Chen Long

Chen Long
谌龙
Chen Long; 谌龙
	Chen at the 2012 London Olympics
Personal information
Country	China
Born	18 January 1989 (age 32); Shashi District, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Years active	2007–present
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	441 wins, 114 losses
Highest ranking	1 (24 December 2014)
Current ranking	6 (20 April 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing China
Olympic Games
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
East Asian Games
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Chen Long (Chinese: 谌龙; pinyin: Chén Lóng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂʰə̂n lʊ̌ŋ]; born 18 January 1989), is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is the 2016 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, and an Asian champion.

Chen was a former World number 1, occupying the top men's singles ranking for 76 consecutive weeks from December 2014 to June 2016. He started his achievements in the international stage by winning the boys' singles title in the Asian and World Junior Championships in 2007, and then won his first professional tournament in the Philippines Open in 2009.

Career[]

Born in Shashi District, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, Chen had shown his talent as a badminton player when he was young, and entered the Sports School in Jingzhou at the age of seven in 1996. In 2000, he joined the Xiamen team, and was selected to join the national youth team in 2005. In 2006, Chen entered the national second team.^[1]

2007–2008: Asian and World Junior Champion[]

Chen emerged as an Asian Junior Champion in 2007, and at the same year, he won the World Junior Championships. He also helped the Chinese team won the 2007 Suhandinata Cup.^[1]

In 2008, Chen was selected to join the national first team.^[1]

2009–2010[]

Chen won his first professional title at the Grand Prix Gold event, 2009 Philippines Open beating Hu Yun of Hong Kong in the final.^[1]

Chen participated in the Korea Open Super Series in January. He made it through to the semi-finals before losing to Danish player Peter Gade, 13–21, 21–10, 17–21. A week later, in the Malaysia Open, he lost in the opening round to Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand.

At the All England Open in March, he registered an impressive victory over 8th seed Jan Ø. Jørgensen in the first round but fell to Korea's Son Wan-ho 18–21, 21–18, 19–21 in the second round. He followed up this disappointment with his best ever performance in a Super Series event by making it through to the final of the Swiss Open, where he finished runner-up to compatriot Chen Jin.

Chen was part of the Chinese team that won gold at the 2010 Thomas Cup in Kuala Lumpur. He only featured in their opening match against Peru, taking just 31 minutes to beat his opponent, before being replaced in the team by Bao Chunlai for the later rounds. Chen's first individual title of 2010 came at the Bitburger Open in Germany, where he beat Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21–3, 12–21, 21–9 in the final of the Grand Prix Gold event. His good form continued when he finished runner-up to Lin Dan at the China Masters two weeks later, going down 15–21 21–13 14–21 to the reigning Olympic champion.

Chen obtained a second team gold medal of the year with China at the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, but did not feature in the individual event. More success followed when he won the China Open Super Series two weeks later. His passage to the final included a controversial walkover by Lin Dan in the quarter-finals and a hard-fought victory over current World champion Chen Jin in the semi-finals. In the final, he squared off against teammate Bao Chunlai, emerging the victor after 75 minutes of play. Chen's attempt at back-to-back Super Series titles came to an end at the hands of former Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat in the semi-final of the Hong Kong Open the following week. Chen's strong finish to the year saw his world ranking rise to a career high of 3rd, briefly becoming the top ranked Chinese player.

2011[]

In the first tournament of the new season, Chen Long was convincingly beaten by world number 1 Lee Chong Wei in the semi-final of the Malaysia Open. It took just 39 minutes for the Malaysian to blow away the upcoming Chinese star with a score of 21–9, 21–9. The effects of the demoralising defeat were still evident a week later when Chen lost in the second round of the Korea Open to Japanese player Kenichi Tago. His first individual title of the year came at the Thailand Open, where he beat experienced Korean player Lee Hyun-il in the final.

In August, Chen was eliminated in the first round of the World Championships by unheralded Guatemalan player Kevin Cordón in what was one of the shock results of the tournament. Cordón emerged the victor after clinching the third set 27–25 in a thrilling encounter. Chen sprang back from his shock exit from the World Championships by winning his first China Masters title after defeating his compatriot Chen Jin in the final. A week later, he won his first Japan Open by avenging his Malaysia Open loss to world number 1 Lee Chong Wei in the final. In October, Chen won his third consecutive Super Series tournament with another victory over Lee Chong Wei, this time in the final of the Denmark Open in its first year as a Premier Super Series event.

His highlights of the season were followed by an exit from semi-finals of Hong Kong Open and failure to defend his China Open title after losing to his compatriot, Lin Dan, in the final. He ended year 2011 with another runner-up in Super Series Master Finals, being beaten by Lin Dan again.

2012[]

Playing in the semifinals of the 2012 Olympics

In 2012, Chen lost in the pre-quarterfinals of Indonesia Open, to Parupalli Kashyap, 21–17, 21–14.^[2]

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Chen was defeated in the semi-final of the men's singles competition by Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, 21–13, 21–14,^[3] but went on to win bronze after defeating Lee Hyun-il in the bronze medal match.^[4]^[5]

2013[]

Chen won convincingly against Lee Chong Wei in the 2013 All England Open in the finals, 21–17, 21–18. Despite missing the last two Sudirman Cup editions 2009 and 2011, Chen Long emerged as the first singles player to help China lift its fifth consecutive trophy in 2013 edition. He won the Denmark Open against Lee 24–22, 21-19 and then, the China Open against compatriot Wang Zhengming in three games.

2014[]

Chen started the year with a victory against Lee Chong Wei in the Korean Open. Then, he was unable to defend his All England title as he lost to Lee Chong Wei in the finals. He subsequently lost in the Indian Open finals to the same opponent. In May, Chen played first singles for China at the 2014 Thomas Cup. They were unable to defend their title as they lost 0–3 to Japan in the semifinals. Chen Long took the blame for the surprise loss of the Chinese Team, casting into doubt his ability to depose Lin Dan as China's MS 'big brother'. Chen's poor start to the season continued deep into the summer, when he saw early round knockouts in the Japan Open to Hu Yun of Hong Kong and Indonesian Open to Denmark's Jan Ø. Jørgensen. However, his fortune reversed at the most important competition of the year. On 31 August, Chen defeated Lee Chong Wei in the finals with a score of 21–19, 21–19 to win his first ever World Championship title at 2014 Copenhagen, breaking his 7-month title drought. He would then continue this excellent form for the rest of the season, defeating Son Wan-ho in the final of the 2014 Denmark Super Series Premier, his 6th Super Series Premier title to date and first of the year. He would also make the finals of the 2014 Hong Kong Super Series. Chen Long ended the season on a high note after winning the 2014 BWF Super Series Masters Finals in Dubai, boasting a 3–0 record in the Group Stage and defeating Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21–16, 21–10 in the final. With this victory, Chen Long ascended to World No.1, dethroning rival Lee Chong Wei and achieving the title of Year End No.1 on the BWF World Ranking. This marked the first time in 6 years that a player other than Lee Chong Wei ended the year at the coveted No.1 ranking. Despite a slow start to the year, Chen's 2014 was characterised by his first ever World Championship, solid victories at the Super Series Masters Finals and Denmark Open, and the first time achieving the rank of World No.1.

2015[]

Starting the year as World No.1, Chen Long's first tournament of the season was the 2015 All England Super Series Premier, considered the most reputable Super Series Premier title. Defeating compatriot Lin Dan in straight sets (21-13, 21-12) en route to the finals, Chen won his second All England title in 2 years with a 15–21, 21–17, 21–15 over Jan O Jorgensen. Chen continued his winning form in his next tournament, the 2015 Malaysia Super Series Premier, defeating Lin Dan, this time with a tighter scoreline of 20–22, 21–13, 21–11. Two consecutive victories over Lin Dan, long considered China's strongest badminton player in the Men's Singles discipline, was considered by many as Chen's resolute ascension to the position of China MS No.1. A second round exit to Hu Yun at the 2015 Singapore Super Series and a semi-final loss to compatriot Tian Houwei by way of walkover put a stop to Chen Long's tournament-winning streak. However, victory over Viktor Axelsen at the 2015 Australian Super Series final with a score of 21–12, 14–21, 21-18 put Chen back in winning shape. This was followed by a quarterfinal exit at the 2015 Indonesia Super Series Premier, a tournament in which Chinese players routinely lose during the early stages. However, Chen would rediscover his form in the 2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold with a victory over home favourite Chou Tien-chen. He would then defend his World Championship title in the 2015 Jakarta. Chen reached the final of the championships with ease, winning in 2 sets over each of his opponents, including Japanese rising star and then-World No.4 Kento Momota 21–9, 21–15 in the semi-finals. In a rematch of the 2014 final, Chen Long was again victorious over rival Lee Chong Wei, successfully defending his World Champion title with an easier scoreline of 21–14, 21–17. This marked the second World Championship title for Chen Long, that secured him in position of Year End at No. 1, again. Chen would follow this up with another Super Series victory at the 2015 Korea Open Super Series, during which he defeated unseeded Ajay Jayaram 21–14, 21–13 in the final. This was Chen's 8th Super Series title, bringing his total SS (including Premier) tally to 16 and year-to-date titles to 7, the most he has achieved in one season. During November 2015, Chen Long reached the Finals without losing a single set, however a resurgent Lee Chong Wei proved tough to be beat losing the finals in two straight sets 21–15, 21-11 halting his 7 straight finals win in 2015. In December 2015, Chen Long made the semi finals of the Super series finals in Dubai.

2016[]

2016 Summer Olympics[]

In the 2016 Olympic Games, Chen Long was the second seed behind World No.1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. After defeating Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka 21–7, 21-10 and Poland's Adrian Dziółko 21–12, 21-9 during the Group Stage, Chen Long qualified for the knockout rounds.

In the Quarter-finals, he defeated Son Wan-ho of South Korea by a tight scoreline of 21–11, 18–21, 21–11, after which he defeated eventual bronze-medalist Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 21–14, 21–15 in the semi-finals.

Facing Lee Chong Wei in the Badminton Men's Singles final at the Pavilion 4, Riocentro on 20 August 2016, Chen Long grabbed the Olympic gold medal after he defeated the Malaysian (Lee Chong Wei) and won the match with a score of 21–18, 21–18, earning his first Olympic gold medal.^[6]

2017[]

In 7–12 March, All England Open, Chen Long lost to Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in Round 16 by 16–21, 19–21.

In 25–30 April, Badminton Asian Championships in Wuhan, China, Chen Long defeated Lin Dan by rubble set game, 21–23, 21–11, 21–10, in the Men's Singles final and he get his first Asian Championships title.

On 21–28 May in the 2017 Sudirman Cup, Chen Long won all the three games he played, but in the final, China team lost to Korea by 2–3.

On 20–25 June, Crown Group Australia Open, Chen Long lost to Kidambi Srikanth in the Men's Singles final by straight set game, 20–22, 16–21.

On 21–27 August, Total BWF World Championships, Chen Long lost to Viktor Axelsen in the Men's Singles quarter final, 9–21, 10–21. He failed to defend his World Championship title of 2016.

On 14–19 November, China Open Superseries Premier in Tahoe, China, Chen Long defeated Viktor Axelsen in the Men's Singles final by rubble set game, 21–16, 14–21, 21–13. He get his fourth China Open title.

On 21–26 November, Yonex–Sunrise Hong Kong Open, Chen Long lost to Lee Chong Wei by straight set game, 14–21, 19–21.

In the Dubai Superseries Final, Chen Long withdrew due to a knee injury.

2018[]

He represented the national team in the 2018 Thomas Cup. In the group stage, he upset H. S. Prannoy from India and Brice Leverdez from France. In the quarter finals, he defeated Chou Tien-Chen from Chinese Taipei. China beat Chinese Taipei 3–0. In the match against Indonesia in the semi-finals, he defeated Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in two sets. During the final match, China faced Japan. He lost his match against the 2018 World Champion and then World number 1 Kento Momota in two sets, but although he lost his match, China beat Japan 3–1 and won the Thomas Cup.

Personal life[]

Chen Long married badminton player Wang Shixian in 2017, after over a decade together.^[7] Wang gave birth to a son in June 2019.^[8]

Chen Long's surname 谌 was actually pronounced Shèn^[9] but the word 谌 is pronounced chén when not used as surname. As a result of this, mispronunciation happens a lot and early in his career when he enrolled in China's athlete system his surname was registered incorrectly as Chen. He tried to correct it but failed because of bureaucracy and finally let go of it.

Achievements[]

Olympic Games[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain	Lee Hyun-il	21–12, 15–21, 21–15	Bronze
2016	Riocentro – Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 21–18	Gold
2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan	Viktor Axelsen	15–21, 12–21	Silver

World Championships[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 21–19	Gold
2015	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lee Chong Wei	21–14, 21–17	Gold
2017	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Viktor Axelsen	9–21, 10–21	Bronze
2018	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China	Shi Yuqi	11–21, 17–21	Bronze

Asian Games[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Lin Dan	21–12, 16–21, 16–21	Silver

Asian Championships[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Bao Chunlai	21–16, 10–21, 16–21	Silver
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Bao Chunlai	12–21, 13–21	Bronze
2012	Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China	Du Pengyu	21–17, 16–21, 12–21	Bronze
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Du Pengyu	17–21, 19–21	Silver
2015	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Tian Houwei	Walkover	Bronze
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Lee Chong Wei	17–21, 21–15, 13–21	Silver
2017	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Lin Dan	21–23, 21–11, 21–10	Gold
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Kento Momota	17–21, 13–21	Silver

World Junior Championships[]

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand	Kenichi Tago	21–16, 21��14	Gold

Asian Junior Championships[]

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif	18–21, 21–18, 22–20	Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[11]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	French Open	Super 750	Shi Yuqi	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2019	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Son Wan-ho	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Lin Dan	21–9, 17–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2019	Denmark Open	Super 750	Kento Momota	14–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2019	French Open	Super 750	Jonatan Christie	21–19, 21–12	Winner

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.^[13] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Swiss Open	Chen Jin	21–12, 15–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2010	China Masters	Lin Dan	15–21, 21–13, 14–21	Runner-up
2010	China Open	Bao Chunlai	9–21, 21–14, 21–16	Winner
2011	China Masters	Chen Jin	21–16, 22–20	Winner
2011	Japan Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–8, 10–21, 21–19	Winner
2011	Denmark Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–15, 21–18	Winner
2011	China Open	Lin Dan	17–21, 24–26	Runner-up
2011	BWF Super Series Finals	Lin Dan	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	China Masters	Hu Yun	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2012	Hong Kong Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2012	China Open	Wang Zhengming	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2012	BWF Super Series Finals	Du Pengyu	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2013	All England Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2013	Denmark Open	Lee Chong Wei	24–22, 21–19	Winner
2013	China Open	Wang Zhengming	19–21, 21–8, 21–14	Winner
2014	Korea Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2014	All England Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2014	India Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2014	Denmark Open	Son Wan-ho	21–19, 24–22	Winner
2014	Hong Kong Open	Son Wan-ho	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	BWF Super Series Finals	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	21–16, 21–10	Winner
2015	All England Open	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	15–21, 21–17, 21–15	Winner
2015	Malaysia Open	Lin Dan	20–22, 21–13, 21–11	Winner
2015	Australian Open	Viktor Axelsen	21–12, 14–21, 21–18	Winner
2015	Korea Open	Ajay Jayaram	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2015	Denmark Open	Tommy Sugiarto	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2015	China Open	Lee Chong Wei	15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2016	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2016	China Open	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	20–22, 13–21	Runner-up
2017	Australia Open	Srikanth Kidambi	20–22, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	China Open	Viktor Axelsen	21–16, 14–21, 21–13	Winner
2017	Hong Kong Open	Lee Chong Wei	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix[]

The 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.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Lee Chong Wei	16–21, 9–21	Runner-up
	Philippines Open	Hu Yun	21–13, 21–6	Winner
	German Open	Bao Chunlai	13–21, 10–21	Runner-up
	Bitburger Open	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	21–3, 12–21, 21–9	Winner
2011	Thailand Open	Lee Hyun-il	21–8, 21–19	Winner
2013	German Open	Tommy Sugiarto	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2015	Chinese Taipei Open	Chou Tien-chen	15–21, 21–9, 21–6	Winner
2016	China Masters	Lin Dan	17–21, 21–23	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

Performance timeline[]

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win %
National representation – Individual
Summer Olympic Games	N/A	DNQ	N/A			SF-B 4–1	N/A			G 5-0	N/A			S 5-1	N/A	1 / 3	14–2	87%
Asian Games	N/A			A	N/A			S 4–1	N/A			QF 2–1	N/A			0 / 2	6–2	75%
National representation – Team
Thomas Cup	N/A	A	N/A	G 1–0	N/A	G 5–0	N/A	SF-B 4–1	N/A	QF 3–1	N/A	G 5–1	N/A	A	N/A	3 / 5	18–3	86%
Sudirman Cup	A	N/A	A	N/A	A	N/A	G 5–0	N/A	G 2–0	N/A	S 3–0	N/A	G 1–1	N/A	A	3 / 4	11–1	92%
Asian Games	N/A			G 1–0	N/A			S 2–1	N/A			G 3–0	N/A			2 / 3	6–1	86%
East Asian Games	N/A		G 2–0	N/A			G 4–0	N/A			NH	N/A			NH	2 / 2	6–0	100%
Continental Championships
World Championships	A	N/A	Absent		1R 0–1	N/A	QF 3–1	G 6–0	G 5–0	N/A	SF-B 4–1	SF-B 4–1	QF 3–1	N/A	A	2 / 7	25–5	83%
Asian Championships	2R 0–1	A	S 5–1	A	SF-B 4–1	SF-B 4–1	S 5–1	A	SF-B 3–1	S 4–1	G 5–0	S 4–1	QF 2–1	N/A		1 / 10	36–9	77%
Year-end Championships
BWF World Tour Finals^[1]	NH	DNQ		SF 3–1	F 3–2	W 5–0	DNQ	W 5–0	SF 3–1	Absent			SF 1–2	DNQ		2 / 6	20–6	77%
BWF tournaments^[14]
Thailand Masters	N/A									Absent				w/d	N/A		0–0	0%
Swiss Open	Absent			F 4–1	A	SF 4–1	Absent						SF 3–1	N/A	A	0 / 3	11–3	78%
German Open	Absent		SF 6–1	F 5–1	Absent		W 6–0	Absent			SF 4–1	Absent		N/A		1 / 4	21–3	87%
All England Open	Absent			2R 1–1	SF 3–1	QF 2–1	W 5–0	F 4–1	W 5–0	2R 1–1	2R 1–1	QF 2–1	1R 0–1	QF 2–1	A	2 / 11	26–9	74%
Malaysia Masters	N/A		F 5–1	Absent								1R 0–1	F 4–1	QF 2–1		0 / 4	11–4	73%
Australian Open	Absent								W 5–0	QF 2–1	F 4–1	Absent		N/A		1 / 3	11–2	85%
India Open	NH	A	SF 4–1	Absent				F 4–1	Absent					N/A		0 / 2	8–2	80%
Malaysia Open	Absent			1R 0–1	SF 3–1	SF 3–1	A	QF 2–1	W 5–0	F 4–1	QF 2–1	1R 0–1	F 4–1	N/A		1 / 9	21–8	72%
Singapore Open	Absent				2R 1–1	Absent			2R 1–1	QF 2–1	Absent		QF 2–1	N/A		0 / 4	6–4	60%
Thailand Open	Absent			NH	W 6–0	Absent		NH	Absent				1R 0–1	A	N/A	1 / 2	6–1	86%
Korea Open	Absent			SF 3–1	2R 1–1	1R 0–1	1R 0–1	W 5–0	W 5–0	Absent			1R 0–1	N/A		2 / 7	14–5	74%
Chinese Taipei Open	Absent								W 6–0	Absent				N/A		1 / 1	6–0	100%
China Open	A	Q2 1–1	2R 1–1	W 5–0	F 4–1	W 5–0	W 5–0	2R 1–1	F 4–1	F 4–1	W 5–0	QF 2–1	SF 3–1	N/A		4 / 12	40–8	83%
Japan Open	Absent		2R 1–1	QF 2–1	W 5–0	A	1R 0–1	QF 2–1	2R 1–1	Absent		QF 2–1	1R 0–1	N/A		1 / 8	13–7	65%
Denmark Open	Absent		QF 2–1	A	W 5–0	SF 3–1	W 5–0	W 5–0	W 5–0	A	1R 0–1	1R 0–1	F 4–1	Absent		4 / 9	29–5	85%
French Open	Absent		QF 2–1	A	SF 3–1	Absent					2R 1–1	W 5–0	W 5–0	N/A	A	2 / 5	16–3	84%
Bitburger Open	Absent			W 6–0	Absent											1 / 1	6–0	100%
Macau Open	A	2R 1–1	2R 1–1	Absent										N/A		0 / 2	2–2	50%
Fuzhou China Open	Q1 0–1	1R 0–1	QF 2–1	F 4–1	W 5–0	W 5–0	1R 0–1	Absent		F 5–1	A	SF 3–1	2R 1–1	N/A		2 / 10	25–8	76%
Hong Kong Open	Absent		1R 0–1	SF 3–1	SF 3–1	W 5–0	1R 0–1	F 4–1	QF 2–1	A	F 4–1	2R 1–1	QF 2–1	N/A		1 / 10	24–9	73%
Indonesia Masters	Not Held			Absent							NH	QF 2–1	QF 2–1	w/d	A	0 / 2	4-2	66%
Indonesia Open	Absent				SF 3–1	2R 1–1	1R 0–1	SF 3–1	QF 2–1	1R 0–0	QF 2–1	1R 0–1	2R 1–1	N/A	A	0 / 8	12–8	60%
Philippines Open	A	NH	W 5–0	Not Held												1 / 1	5–0	100%
Career Statistics
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Total
Tournaments played	2	3	13	13	15	13	13	14	15	9	12	16	19	2	1	160
Titles	0	0	2	4	4	5	6	4	8	1	2	3	2	0	0	41
Finals reached	0	0	4	7	6	5	7	9	9	5	5	4	5	0	1	67
Overall win–loss	0–2	2–3	36–11	38–9	49–12	46–8	38–7	51–10	54–7	30–8	35-9	35-14	40-20	4-2	5-1	461–122
Win percentage	0%	40%	77%	81%	80%	85%	84%	84%	89%	79%	79%	71%	67%	67%	83%	79.07%
Year-end ranking^[15]		212	12	4	3	2	2	1	1	5	4	4	3	5	6	1

Record against selected players[]

(Includes Olympic Quarterfinalists, World championship semifinalists and World tour finals finalists)^[16]^[17]

Player	Matches	Win	Lost	Diff.
Bao Chunlai	6	3	3	0
Chen Jin	7	3	4	–1
Du Pengyu	9	5	4	+1
Lin Dan	19	10	9	+1
Shi Yuqi	7	5	2	+3
Tian Houwei	7	5	2	+3
Chou Tien-chen	10	10	0	+10
Anders Antonsen	7	5	2	+3
Viktor Axelsen	20	14	6	+8
Peter Gade	6	4	2	+2
Jan Ø. Jørgensen	13	11	2	+9
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	13	12	1	+11
Rajiv Ouseph	7	7	0	+7
Kevin Cordón	1	0	1	–1
Parupalli Kashyap	10	8	2	+6
Srikanth Kidambi	9	7	2	+5
B. Sai Praneeth	3	2	1	+1

Player	Matches	Win	Lost	Diff.
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	13	5	8	–3
Sony Dwi Kuncoro	4	2	2	0
Tommy Sugiarto	13	12	1	+11
Taufik Hidayat	6	4	2	+2
Kento Momota	10	5	5	0
Sho Sasaki	6	6	0	+6
Lee Chong Wei	28	13	15	–2
Liew Daren	6	6	0	+6
Wong Choong Hann	3	3	0	+3
Heo Kwang-hee	1	1	0	+1
Lee Hyun-il	9	6	3	+3
Park Sung-hwan	3	2	1	+1
Son Wan-ho	18	12	6	+6
Boonsak Ponsana	11	9	2	+7
Kantaphon Wangcharoen	4	3	1	+2
Nguyễn Tiến Minh	6	4	2	+2

References[]

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^ "Kashyap upsets World No 3". The Times Of India. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
^ "Chen Long at the Olympics". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ "Chen Long at the Olympics". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ "China's Chen Long wins badminton singles bronze". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 August 2012.^{[dead link]}
^ "Heartbreak again for Chong Wei, Chen Long takes gold". The Star. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Badminton ace Chen Long gets married". China Press. 30 November 2017.
^ Lee, David (23 January 2020). "'Little Coffee' boost for Chen". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "不得不说的奥运冠军谌龙之姓氏读音_谌氏文史网_新浪博客".
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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External links[]

Chen Long at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
"Chen Long on BadmintonLink.com". Archived from the original on 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-24.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[ea-1] "马来西亚羽毛球公开赛谌龙夺冠荆州再添一位世界冠军". www.badzine.net (in Chinese). 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.

[2] "Kashyap upsets World No 3". The Times Of India. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

[3] "Chen Long at the Olympics". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[4] "Chen Long at the Olympics". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[5] "China's Chen Long wins badminton singles bronze". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 August 2012.^{[dead link]}

[6] "Heartbreak again for Chong Wei, Chen Long takes gold". The Star. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[7] "Badminton ace Chen Long gets married". China Press. 30 November 2017.

[8] Lee, David (23 January 2020). "'Little Coffee' boost for Chen". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[9] "不得不说的奥运冠军谌龙之姓氏读音_谌氏文史网_新浪博客".

[10] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[11] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[12] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[13] "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.

[TSW-14] tournamentsoftware.com

[Historical_Ranking-15] "Badminton World Federation – Historical Ranking".

[16] "Chen's head-to-head record against other players". Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[17] "HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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v t Olympic badminton men's singles champions
As demonstration and exhibition sport	1972: Rudy Hartono (INA) (demonstration) 1988: Yang Yang (CHN) (exhibition)
As official sport	1992: Alan Budikusuma (INA) 1996: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) 2000: Ji Xinpeng (CHN) 2004: Taufik Hidayat (INA) 2008: Lin Dan (CHN) 2012: Lin Dan (CHN) 2016: Chen Long (CHN) 2020: Viktor Axelsen (DEN)

v t Thomas Cup badminton men's team champions
1940s	1949: • Law Teik Hock • Ong Poh Lim • Ooi Teik Hock • Teoh Seng Khoon • Wong Peng Soon • (MAL)
1950s	1952: • Ismail Marjan • Ong Poh Lim • Ooi Teik Hock • • Wong Peng Soon (MAL) 1955: Eddy Choong • • Ong Poh Lim • Ooi Teik Hock • Tan Jin Eong • Wong Peng Soon (MAL) 1958: • Njoo Kiem Bie • • Ferry Sonneville • Tan Joe Hok • • (INA)
1960s	1961: • Njoo Kiem Bie • Ferry Sonneville • Tan Joe Hok • • (INA) 1964: Ang Tjin Siang • • Ferry Sonneville • Tan Joe Hok • • (INA) 1967: • Billy Ng • Ng Boon Bee • Tan Aik Huang • Tan Yee Khan • Teh Kew San • Yew Cheng Hoe (MAS)
1970s	1970: Darmadi • Indra Gunawan • Rudy Hartono • • • Muljadi (INA) 1973: Ade Chandra • Indra Gunawan • Christian Hadinata • Rudy Hartono • Muljadi • • Tjun Tjun (INA) 1976: Ade Chandra • Christian Hadinata • Rudy Hartono • Liem Swie King • • Iie Sumirat • Tjun Tjun • Johan Wahjudi (INA) 1979: Christian Hadinata • Rudy Hartono • Liem Swie King • Lius Pongoh • Iie Sumirat • Tjun Tjun • Johan Wahjudi (INA)
1980s	1982: Chen Changjie • • • Han Jian • • Luan Jin • • Yao Ximing (CHN) 1984: Hastomo Arbi • Christian Hadinata • • Rudy Heryanto • Hariamanto Kartono • Eddy Kurniawan • Liem Swie King • Icuk Sugiarto • Hadibowo Susanto (INA) 1986: • Han Jian • Li Yongbo • Tian Bingyi • Xiong Guobao • Yang Yang • • (CHN) 1988: Chen Hongyong • Chen Kang • Li Yongbo • Tian Bingyi • Xiong Guobao • Yang Yang • • Zhao Jianhua • (CHN)
1990s	1990: Chen Hongyong • Chen Kang • Li Yongbo • Tian Bingyi • Wu Wenkai • Xiong Guobao • Yang Yang • Zhao Jianhua • Zheng Yumin (CHN) 1992: Cheah Soon Kit • Foo Kok Keong • Kwan Yoke Meng • Jalani Sidek • Rahman Sidek • Rashid Sidek • Razif Sidek • Soo Beng Kiang • (MAS) 1994: Hariyanto Arbi • Rudy Gunawan • Eddy Hartono • Rexy Mainaky • Ricky Subagja • Bambang Suprianto • Joko Suprianto • Hermawan Susanto • Ardy Wiranata (INA) 1996: Hariyanto Arbi • Antonius Ariantho • Alan Budikusuma • Rudy Gunawan • Denny Kantono • Rexy Mainaky • Ricky Subagja • Bambang Suprianto • Joko Suprianto • Ardy Wiranata (INA) 1998: Hariyanto Arbi • Sigit Budiarto • Tony Gunawan • Hendrawan • Marleve Mainaky • Rexy Mainaky • Ricky Subagja • Joko Suprianto • Candra Wijaya • Indra Wijaya (INA)
2000s	2000: Hariyanto Arbi • Antonius Ariantho • Sigit Budiarto • Tony Gunawan • Hendrawan • Taufik Hidayat • Marleve Mainaky • Rexy Mainaky • Ricky Subagja • Candra Wijaya (INA) 2002: Rony Agustinus • Sigit Budiarto • Halim Haryanto • Hendrawan • Taufik Hidayat • Tri Kusharjanto • Marleve Mainaky • Budi Santoso • Bambang Suprianto • Candra Wijaya (INA) 2004: Bao Chunlai • Cai Yun • Chen Hong • Chen Qiqiu • Chen Yu • Fu Haifeng • Lin Dan • Sang Yang • Xia Xuanze • Zheng Bo (CHN) 2006: Bao Chunlai • Cai Yun • Chen Hong • Chen Jin • Fu Haifeng • Guo Zhendong • Lin Dan • Xia Xuanze • Xie Zhongbo • Zheng Bo (CHN) 2008: Bao Chunlai • Cai Yun • Chen Jin • Chen Yu • Fu Haifeng • Guo Zhendong • He Hanbin • Lin Dan • Shen Ye • Xie Zhongbo (CHN)
2010s	2010: Bao Chunlai • Cai Yun • Chai Biao • Chen Jin • Chen Long • Fu Haifeng • Guo Zhendong • Lin Dan • Xu Chen • Zhang Nan (CHN) 2012: Cai Yun • Chai Biao • Chen Jin • Chen Long • Du Pengyu • Fu Haifeng • Guo Zhendong • Hong Wei • Lin Dan • Shen Ye (CHN) 2014: Hiroyuki Endo • Hirokatsu Hashimoto • Kenichi Hayakawa • Noriyasu Hirata • Takeshi Kamura • Kento Momota • Sho Sasaki • Keigo Sonoda • Kenichi Tago • Takuma Ueda (JPN) 2016: Kim Astrup • Viktor Axelsen • Mathias Boe • Mathias Christiansen • Mads Conrad-Petersen • Emil Holst • Jan Ø. Jørgensen • Mads Pieler Kolding • Anders Skaarup Rasmussen • Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (DEN) 2018: Chen Long • Li Junhui • Lin Dan • Liu Cheng • Liu Yuchen • Qiao Bin • Shi Yuqi • Wang Yilyu • Zhang Nan • Zheng Siwei (CHN)
2020s	2020: Mohammad Ahsan • Fajar Alfian • Muhammad Rian Ardianto • Leo Rolly Carnando • Jonatan Christie • Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo • Marcus Fernaldi Gideon • Anthony Sinisuka Ginting • Daniel Marthin • Shesar Hiren Rhustavito • Hendra Setiawan • Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA)

v t Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team champions
1980s	1989: Verawaty Fadjrin • Rudy Gunawan • Eddy Hartono • Eddy Kurniawan • Yanti Kusmiati • Sarwendah Kusumawardhani • Aryono Miranat • Icuk Sugiarto • Susi Susanti • Minarti Timur (INA)
1990s	1991: Ahn Jae-chang • Bang Soo-hyun • Chung Myung-hee • Chung So-young • Hwang Hye-young • Kim Hak-kyun • Kim Moon-soo • Lee Gwang-jin • Lee Heung-soon • Lee Sang-bok • Park Joo-bong (KOR) 1993: Bang Soo-hyun • Chung So-young • Gil Young-ah • Kim Hak-kyun • Kim Moon-soo • Lee Heung-soon • Park Joo-bong • Park Sung-woo • Shon Jin-hwan (KOR) 1995: Chen Xingdong • Dong Jiong • Ge Fei • Gu Jun • Han Jingna • Huang Zhanzhong • Jiang Xin • Liu Jianjun • Peng Xinyong • Sun Jun • Wang Xiaoyuan • Ye Zhaoying (CHN) 1997: Chen Xingdong • Dong Jiong • Ge Cheng • Ge Fei • Gong Zhichao • Gu Jun • • Liu Yong • Qin Yiyuan • Tang Yongshu • Tao Xiaoqiang • Sun Jun • Ye Zhaoying • Zhang Wei (CHN) 1999: Dai Yun • Dong Jiong • Ge Fei • Gong Zhichao • Gu Jun • Huang Nanyan • Liu Yong • Sun Jun • Yang Wei • Yu Jinhao • Zhang Jun • Zhang Ning • Zhang Wei (CHN)
2000s	2001: Chen Hong • Gao Ling • Gong Zhichao • Huang Nanyan • Huang Sui • Ji Xinpeng • Liu Yong • Yang Wei • Zhang Jun • Zhang Wei • Zhou Mi (CHN) 2003: Jun Jae-youn • Kim Dong-moon • • Kim Yong-hyun • Lee Dong-soo �� Lee Hyo-jung • Lee Hyun-il • Lee Kyung-won • Park Sung-hwan • Ra Kyung-min • Shon Seung-mo • Yoo Yong-sung (KOR) 2005: Bao Chunlai • Cai Yun • Chen Qiqiu • Fu Haifeng • Gao Ling • Huang Sui • Lin Dan • Xie Xingfang • Yang Wei • Zhang Jiewen • Zhang Jun • Zhang Ning • Zhao Tingting (CHN) 2007: Cai Yun • Fu Haifeng • Gao Ling • Lin Dan • Wei Yili • Xie Xingfang • Yang Wei • Zhang Ning • Zhang Yawen • Zhao Tingting • Zheng Bo (CHN) 2009: Cai Yun • Du Jing • Fu Haifeng • He Hanbin • Lin Dan • Ma Jin • Pan Pan • Wang Lin • Wang Yihan • Yu Yang • Zhang Yawen • Zheng Bo (CHN)
2010s	2011: Cai Yun • Fu Haifeng • Lin Dan • Ma Jin • Tian Qing • Wang Shixian • Wang Xiaoli • Wang Xin • Xu Chen • Yu Yang • Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 2013: Cai Yun • Chen Long • Fu Haifeng • Li Xuerui • Liu Xiaolong • Ma Jin • Qiu Zihan • Wang Xiaoli • Wang Yihan • Xu Chen • Yu Yang • Zhang Nan • Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 2015: Cai Yun • Chai Biao • Chen Long • Fu Haifeng • Hong Wei • Li Xuerui • Lin Dan • Liu Cheng • Ma Jin • Tang Yuanting • Wang Yihan • Xu Chen • Yu Yang • Zhang Nan • Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 2017: Chae Yoo-jung • Chang Ye-na • Choi Sol-gyu • Jeon Hyeok-jin • Jung Kyung-eun • Kim Duk-young • Kim Ha-na • Kim Won-ho • Lee Jang-mi • Lee So-hee • Park Kyung-hoon • Seo Seung-jae • Son Wan-ho • Sung Ji-hyun (KOR) 2019: Chen Long • Chen Qingchen • Chen Yufei • Du Yue • Han Chengkai • Huang Dongping • Huang Yaqiong • Jia Yifan • Li Junhui • Li Yinhui • Liu Yuchen • Shi Yuqi • Wang Yilyu • Zheng Siwei • Zhou Haodong (CHN)
2020s	2021: Chen Qingchen • Chen Yufei • Du Yue • Feng Yanzhe • He Bingjiao • He Jiting • Huang Dongping • Jia Yifan • Li Wenmei • Liu Cheng • Lu Guangzu • Shi Yuqi • Tan Qiang • Wang Yilyu • Zheng Yu • Zhou Haodong (CHN)

v t Asian Games badminton men's team champions
1960s	1962: • Liem Tjeng Kiang • Ferry Sonneville • Tan Joe Hok • (INA) 1966: • Chavalert Chumkum • Raphi Kanchanaraphi • Channarong Ratanaseangsuang • Sangob Rattanusorn • • Charoen Wattanasin (THA)
1970s	1970: Indra Gunawan • Rudy Hartono • • • Muljadi (INA) 1974: • • • • • (CHN) 1978: Ade Chandra • Christian Hadinata • Rudy Heryanto • Liem Swie King • Iie Sumirat (INA)
1980s	1982: Chen Changjie • Han Jian • • Luan Jin • • Yao Ximing (CHN) 1986: • • Kim Joong-soo • Kim Moon-soo • Lee Deuk-choon • Park Joo-bong • • Sung Han-kook (KOR)
1990s	1990: Huang Zhanzhong • Li Yongbo • Tian Bingyi • Wu Wenkai • Xiong Guobao • Yang Yang • Zhao Jianhua • Zheng Yumin (CHN) 1994: Hariyanto Arbi • Rudy Gunawan • Rexy Mainaky • Ricky Subagja • Bambang Suprianto • Joko Suprianto • Hermawan Susanto • Ardy Wiranata (INA) 1998: Tony Gunawan • Hendrawan • Taufik Hidayat • Tri Kusharjanto • Rexy Mainaky • Budi Santoso • Ricky Subagja • Candra Wijaya (INA)
2000s	2002: Ha Tae-kwon • Jang Young-soo • Kim Dong-moon • Lee Dong-soo • Lee Hyun-il • Lee Jae-jin • Park Tae-sang • Shon Seung-mo • Yim Bang-eun • Yoo Yong-sung (KOR) 2006: Bao Chunlai • Cai Yun • Chen Jin • Fu Haifeng • Guo Zhendong • Lin Dan • Xie Zhongbo • Zheng Bo (CHN)
2010s	2010: Bao Chunlai • Cai Yun • Chen Jin • Chen Long • Fu Haifeng • Guo Zhendong • He Hanbin • Lin Dan • Xu Chen • Zhang Nan (CHN) 2014: Jeon Hyeok-jin • Kim Gi-jung • Kim Sa-rang • Ko Sung-hyun • Lee Dong-keun • Lee Hyun-il • Lee Yong-dae • Shin Baek-cheol • Son Wan-ho • Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) 2018: Chen Long • Li Junhui • Lin Dan • Liu Cheng • Liu Yuchen • Qiao Bin • Shi Yuqi • Wang Yilyu • Zhang Nan • Zheng Siwei (CHN)