Zheng Bo (; born 26 November 1983) is a Chinese badminton player.
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 with 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 Open Championships in both 2007 and 2008; and the 2007 Japan, German, Korea, Malaysia, and the 2007, 2008 Indonesia Opens. Zhang and Gao were the silver medalists behind Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Liliyana 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.
Achievements
BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Sang Yang Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 6–15, 8–15 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Gao Ling Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 14–21 Silver 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Ma Jin He Hanbin Yu Yang 21–14, 21–10 Gold
World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhao Tingting Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 14–21, 11–21 Bronze
Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Gao Ling Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 21–16, 25–23 Gold
World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Sang Yang Cao Chen Xie Zhongbo 7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wei Yili Sang Yang Zhang Yawen 3–7, 0–7, 6–8 Silver
Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Lin Dan Chen Yu Sang Yang 15–10, 3–15, 10–15 Bronze 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Sang Yang Jung Jae-sung Lee Jae-jin 17–16, 11–15, 15–12 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar Wei Yili Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Enny Erlangga 12–15, 16–17 Silver 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Wei Yili Sang Yang Zhang Yawen Walkover Gold
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). 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 Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Malaysia Open Gao Ling Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 21–12, 14–21, 21–15 Winner 2007 Korea Open Gao Ling Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2007 All England Open Gao Ling Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg 16–21, 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2007 Indonesia Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2007 China Masters Gao Ling Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2007 Japan Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2007 Hong Kong Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 23–21, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2008 All England Open Gao Ling Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 18–21, 21–14, 21–9 Winner 2008 Indonesia Open Gao Ling Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21–14, 21–8 Winner 2009 Swiss Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2009 Singapore Open Ma Jin Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 19–21, 21–19, 21–11 Winner 2009 Indonesia Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 21–17, 8–21, 21–16 Winner 2009 China Open Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 18–21, 21–15, 15–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Indonesia Open Sang Yang Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana 16–17, 17–15, 15–5 Winner 2004 Korea Open Sang Yang Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2006 Macau Open Guo Zhendong Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 12–21, 21–9, 19–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Singapore Open Zhang Jiewen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 5–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2006 Hong Kong Open Zhao Tingting Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2007 German Open Gao Ling Xu Chen Zhao Tingting 21–11, 21–10 Winner 2009 German Open Ma Jin Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei 18–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Ma Jin Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei 5–5, retired Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 French International Sang Yang Cheng Rui Wang Wei 7–8, 1–7, 3–7 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 French International Zhang Yawen Sang Yang Zhao Tingting 7–0, 7–4, 7–8, 3–7, 8–6 Winner
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