Personal
Name | Chen Long |
Country | China |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | January 18, 1989 |
Social
Place of Birth | Shashi District, Jingzhou, Hubei, China |
Father's Name | Chen Hua |
Mother's Name | Zhang Yuxia |
Partner/Spouse' Name | Wang Shixian |
Sport Profile
Sport | |
Discipline | Men's Singles |
Active/Retired | Active |
Level | National, International |
Coach | Li Yongbo |
Teams | China |
Profile | Chen Long is a Chinese professional badminton player, who plays at the international level since 2007. Chen is a two-time World Champion and All England Champion, with a supremacy triumph history in Olympics. He started his professional career with the BWF World Junior Championship in 2017 and played wonderfully in boys’ singles as well as the junior team in that tournament. He then made his impactful impression in All England Open tournament in March 2010, where he reached the final and became runner-up at the end. He played for the national team of China in Thomas Cup in the same following year and led his squad to win gold in that championship. He has had an utterly glorious career stat in junior level and lived that legacy of victory in his senior level career as well. East Asian Games, Asian Championships, Asian Games, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, World Championship, and Olympics are those international competitions, where Chen made his mark unforgettable with his brilliant performances. He is one of those rare badminton champions, who have won gold in each of these world platforms for at least one time. He is a former No. 1 badminton champion and currently holds the rank 5 in world’s best badminton players’ list. He is a threat for his opponents due to his high defensive playing style. He mostly plays his rallies at a dawdling pace and hugely appreciated for his legendary cross drops tricks. The unique playing style of this accomplished badminton player is a hidden secret behind his successful career for no doubt. (as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)(Profile Image from Facebook) |
Career Information | He has played in 517 Career singes and won 416 times (as of June 26, 2019)
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Achievements/Records Associated With | World’s No 5 in BWF Rankings
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