Ge Fei (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ge.

Ge Fei (Chinese: 葛菲; pinyin: Gě Fēi; born 9 October 1975)^[1] is a Chinese former badminton player who is one of the most successful doubles player in the sport's history. Among many international titles, Ge won two Olympic gold medals and two IBF World Championship gold medals in the women's doubles with her regular partner Gu Jun and a World Championship gold medal in the mixed doubles with Liu Yong. Ge was also a member of Chinese teams that captured the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) in 1998 and 2000. Ge and Gu Jun were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics, winning over thirty top tier international titles together. Ge Fei was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2008.

Ge Fei 葛菲
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 49) Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Spouse	Sun Jun ​ (m. 2002)​
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD with Gu Jun) 1 (XD with Liu Yong)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Women's doubles 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles World Championships 1999 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1997 Glasgow Women's doubles 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles World Cup 1997 Yogyakarta Women's doubles 1997 Yogyakarta Mixed doubles 1996 Jakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1994 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles 1998 Bangkok Women's team 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Women's team Asian Championships 1999 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles 1995 Beijing Women's doubles 1995 Beijing Mixed doubles 1994 Shanghai Women's doubles 1999 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Alongside Gu Jun, they are the first players to complete the badminton Super Grand Slam. She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.^[2]

Olympic Games

1996

Ge Fei competed in 1996 Olympics in the women's doubles together with Gu Jun. They won the gold medal beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock from Korea 15–5, 15–5 in the final.

2000

Ge also competed in 2000 Olympics in women's doubles with Gu Jun and in mixed doubles together with Liu Yong. In the women's doubles Ge and Gu beat Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei from China 15–5, 15–5 in the final. In mixed doubles she and Liu were upset in round of 16 by Chris Bruil and Erica van den Heuvel from the Netherlands 15–17, 7–15.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–5, 15–5	Gold
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Gu Jun	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–5, 15–5	Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–7	Gold
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Gu Jun	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	15–4, 15–5	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Liu Jianjun	Jens Eriksen Helene Kirkegaard	5–15, 3–15	Bronze
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Liu Yong	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–5, 16–17, 15–4	Gold
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Liu Yong	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 15–7, 8–15	Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–6, 15–12	Gold
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–10, 9–15, 15–9	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Liu Yong	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	12–15, 15–7, 15–10	Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Gu Jun	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–9, 7–15, 10–15	Bronze
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Gu Jun	Deyana Lomban Eliza Nathanael	12–15, 15–9, 15–11	Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Gu Jun	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	15–11, 18–14	Gold
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–4	Gold
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–8, 15–7	Gold
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Gu Jun	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	15–8, 15–10	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Liu Jianjun	Jiang Xin Zhang Jin	15–4, 12–15, 15–5	Gold
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Sun Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 8–15	Silver
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Liu Yong	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 13–15	Silver

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–7, 18–17	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Liu Jianjun	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael	15–4, 13–15, 15–10	Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Peng Xinyong	Liu Hong Ye Zhaoying		Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (46 titles, 11 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Thailand Open	Gu Jun	Han Jingna Li Qi	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1994	Malaysia Open	Gu Jun	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–5, 15–11	Winner
1994	Singapore Open	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Kim Mee-hyang	15–7, 18–16	Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Gu Jun	Julie Bradbury Joanne Goode	15–12, 15–4	Winner
1994	Hong Kong Open	Gu Jun	Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung	11–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1994	China Open	Gu Jun	Bang Soo-hyun Jang Hye-ock	15–8, 15–2	Winner
1994	World Grand Prix Finals	Gu Jun	Finarsih Lili Tampi	13–15, 15–8, 15–7	Winner
1995	Korea Open	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	13–15, 15–1, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	Japan Open	Gu Jun	Finarsih Lili Tampi	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1995	Indonesia Open	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1995	Thailand Open	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	17–18, 6–15	Runner-up
1995	China Open	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–12, 10–15, 15–3	Winner
1995	World Grand Prix Finals	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–7, 15–12	Winner
1996	Chinese Taipei Open	Gu Jun	Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young	15–8, 15–13	Winner
1996	Japan Open	Gu Jun	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	5–15, 17–14, 10–15	Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Gu Jun	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	15–3, 15–7	Winner
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Gu Jun	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1997	Japan Open	Gu Jun	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	12–15, 15–12, 15–1	Winner
1997	Korea Open	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1997	All England Open	Gu Jun	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–6, 15–9	Winner
1997	Swiss Open	Gu Jun	Han Jingna Ye Zhaoying	9–15, 15–2, 15–11	Winner
1997	Malaysia Open	Gu Jun	Liu Lu Qian Hong	15–7, 15–1	Winner
1997	Singapore Open	Gu Jun	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1997	China Open	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1997	World Grand Prix Finals	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–8	Winner
1998	Japan Open	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	Walkover	Winner
1998	All England Open	Gu Jun	Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Gu Jun	Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1998	Singapore Open	Gu Jun	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–8, 15–13	Winner
1998	World Grand Prix Finals	Gu Jun	Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen	Walkover	Winner
1999	Korea Open	Zhang Ning	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	10–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1999	Japan Open	Gu Jun	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	12–15, 17–16, 15–5	Winner
1999	Malaysia Open	Gu Jun	Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1999	China Open	Gu Jun	Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1999	World Grand Prix Finals	Gu Jun	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	15–2, 15–4	Winner
2000	All England Open	Gu Jun	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	15–5, 15–3	Winner
2000	Japan Open	Gu Jun	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–13, 4–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2000	Thailand Open	Gu Jun	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–8, 15–11	Winner
2000	Malaysia Open	Gu Jun	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–17, 15–6, 15–8	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Malaysia Open	Liu Jianjun	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	Korea Open	Liu Jianjun	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	4–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1997	Japan Open	Liu Yong	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1997	Korea Open	Liu Yong	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–13, 15–5	Winner
1997	All England Open	Liu Yong	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1997	Swiss Open	Liu Yong	Flandy Limpele Minarti Timur	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1997	Malaysia Open	Liu Yong	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–12, 15–12	Winner
1997	China Open	Liu Yong	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1997	World Grand Prix Finals	Liu Yong	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–9, 15–13	Winner
1999	Korea Open	Liu Yong	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1999	Chinese Taipei Open	Liu Yong	Bambang Suprianto Zelin Resiana	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1999	Japan Open	Liu Yong	Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee	15–1, 15–3	Winner
1999	Thailand Open	Liu Yong	Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1999	Denmark Open	Liu Yong	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–12, 17–14	Winner
1999	China Open	Liu Yong	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–8, 15–5	Winner
2000	All England Open	Liu Yong	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	10–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2000	Japan Open	Liu Yong	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–5, 17–14	Winner

IBF International (4 titles)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Wimbledon International	Gu Jun	11–4, 11–6	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Wimbledon International	Gu Jun	Erica van den Heuvel Nicole van Hooren	15–5, 15–6	Winner
2001	Singapore International	Qian Hong	Gao Qian Huang Lipei	15–3, 15–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Singapore International	Sun Jun	Shen Long Gao Qian	15–7, 15–11	Winner

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

• Senior level

Team events	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Uber Cup	S	NH	S	NH	G	NH	G
Sudirman Cup	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH
Asian Games	B	NH			G	NH

Individual competitions

Junior level

• Girls' doubles

Events	1990
World Jr Invitational Championships	S

Senior level

• Women's singles

Tournaments	1992	1993	1994
All England Open	A		1R
China Open	1R	1R	A
Thailand Open	A	1R	A
Wimbledon Open	A	W	A

• Women's doubles

Tournaments	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Olympic Games	NH		G	NH			G
World Championships	NH	QF	NH	G	NH	G	NH
World Cup			G	G	NH
Asian Games	B	NH			G	NH
Asian Championships	G	G	A		G	G	A
Asian Cup		G		NH

Tournaments	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Year-end finals				W	W	W	W	W	W	A	NH
China Open	2R	2R	QF	W	W	A	W	NH	W	NH	A
Japan Open	A				W	F	W	W	W	F	A
All England Open	A			2R	A	W	W	W	wd	W	A
Malaysia Open	A			W	A		W	A	W	W	A
Singapore Open	A		NH	W	W	NH	W	W	A	NH	A
Thailand Open	A		W	W	F	A		NH	A	W	A
Korea Open	A				F	A	W	NH	F	A
Swiss Open	A						W	W	A
Chinese Taipei Open	A					W	A	NH	wd	A
Hong Kong Open	A			F	A					NH	A
Indonesia Open	A				W	A
US Open	A				SF	A
Singapore International	NH								A	NH	W
Wimbledon Open	A		W	A		NH

• Mixed doubles

Tournaments	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Olympic Games	NH		A	NH			2R
World Championships	NH	B	NH	G	NH	B	NH
World Cup				G	NH
Asian Games	QF	NH			QF	NH
Asian Championships	QF	G	A		S	S	A
Asian Cup	G	A		NH

Tournaments	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Year-end finals					A	W	A	SF	A	NH
China Open	2R	QF	3R	A		F	NH	W	NH	A
Japan Open	A			QF	A	W	A	W	W	A
All England Open	A					W	QF	A	F	A
Korea Open	A			F	A	W	NH	F	A
Malaysia Open	A		F	A		W	A		SF	A
Thailand Open	A	2R	A				NH	W	SF	A
Singapore Open	A	NH	3R	A	NH	A	2R	A	NH	A
Chinese Taipei Open	A						NH	W	A	NH
Denmark Open	A							W	A
Swiss Open	A					W	A
Singapore International	NH							A	NH	W
Wimbledon Open	A	QF	A		NH