Cai Yun

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cai (蔡).

Cai Yun
Personal information
Birth name	蔡赟
Date of birth	January 19, 1980 (age 27)
Place of birth	Jiangsu
Height	182 cm[1]
Weight	65 kg
Mens Double
Highest Ranking	1
Current Ranking	1 (March 15, 2007)
Country	P. R. of China
Handedness	Right
BWF profile

Cai Yun (Simplified Chinese: 蔡赟, pinyin: Cài Yūn) (born 19 January 1980 in Jiangsu) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Cai competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Fu Haifeng. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Keita Masuda and Tadashi Ohtsuka of Japan in the second. In the quarterfinals, Cai and Fu lost to Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 3-15, 15-11, 15-8.

Together with Fu Haifeng he became the 2006 World Champion in men's doubles.

[edit] Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
1	Doubles	2006	Madrid, ESP
Semi-Finalist	Doubles	2003	Birmingham, GBR
Thomas & Uber Cup
1	Team	2006	JAPAN
1	Team	2004	Jakarta, INDONESIA
Asian Championships
1	Team	2006	Doha, QATAR
World Grand Prix
1	Doubles	2006	Macau Open Championship
1	Doubles	2006	CHINESE TAIPEI OPEN
1	Doubles	2005	Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Badminon Championship
1	Doubles	2005	YONEX ALL ENGLAND OPEN
1	Doubles	2005	YONEX GERMAN OPEN
1	Doubles	2004	SWISS OPEN
2	Doubles	2006	CHINA OPEN
2	Doubles	2006	CHINA MASTERS
2	Doubles	2005	PROTON MALAYSIA OPEN
2	Doubles	2004	DJARUM INDONESIA OPEN
2	Doubles	2004	YONEX OPEN JAPAN
2	Doubles	2003	YONEX GERMAN OPEN
2	Doubles	2003	PROTON EON MALAYSIA OPEN

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Chinese) Cai Yun's Blog