Zhang Zhibo

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Zhang Zhibo
張之博
ZHANG Zhibo EAG2009.jpg
Personal information
Birth name張之博
Country China
 Macau
Born (1982-03-23) 23 March 1982 (age 39)
Liaoning, China
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessLeft
Women's doubles
Highest ranking23 (5 Aug 2010)
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Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Macau
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Women's doubles
BWF profile
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Zhibo (Chinese: 張之博, born 23 March 1982 in Liaoning Province) is a Chinese female badminton player and in 2008 she started representing Macau.[1][2]

Career[]

In 2004, she became the mixed doubles champion of the Chinese National Badminton Championships partnered with Liu Zhiyuan.[3] In 2007, she became the women's doubles semifinalist of the Korea International Challenge tournament partnered with Zhang Dan.[4]

In 2008, she became the women's doubles runner-up of the China Masters tournament partnered with Zhang Dan. They were defeated by Cheng Shu and Zhao Yunlei of China in straight games 21–14, 21–11.[5] In 2009, she won the gold medal at the East Asian Games in women's doubles event after they beat the top seeds from China, Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli with the score 22-20, 21-16.[6] She also became the women's doubles semifinalist of the Macau and Denmark Open tournaments. At Macau, she and her partner Zhang Dan defeated by the 2008 Olympic Games gold medalist Du Jing and Yu Yang with the score 21-10, 21-17; and at Denmark, they were defeated by Pan Pan and Zhang Yawen of China.[7][8]

In 2010, she qualified to represent Macau at the Asian Games. However, in accordance with the competition rules, players must be three years after they last competed for their country of origin before they will be able to represent the country, so her entry qualification was canceled; the Macau team also decided to withdrew from the competition.[9]

In 2011, she started to play in women's doubles events with Wang Rong; they competed at the Macau Open Badminton Championships and reached the second round. In 2012, she won the Bitburger Open and became the semi-finalist of the Korea Masters tournaments in women's doubles event. At the 2012 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold they won the title after beat Johanna Goliszewski and Birgit Michels of Germany in straight games, 21–15, 21–13.[2][10]

In 2013, she became the semi=finalist of the Canadian and Chinese Taipei Open tournaments in the women's doubles event with Wang Rong. At the 2013 Canada Open Grand Prix they were defeated by Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek of the Netherlands with the score 21-16, 21-10, and at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold they were defeated by Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan of Korea with the score 21-13, 18-21, 21-16.[4][11]

Achievements[]

East Asian Games[]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Macau Zhang Dan China Ma Jin
China Wang Xiaoli 		22–20, 21–16 Gold Gold
Hong Kong East Asian Games 2009

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, 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 has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[13] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 China Masters Macau Zhang Dan China Cheng Shu
China Zhao Yunlei 		14-21, 11-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Bitburger Open Macau Wang Rong Germany Johanna Goliszewski
Germany Birgit Michels 		21–15, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Players: Zhang Zhibo". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "张之博 Zhang Zhi Bo". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "与张之博组合颇引人注目 夏煊泽：新目标给我新动力". sports.sina.com.cn. SINA. 20 January 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "张之博 Zhang Zhi Bo 成绩". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ Harsanto, Damar (29 September 2008). "Sony, Kido/Hendra win China Masters". www.thejakartapost.com. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ Sachetat, Raphael (13 December 2009). "East Asian Games 2009-Unknown Korean deprives Lin Dan of Gold". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ Maruli, Aditia (22 August 2009). "Indonesia Sisakan Pasangan Hendra/vita Di Final Macau". www.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ^ Rusli, Serla (24 October 2009). "Denmark Open 2009 SF-It's Denmark against the World in Doubles Finals". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ Zhang, Yuhang (11 November 2010). "澳门羽球女团宣布退赛 国羽直接晋级复仇韩国". sports.qq.com (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ^ Lee, Zhi Jun (4 November 2012). "Bitburger Open 2012 SF-4 title shots for Germany". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. ^ Regala, Emzi (21 July 2013). "Canada Open 2013 SF-Yip Pui Yin reaches first final in 3 years". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  13. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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