Chen Lin (, born March 7, 1977) is a former female Chinese badminton player. She starts her career in badminton in her own province - Anhua County Badminton School in 1986 until made it into the first national team in 1999.
She was a solid choice for China during late 90's and early 2000 in women's doubles with Jiang Xuelian, winning several high-profile tournaments such as Denmark Open, Hong Kong Open and German Open. She won the bronze medal at the 2001 Badminton World Championships in the women's doubles together with Jiang. Besides women's doubles, Chen Lin is also an established mixed doubles player, winning Dutch Open twice with Chen Qiqiu and also China Open with Liu Yong.
After several downturns of performance in 2003, Chen called it quit in 2004 and continuing her study in administrative management at Jinan University in Guangzhou.
Personal life During the SARS epidemic in 2003, Chen composed a song dedicated to the medical staff on the front line fighting against SARS. This instance charmed one of her mixed doubles partner, Chen Qiqiu and they instantly dating. They got married in 2006 and had one child named Chen Yinxuan.
Achievements IBF World Championships Women's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,Seville, Spain Jiang Xuelian Gao Ling Huang SuiWalkover Bronze
IBF Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult1998Hong Kong Open Jiang Xuelian Qian Hong Liu Lu15–4, 15–11 Winner1999Dutch Open Jiang Xuelian Tang Chunyu Zhou Mi15–9, 15–4 Winner1999German Open Jiang Xuelian Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan15–13, 15–13 Winner1999Denmark Open Jiang Xuelian Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan12–15, 8–15 Runner-up1999Hong Kong Open Jiang Xuelian Huang Sui Lu Ying15–17, 15–12, 15–8 Winner2000Dutch Open Jiang Xuelian Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen6–15, 7–15 Runner-up2000Denmark Open Jiang Xuelian Zhang Jiewen Wei Yili15–7, 15–3 Winner2000Grand Prix Finals Jiang Xuelian Huang Nanyan Yang Wei6–8, 3–7, 7–3, 3–7 Runner-up2002Korea Open Jiang Xuelian Gao Ling Huang Sui2–7, 3–7, 7–5, 3–7 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Dutch Open Chen Qiqiu Martin Lundgaard Hansen Pernille Harder 15–11, 9–15, 15–10 Winner 1999 Hong Kong Open Guo Siwei Chan Chong Ming Joanne Quay 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2000 Dutch Open Chen Qiqiu Simon Archer Erica Van Den Heuvel 8–15, 15–12, 15–10 Winner 2001 China Open Liu Yong Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 4–7, 8–7, 8–7, 7–5 Winner BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
IBF International Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Polish Open Chen Qiqiu Vladislav Druzchenko Victoria Evtoushenko 15–7, 15–8 Winner
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