Hu Yun (Chinese: 胡贇; pinyin: Hú Yún; born 31 August 1981) is a retired badminton player representing Hong Kong since 2006.[1] He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, and also 2016 Rio Olympics. Born in Wuhan, Hubei, China, Hu started playing badminton in 1988, and participated in local province badminton teams at an early age.[1][2] In 2006, he started to represent Hong Kong at international tournaments. He won the Hong Kong National Badminton Championships four times, in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012.[3]
| Hu Yun 胡贇 | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 31, 1981 Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 13 years | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Liu Zhiheng, formerly Li Mao | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 4 (13 June 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editBWF Superseries
editThe BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[5] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | China Masters |  Chen Long
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11–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2014 | Japan Open |  Lee Chong Wei
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14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Singapore Open |  Kento Momota
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17–21, 21–16, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017, and was then replaced by new BWF World Tour.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Philippines Open | Chen Long
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13–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Thailand Masters |  Lee Hyun-il
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18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
edit- ^ a b "Players: Hu Yun". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "赞！36岁胡赟赴港拼搏已十年 期盼能打到2024年" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "体育之星 羽毛球 胡赟" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
edit- Hu Yun at BWFBadminton.com
- Hu Yun at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Hu Yun at Olympedia
- Hu Yun at Olympics.com
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