Xiong Guobao
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1962年11月01日) 1 November 1962 (age 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Xiong Guobao (born 1 November 1962) is a former elite-level badminton player from China who won numerous international singles titles in the late 1980s.
Career
[edit ]Noted for his solid, consistent play, Xiong rarely suffered lopsided defeats. His titles included the United States (1984),[1] Japan (1987), Hong Kong (1987), Malaysian (1988, 1989),[2] Thailand (1988), French (1989),[3] Swedish (1988), and Indonesian (1989) Opens. He also won the (now defunct) season ending World Badminton Grand Prix tourney in 1987 and in 1989.[4] Along with fellow singles stars Yang Yang and Zhao Jianhua, Xiong helped China's Thomas Cup (men's international) teams capture consecutive world titles in 1986, 1988, and 1990. His results in IBF World Championships were somewhat disappointing, losing quarterfinal matches to Icuk Sugiarto and Eddy Kurniawan respectively in the 1987 and 1989 editions of the tourney.
Personal life
[edit ]Xiong married to Qian Ping, his teammates from Jiangxi provincial team in Nanchang in 1991. But after eleven years of marriage, they divorced in 2002.[5]
Achievements
[edit ]World Cup
[edit ]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1987 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | China Zhao Jianhua | 9–15, 5–15 | Bronze Bronze |
| 1988 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | China Yang Yang | 9–15, 15–12, 9–15 | Bronze Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit ]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Thailand Open | Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto | 6–15, 3–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 1987 | Japan Open | China Zhao Jianhua | 12–15, 15–13, 15–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1987 | Hong Kong Open | England Darren Hall | 6–15, 15–4, 15–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1987 | China Open | China Zhao Jianhua | 10–15, 15–8, 6–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 1987 | World Grand Prix Finals | Indonesia Eddy Kurniawan | 15–2, 18–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1988 | German Open | Denmark Morten Frost | 4–15, 6–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 1988 | Swedish Open | Sweden Jens Olsson | 15–9, 15–4 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1988 | Thailand Open | Thailand Sompol Kukasemkij | 18–15, 15–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1988 | Malaysia Open | China Wu Wenkai | 11–15, 15–6, 15–2 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1988 | World Grand Prix Finals | China Zhang Qingwu | 10–15, 15–4, 8–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 1989 | French Open | Denmark Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 15–7, 15–3 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1989 | Malaysia Open | China Zhao Jianhua | 15–12, 15–3 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1989 | China Open | Indonesia Ardy Wiranata | 15–17, 12–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 1989 | Indonesia Open | Indonesia Joko Suprianto | 15–0, 15–4 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 1989 | World Grand Prix Finals | Malaysia Foo Kok Keong | 15–11, 15–7 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
IBF International
[edit ]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1984 | U.S. Open | China Huang Zhen | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Invitational tournament
[edit ]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1988 | Asian Invitational Championships | Bandar Lampung, Indonesia | Malaysia Foo Kok Keong | 15–9, 15–5 | Gold Gold |
References
[edit ]- ^ "1984 U.S. Open Drawsheets," Badminton USA, January 1985: 5.
- ^ [1] [permanent dead link ].
- ^ [2] [permanent dead link ].
- ^ ":: Badminton World Federation ::". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008. and ":: Badminton World Federation ::". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008..
- ^ "羽坛情侣十大劳燕分飞,李宗伟黄妙珠后是谁". www.bbeshop.com (in Chinese). 15 September 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External Links
[edit ]- 1962 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Jiangxi
- Chinese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- World No. 1 badminton players
- 20th-century Chinese sportsmen