Full name : Lin Dan

Alias : Super Dan

Place of birth : Longyan, Fujian, China

Date of birth : Friday, October 14, 1983

Zodiac : Balance

Citizen : China

Wife : Xie Xingfang

Biography

Lin Dan is a professional men's singles badminton player from China. He was named the best

badminton player of all time, having won all badminton championships in the world, such as

the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, All

England Open, Asian Games and Asia Championships. But now he is ranked 2nd after Lee

Chong Wei as the best player in the world according to BWF (Badminton World Federation).

This man, nicknamed Super Dan by his fans, was directed to learn the piano by his parents

when he was little. However, he became more interested in badminton at the age of 5. Lin

then entered the People's Liberation Army sports club at the age of 15. He won the Asian

Junior Championships in the men's singles and doubles categories in 2000. A year later he

was selected for the Chinese badminton national team (2001).

The husband of Chinese women's singles badminton player, Xie Xingfang, has become the

BWF World Champion 4 times from 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and also won the 2008 Beijing

Olympics Gold Medal. Lin also won 3 Superseries titles in 2011, namely at the Korea Open,
Hong Kong Open and China Open. With a total of 46 wins and 17 runners-up wins, Lin Dan's

career is not expected to end until the 2012 season.

Lin had a controversy with his coach at the Thomas Cup championship, where he

contradicted his coach, Ji Xinpeng, in front of his colleagues.

fellow badminton players and journalists because of differences of opinion. Lin is also known

as one of the players who doesn't appreciate sportsmanship. In order to pursue his country's

target of qualifying as many athletes as possible for the 2012 London Olympics, he often

walked over (withdrawn before competing) in various Superseries championships, especially

against his compatriots from China. For example, at the Singapore Open, Lin Dan walked

over and handed over the title to Chen Jin. However, when he played in his own country, he

didn't want to lose and won the last 2 Superseries championships, namely the China Open

and the Hong Kong Open.

Education

Career

Award

Performance:

2002: First place at the Korea Open

2003: First place at the Denmark Open, First place at the Hong Kong Open, First place at the

China Open
2004: First place at the Swiss Open, First place at the All England Open, First place at the

Denmark Open, First place at the German Open, First place at the China Open

2005: First place at German Open, First place at Japan Open, First place at China Masters,

First place at Hong Kong Open, First place at World Cup

2006: First place at the All England Open, First place at the Chinese Taipei Open, First place

at the Macau Open, First place at the Hong Kong Open, First place at the World

Championships, First place at the Japan Open, First place at the World Cup

2007: First place at Korea Open, First place at German Open, First place at All England

Open, First place at China Masters, First place at World Championships, First place at

Denmark Open, First place at Hong Kong Open

2008: First place at the Swiss Open, First place at the Thailand Open, First place at the

Olympic Games, First place at the China Open

2009: First place at the All England Open, First place at the World Championships, First

place at the China Masters, First place at the French Open, First place at the China Open

2010: First place in Badminton Asia Championships, First place in China Masters, First place

in Asian Games

2011: First place at Korea Open, First place at German Open, First place at Badminton Asia

Championships, First place at World Championships, First place at Hong Kong Open, First

place at China Open

Award:
Most Valuable Player (MVP) nomination during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China

Nominated 2010 best badminton athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year (January 16,

2011)