Guo Zhendong

Guo Zhendong (Chinese: 郭振东; pinyin: Guō Zhèndōng; born 4 August 1984) is a badminton player from China.^[1] As of July 2010^[update], 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.

Guo Zhendong 郭振东
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1984-08-04) 4 August 1984 (age 41) Shashi, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	3 (with Xu Chen 8 July 2010)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China World Championships 2010 Paris Men's doubles World Cup 2006 Yiyang Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Thomas Cup 2012 Wuhan Men's team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2008 Jakarta Men's team 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Men's team 2006 Doha Men's team Asian Championships 2012 Qingdao Men's doubles 2011 Chengdu Men's doubles World Junior Championships 2002 Pretoria Mixed doubles 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
BWF profile

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	Xu Chen	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	14–21, 18–21	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

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

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa	Yu Yang	Cao Chen Rong Lu	11–2, 11–1	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	Chai Biao	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	23–25, 7–21	Runner-up
2011	Indonesia Open	Chai Biao	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	13–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2011	Malaysia Open	Chai Biao	Mads Conrad-Petersen Jonas Rasmussen	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2010	Malaysia Open	Xu Chen	Koo Kean Keat Tan Boon Heong	15–21, 21–17, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	China Masters	Xu Chen	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Walkover	Winner
2007	China Open	Xie Zhongbo	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	12–21, 19–21	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	Chai Biao	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2008	Thailand Open	Xie Zhongbo	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	17–21, Retired	Runner-up
2008	India Open	Xie Zhongbo	Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng	19–21, 21–14, 21–12	Winner
2007	Philippines Open	Xie Zhongbo	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	8–21, 24–26	Runner-up
2006	Macau Open	Zheng Bo	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	12–21, 21–9, 19–21	Runner-up
2005	China Masters	Xie Zhongbo	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15–10, 15–4	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	Guo Jianhua	3–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Austrian International	He Hanbin	Vitalij Durkin Alexandr Nikolaenko	21–15, 19–21, 21–17	Winner
2004	Polish International	Xie Zhongbo	Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	8–15, 17–14, 17–14	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  IBF/BWF International Series tournament