Cai Yun
Personal information
Birth name	蔡赟
Born	(1980-01-19) January 19, 1980 (age 32) Suzhou, Jiangsu
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (June 23, 2011)
Current Ranking	1 (September 2, 2011 [2])
Medal record Competitor for  China Men's badminton Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Men's Doubles Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Doha Team World Championships Gold 2011 London Men's Doubles Gold 2010 Paris Men's Doubles Gold 2009 Hyderabad Men's Doubles Gold 2006 Madrid Men's Doubles Bronze 2003 Birmingham Men's Doubles Sudirman Cup Gold 2011 Qingdao Team Gold 2009 Guangzhou Team Gold 2007 Glasgow Team Gold 2005 Beijing Team Silver 2003 Eindhoven Team Thomas Cup Gold 2012 Wuhan Team Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2006 Tokyo Team Gold 2004 Jakarta Team World Cup Gold 2005 Yiyang Men's Doubles
BWF Profile

Cai Yun (simplified Chinese: 蔡赟; traditional Chinese: 蔡贇; pinyin: Cài Yūn; born January 19, 1980 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Career[link]

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 world circuit including the venerable All England Open Championships in 2005 and 2009. They have won the BWF World Championships 4 times in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011, becoming the first Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat. Cai and Fu have helped China win four consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010) and four consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). Cai and Fu also competed together in both the 2004 and 2008 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.

Titles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Cai Yun's Blog
• Profile – Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Fu Haifeng
Personal information
Birth name	傅海峰
Born	(1983-08-23) August 23, 1983 (age 28) Jieyang, Guangdong, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Country	P. R. of China
Handedness	Left
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (June 23, 2011)
Current Ranking	1 (September 2, 2011 [1])
Medal record Competitor for  China Men's badminton Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Men's Doubles Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Doha Team World Championships Gold 2011 London Men's Doubles Gold 2010 Paris Men's Doubles Gold 2009 Hyderabad Men's Doubles Gold 2006 Madrid Men's Doubles Bronze 2003 Birmingham Men's Doubles Sudirman Cup Gold 2011 Qingdao Team Gold 2009 Guangzhou Team Gold 2007 Glasgow Team Gold 2005 Beijing Team Silver 2003 Eindhoven Team Thomas Cup Gold 2012 Wuhan Team Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2006 Tokyo Team Gold 2004 Jakarta Team World Cup Gold 2005 Yiyang Men's Doubles
BWF Profile

Fu Haifeng (Chinese: 傅海峰; pinyin: Fù Hǎifēng; Cantonese Yale: Fu6 Hoi2 Fung1) born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Career[link]

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 four consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010) and four consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). Cai and Fu also competed together in both the 2004 and 2008 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.

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.

Titles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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