Zheng Bo


Zheng Bo is a badminton player from Hunan, People's Republic of China.

Career

A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first men's world team title since 1990. Most of his international titles, however, have come in mixed doubles. Zheng won the 2002 French Open Zhang Yawen and the 2006 Hong Kong Open with Zhao Tingting. His other mixed doubles titles, all in partnership with doubles maestro Gao Ling, include the 2006 Asian Games, the 2007 China Masters, the prestigious All-England Championships in both 2007 and 2008; and the Japan, German, Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia Opens. Zhang and Gao were silver medalists behind Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir at the 2007 BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. They were upset in the round of 16 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by former world champions Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms. Associated with Ma Jin, Zheng won the Mixed Doubles title at the 2010 BWF World championships.
Zheng currently plays in the Chinese Badminton league with former teammate Bao Chunlai.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Sang Yang Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen		6–15, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Ma Jin He Hanbin
Yu Yang		21–14, 21–10 Gold
2007Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		16–21, 14–21 Silver

World Cup

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhao Tingting Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		14–21, 11–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Gao Ling Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		21–16, 25–23 Gold

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Sang Yang Xie Zhongbo
Cao Chen		7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wei Yili Sang Yang
Zhang Yawen		3–7, 0–7, 6–8 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Sang Yang Lee Jae-jin
Jung Jae-sung		17–16, 11–15, 15–12 Gold
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Lin Dan Sang Yang
Chen Yu		15–10, 3–15, 10–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Wei Yili Sang Yang
Zhang Yawen		Walkover Gold
1999National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Wei Yili Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Enny Erlangga		12–15, 16–17 Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009China Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		18–21, 21–15, 15–21 Runner-up
2009Indonesia Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		21–17, 8–21, 21–16 Winner
2009Singapore Open Ma Jin Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		19–21, 21–19, 21–11 Winner
2009Swiss Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		21–16, 21–15 Winner
2008Indonesia Open Gao Ling Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		21–14, 21–8 Winner
2008All England Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		18–21, 21–14, 21–9 Winner
2007Hong Kong Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		23–21, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2007Japan Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		21–19, 21–14 Winner
2007China Masters Gao Ling Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg		21–16, 21–17 Winner
2007Indonesia Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		21–16, 21–11 Winner
2007All England Open Gao Ling Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg		16–21, 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2007Korea Open Gao Ling Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		22–20, 21–19 Winner
2007Malaysia Open Gao Ling Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		21–12, 14–21, 21–15 Winner

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 since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Macau Open Guo Zhendong Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng		12–21, 21–9, 19–21 Runner-up
2004Korea Open Sang Yang Alvent Yulianto
Luluk Hadiyanto		12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2003Indonesia Open Sang Yang Tesana Panvisvas
Pramote Teerawiwatana		16–17, 17–15, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Malaysia Open Ma Jin Xu Chen
Zhao Yunlei		5–5, Retired Winner
2009German Open Ma Jin Xu Chen
Zhao Yunlei		18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2007German Open Gao Ling Xu Chen
Zhao Tingting		21–11, 21–10 Winner
2006Hong Kong Open Zhao Tingting Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		22–20, 21–19 Winner
2003Singapore Open Zhang Jiewen Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		5–15, 9–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002French International Sang Yang Cheng Rui
Wang Wei		7–8, 1–7, 3–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002French International Zhang Yawen Sang Yang
Zhao Tingting		7–0, 7–4, 7–8, 3–7, 8–6 Winner