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 (1980-01-19) (age 28)
Place of birth Jiangsu
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Weight 65 kg (140 lb/10.2 st)
Men's doubles
Country Flag of the People's Republic of China P. R. of China
Handedness Right
Highest Ranking 1 (March 15, 2007)
Current Ranking 2 (October 11, 2007)
BWF Profile

Cai Yun (Simplified Chinese: 蔡赟, pinyin: Cài Yūn, born January 19, 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 2007 China Masters Super Series
1 Doubles 2007 Singapore Open Super Series
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

  1. ^ Cai and Fu – China’s new hope in men’s double, BadZine.info, 15 September 2006

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