Han Jian (badminton)


Han Jian was a Chinese badminton player in the early and mid 1980s when China first entered the International Badminton Federation.

Career

Along with Morten Frost, Liem Swie King, Prakash Padukone and his teammate Luan Jin he was one of the world's leading players in that era, known for his cool and steady play. In China he is nicknamed "sticky candy", owing to his much-used tactic of using long rallies to pressurize an opponent into making mistakes. Han won the 1985 IBF World Championships beating Morten Frost in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships and played singles for China's world champion Thomas Cup teams of 1982 and 1986.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1983Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Liem Swie King9–15, 3–15 Bronze
1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Morten Frost14–18, 15–10, 15–8 Gold

World Cup

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1981Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone0–15, 16–18 Silver
1982Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone15–5, 15–5 Bronze
1983Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hastomo Arbi15–4, 15–13 Gold
1984Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Yang Yang15–12, 15–10 Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1978Bangkok, Thailand Liem Swie King Silver
1982New Delhi, India Liem Swie King Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1984Scandinavian Open Morten Frost10–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1985Japan Open Zhao Jianhua10–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1985Swedish Open Zhao Jianhua18–14, 1–15, 18–15 Winner
1985Indonesia Open Xu Biao15–4, 15–3 Winner
1985World Grand Prix Finals Sze Yu15–6, 15–3 Winner