Tao Jiaming
| Tao Jiaming 陶嘉明 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1985 Nantong, Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 14 (MD 18 March 2010) 2 (XD 8 September 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tao Jiaming (Chinese: 陶嘉明; born 25 October 1985) is a badminton player from China. He was the gold medalists at the 2009 East Asian Games in the mixed doubles and men's team events.[1]
Tao Jiaming achieved his first major results in 2010 when he reached the mixed doubles final at the Korea Open with former partner Zhang Yawen. Since then he has played with several partners. His second partner was Tian Qing and made another Korea Open final in 2011. He is currently paired with Xia Huan. Together they reached the semifinals of the 2011 India Open. He has also competed with Wang Xiaoli and Ma Jin.
In the men's doubles he has competed with Zhang Nan, but they have not competed together often.
Achievements
[edit]Asian Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  Ma Jin
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 Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung
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16–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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East Asian Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong | Zhang Yawen
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Zhang Nan Ma Jin
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21–15, 21–14 |  Gold
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BWF Superseries
[edit]The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2007, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | China Masters | Wang Xiaoli
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Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
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13–21, 21–19, 8–4 retired |  Winner
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| 2010 | Korea Open | Zhang Yawen
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He Hanbin Yu Yang
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15–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Zhang Yawen
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 Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
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19–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2010 | China Masters | Tian Qing
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Xu Chen Yu Yang
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21–11, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2010 | Japan Open | Tian Qing
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Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
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19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | China Open | Tian Qing
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Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
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21–18, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2011 | Malaysia Open | Tian Qing
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He Hanbin Ma Jin
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13–21, 21–13, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Korea Open | Tian Qing
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Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
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17–21, 21–13, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- Superseries Finals Tournament
- Superseries Premier Tournament
- Superseries Tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Thailand Open | Tang Jinhua
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 Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam
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21–14, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Mixed doubles results with his most recent partner Xia Huan against Superseries Final finalists, Worlds Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists.[2]
- Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 0–1
Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 0–2- Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 0–1
- Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 1-0
- Lee Yong-dae & Ha Jung-eun 0–2
- Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 1–1
References
[edit]- ^ "陶嘉明 Tao Jia Ming" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com.
External links
[edit]- Tao Jiaming at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Tao Jiaming at BWFBadminton.com
- Tao Jiaming at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
