Chen Yu (badminton)

Chen Yu
Personal information
Birth name 陈郁
Country  China
Born (1980-05-08) May 8, 1980
Nanning, China
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Men' singles
BWF profile
Updated on 09:15, 26 October 2013 (UTC).
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
Chen Yu
Traditional Chinese 陳郁
Simplified Chinese 陈郁

Chen Yu (born May 8, 1980 in Nanning) is a male badminton player from China.

Career

Chen won men's singles at the Chinese National Championships in 2002 and 2003. On the international badminton circuit he won the 2006 Thailand Open by defeating two fellow countrymen (and two fellow "Chens"), Chen Hong in the semifinals, and Chen Jin in a very close final. Outside of that victory he has had trouble breaking through, but has been runner-up in the Denmark (2003, 2006), Singapore (2003, 2007), and German Opens (2007), and at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2007.

References

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