Qiu Zihan (; born 17 January 1991) is a Chinese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. He was part of China winning team at the 2013 Sudirman Cup. Teamed-up with Liu Xiaolong, he won the 2013 All England Open and a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships. He also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Championships partnered with Tian Qing.
Achievements
BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Liu Xiaolong Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 17–21, 14–21 Silver
Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,New Delhi, India Tian Qing Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung 22–24, 21–13, 13–21 Bronze
BWF World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,Pune, India Chai Biao Mak Hee Chun Teo Kok Siang 18–21, 14–21 Silver
Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 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 2007 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lin Shen Tan Wee Kiong Woon Khe Wei 15–21, 23–21, 15–21 Bronze
BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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 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 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 BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix 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 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 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
Record against selected opponents Men's doubles results with Liu Xiaolong against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
Chai Biao & Guo Zhendong 0–2 Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 0–1 Chai Biao & Hong Wei 0–1 Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan 0–2 Fang Chieh-min & Lee Sheng-mu 3–3 Lee Sheng-mu & Tsai Chia-hsin 1–2 Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 5–2 Mads Conrad-Petersen & Jonas Rasmussen 0–1 Angga Pratama & Rian Agung Saputro 1–3 Mohammad Ahsan & Bona Septano 1–5 Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 2–1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Markis Kido 2–1 Hirokatsu Hashimoto & Noriyasu Hirata 4–2 Hiroyuki Endo & Kenichi Hayakawa 4–3 Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae 0–4 Ko Sung-hyun & Lee Yong-dae 3–3 Ko Sung-hyun & Yoo Yeon-seong 0–3 Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong 0–2 Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif & Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 2–0 Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong 0–6 Hoon Thien How & Tan Wee Kiong 1–1 Goh V Shem & Lim Khim Wah 1–0 Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 1–1
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