Guo Zhendong
郭振东
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1984-08-04) 4 August 1984
Shashi, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking3 (8 July 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris Men's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Yiyang Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qingdao Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Chengdu Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pretoria Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
BWF profile

Guo Zhendong (Chinese: 郭振东; pinyin: Guō Zhèndōng; born 4 August 1984) is a badminton player from China.[1] As of July 2010, he (along with his partner Xu Chen) was ranked within the top 10 male badminton doubles teams in the world.[2] He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.

Career

A men's doubles specialist, Guo has played on the world circuit since 2005, mainly in partnership with Xie Zhongbo. They have won the 2004 Polish Open, the 2005 China Masters and the 2008 India Open titles together, and Guo won the Austrian International title in 2007 with He Hanbin. Guo and Xie were quarterfinalists at the 2007 BWF World Championships. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing they lost a tight round of 16 duel to the eventual gold medalists, Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia. Guo is a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France China Xu Chen Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong		 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China China Xie Zhongbo Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China		 China Chai Biao South Korea Kim Ki-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang		 17–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium,
Chengdu, China		 China Chai Biao Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Japan Noriyasu Hirata		 14–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds,
Pretoria, South Africa		 China Yu Yang China Cao Chen
China Rong Lu		 11–2, 11–1 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] 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,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 World Superseries Finals China Chai Biao Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen		 23–25, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Indonesia Open China Chai Biao China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng		 13–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Malaysia Open China Chai Biao Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen		 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Malaysia Open China Xu Chen Malaysia Koo Kean Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong		 15–21, 21–17, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 China Masters China Xu Chen China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng		 Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 China Open China Xie Zhongbo Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Macau Open China Chai Biao South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong		 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Thailand Open China Xie Zhongbo China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng		 17–21, Retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 India Open China Xie Zhongbo Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Chew Choon Eng		 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Philippines Open China Xie Zhongbo Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong		 8–21, 24–26 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Macau Open China Zheng Bo China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng		 12–21, 21–9, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 China Masters China Xie Zhongbo Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah		 15–10, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 China International China Guo Jianhua 3–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Austrian International China He Hanbin Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Alexandr Nikolaenko		 21–15, 19–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Polish International China Xie Zhongbo Poland Michał Łogosz
Poland Robert Mateusiak		 8–15, 17–14, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  IBF/BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "郭振东" (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "《羽毛球》封面：郭振东/徐晨飞奔在共同的梦想之旅" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  4. ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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