, 21–17	Winner
2014	Denmark Open	Zhang Nan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	21–13, 25–23	Winner
2015	All England Open	Zhang Nan	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2015	Indonesia Open	Zhang Nan	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	16–21, 21–16, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Singapore Open	Zhang Nan	Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi	15–21, 21–11, 14–21	Runner-up
2015	Japan Open	Zhang Nan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	19–21, 27–29	Runner-up
2016	Singapore Open	Zhang Nan	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–11, 22–20	Winner
2017	Malaysia Open	Zheng Siwei	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	14–21, 21–14, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (8 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Malaysia Open	Cai Yun	Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo	15–17, 11–15	Runner-up
2003	German Open	Cai Yun	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	15–9, 8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2004	Swiss Open	Cai Yun	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	15–9, 17–14	Winner
2004	Japan Open	Cai Yun	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	7–15, 15–6, 6–15	Runner-up
2004	Indonesia Open	Cai Yun	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2005	German Open	Cai Yun	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	6–15, 15–3, 15–10	Winner
2005	All England Open	Cai Yun	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	15–10, 15–6	Winner
2005	Malaysia Open	Cai Yun	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	11–15, 14–17	Runner-up
2005	Hong Kong Open	Cai Yun	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–13, 15–9	Winner
2006	China Masters	Cai Yun	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2006	Chinese Taipei Open	Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2006	Macau Open	Cai Yun	Guo Zhendong Zheng Bo	21–12, 9–21, 21–19	Winner
2006	China Open	Cai Yun	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2008	Thailand Open	Cai Yun	Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	21–17, retired	Winner
2014	Swiss Open	Zhang Nan	Chai Biao Hong Wei	20–22, 14–21	Runner-up
2015	Chinese Taipei Open	Zhang Nan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–13, 21–8	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Family

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

References

1. "Historical 1994-2008 top-25 world ranking data".
2. Chinese Fu clocks fastest smash at Sudirman Cup
3. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
4. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Fu Haifeng at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Fu Haifeng at BWFBadminton.com
• Fu Haifeng at Olympedia
• Fu Haifeng at Olympics.com
• Fu Haifeng at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
• Fu Haifeng at Olympic.org (archived)
• Fu Haifeng at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 August 2008)
• Fu Haifeng at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
• Fu Haifeng's Blog (in Chinese)