Qiu Zihan (Chinese: 邱子瀚; born 17 January 1991) is a Chinese badminton player who is a doubles specialist.[1] He was part of China winning team at the 2013 Sudirman Cup.[2] Teamed-up with Liu Xiaolong, he won the 2013 All England Open and a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships.[3][4] He also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Championships partnered with Tian Qing.[5]
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jinan, Shandong, China | 17 January 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 4 (MD with Liu Xiaolong 26 March 2015) 44 (XD with Bao Yixin 24 October 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Liu Xiaolong | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Tian Qing | Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung |
22–24, 21–13, 13–21 | Bronze |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India |
Chai Biao | Mak Hee Chun Teo Kok Siang |
18–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Zhang Nan | Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid Tan Wee Kiong |
10–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Lin Shen | Tan Wee Kiong Woon Khe Wei |
15–21, 23–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | All England Open | Liu Xiaolong | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa |
21–11, 21–9 | Winner |
2013 | India Open | Liu Xiaolong | Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae |
22–20, 21–18 | Winner |
2014 | India Open | Liu Xiaolong | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21–17, 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Hong Kong Open | Liu Xiaolong | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
16–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | China Masters | Tang Jinhua | Xu Chen Ma Jin |
21–14, 11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | French Open | Bao Yixin | Xu Chen Ma Jin |
17–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Canada Open | Liu Xiaolong | Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae |
18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Bitburger Open | Liu Xiaolong | Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Thailand Open | Liu Xiaolong | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
2013 | German Open | Liu Xiaolong | Chai Biao Hong Wei |
10–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles results with Liu Xiaolong against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[8]