Sun Jun (badminton)


Sun Jun is a former world number 1 singles badminton player from China in the late 1990s whose resume includes the World Championship, World Cup, Asian Championship and All England men's singles titles. He was known for his all-round defensive ability as well as his never-say-die attitude on court as exemplified by his famous match with Peter Rasmussen whereby he suffered a severe leg cramp during mid-match but basically carried on to finish an entire set limping on one leg, at one point leading by 10-3 due to intelligent play before succumbing to his opponent.
He is married to the great doubles badminton player Ge Fei.

Career

World Championships

Sun won the 1999 IBF World Championships, beating Fung Permadi in the final. He also won a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships, when in the final he was leading 10-3 in the deciding set against Peter Rasmussen despite suffering from a leg cramp, eventually losing 16-17, 18-13, 15-10.

Summer Olympics

Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second one he defeated Kim Hak-kyun from Korea. In round of 16 he was beaten by Alan Budikusuma 15-5, 15-6.
Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated the defending Olympic champion Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen from Denmark. In the round of 16 Sun beat Richard Vaughan from Great Bretain and in quarterfinals he lost to Hendrawan from Indonesia.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1999Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Fung Permadi15–6, 15–13 Gold
1997Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Rasmussen17–16, 13–18, 10–15 Silver

World Cup

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1997Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Joko Suprianto15–9, 15–8 Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1998Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Hendrawan15–6, 12–15, 9–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1997Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hendrawan18–14, 8–15, 15–9 Gold
1995Beijing, China Park Sung-woo8–15, 8–15 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Bangkok, Thailand Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		7–15, 8–15 Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1992Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia George Rimarcdi15–9, 15–11 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1999Japan Open Peter Gade3–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1998World Grand Prix Finals Peter Gade15–11, 15–8 Winner
1998Swiss Open Peter Gade12–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up
1998All England Open Ong Ewe Hock15–1, 15–7 Winner
1997World Grand Prix Finals Dong Jiong15–9, 15–6 Winner
1997All England Open Dong Jiong9–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1996World Grand Prix Finals Fung Permadi12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1996Russian Open Hu Zhilan15–8, 15–10 Winner
1996Dutch Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen5–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–5 Winner
1994Thailand Open Joko Suprianto15–10, 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1994French Open Robert Liljequist15–1, 16–17, 15–2 Winner

IBF International

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1994Brunei Open Lin Liwen15–8, 15–12 Winner
1993Wimbledon International Peter Knowles15–13, 16–17, 15–8 Winner
1992Ten Days of Dawn Zeng Yu Winner

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Ten Days of Dawn Zeng Yu Yu Yong
Zhao Zhiyong		 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Singapore International Ge Fei Shen Long
Gao Qian		15–7, 15–11 Winner