Tian Houwei (Chinese: 田厚威; pinyin: Tián Hòuwēi; born 11 January 1992) is a badminton player from China.[1] He was the 2009 World and Asian Junior Champions in the boys' singles event. Tian was part of the Chinese national team that won the silver medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade and 2014 Asian Games.[2]
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1992 Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 126 wins, 68 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (28 April 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 田厚威 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 田厚威 | ||||||
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Achievements
editAsian Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |  Lin Dan
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19–21, 8–21 |  Silver
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| 2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Chen Long
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14–21, 16–21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |  Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin
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21–12, 21–17 |  Gold
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Asian Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Juara Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin
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21–11, 21–18 | Gold
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BWF Superseries
editThe 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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Hong Kong Open | Lee Chong Wei
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16–21, 15–21 |  Runner up
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| 2016 | All England Open | Lin Dan
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9–21, 10–21 | Runner up
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| 2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals |  Viktor Axelsen
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14–21, 21–6, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Russian Open | Zhou Wenlong
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Australian Open | Xue Song
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20–22, 21–13, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
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22–20, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2014 | Swiss Open | Viktor Axelsen
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7–21, 21–14, 23–25 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | China Masters | Lin Dan
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14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Macau Open |  Jeon Hyeok-jin
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11–21, 21–13, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | China Masters | Qiao Bin
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21–15, 15–21, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Tian Houwei". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "田厚威 Tian Hou Wei". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
edit- Tian Houwei at BWFBadminton.com
- Tian Houwei at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)