Lin Dan

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Lin Dan born October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian.Height-5'10 ,weight-70 kg.By the age of 27, Lin completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton,becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat.He has been nicknamed "Super Dan" by his fans.Although he is my idol.
* He started to play badminton when he was just five.He joined the china national badminton at the age of 18.
*Lin has been in a romantic relationship with Xie Xingfang.They were quietly married on December 13, 2010 in Haizhu, Guangzhou.
*Lin dan has 43 Titles and 19 runner-up.


Lin Dan is a left-handed player whose most defining characteristic is his ability to attack with fast smashes at steep angles. He combines quick movements around the court with the ability to maintain long aggressive rallies to win the majority of his matches. He relies on diving to retrieve his opponents attacking shots with an exceptionally fast recovery. His well built physique helps him to produce powerful straight and cross court jump smashes, and his fast penetrating footwork makes him one of the toughest active badminton players in the open circuit. At one time he was criticized for a lack of precision or refinement, especially when compared to competitors such as Taufik Hidayat and Peter Gade. However, Lin now occasionally uses deceiving wrist movements and employs a wider variety of shots, developing into a more complete player
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*2001 marked the start of Lin's professional career.
*In 2002 Lin took his first title at the Korea Open.
*Lin started the 2003 season with a third round defeat in the All England Open.
*Lin had a good start to 2004, earning the BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February.
*Lin retained his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles, as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments.
*2006,Lin started the season by reaching the semifinals of the German Open, and had a same result in China Masters and China Open.
*Lin Dan entered 2007 with a loss to South Korea's Park Sung-hwan in the round of 16 at the Malaysia Open. A week later he captured the Korea Open by defeating Chinese teammate Chen Jin in the final.
*2008,Lin started the season with a defeat in the final of the Korea Open to Lee Hyun-il.
 *2009,In March, Lin won his fourth All England title by defeating Lee Chong Wei, in only his first appearance since November 2008, but lost to the same opponent in the final of Swiss Open a week later.
 *2010,Lin started the season with failure to defend the All England Open title by losing in the quarterfinals,and had another quarterfinals exit in the Swiss Open.

2011,Lin began the year with a withdrawal in the Malaysia Open's quarterfinals, which marked his third withdrawal in a row since late 2010.

Taufik blamed BWF for letting Lin Dan pull out of Singapore open super series final

Indonesian Olympic badminton champion Taufik Hidayat criticized the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for allowing China’s Lin Dan to pull out of the final at the Singapore Open Super Series last week, thereby conceding victory to countryman Chen Jin.

The 2004 Olympic champion suggested the withdrawal was a strategy to improve the ranking of Chen Jin in order to secure a more favorable seeding at the 2012 Olympics.

“It was the fault of the BWF. This is not the first time, but has frequently occurred, especially if Chinese players face other Chinese competitors,” Taufik told the Antara news wire after a training session at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Monday.

“During the [2008] All England, Lin Dan entered the court with his feet bandaged, but in Switzerland one week later he become the champion,” said Taufik.

The 27-year-old had been due to play countryman Chen Jin in the final, but pulled out after being diagnosed with gastroenteritis by the tournament’s doctor.

It is not my time anymore. It’s time for the younger players. I have had a feeling since I played in All England, India and Singapore that I might only try my best to reach the Olympics,” said Taufik, who was defeated by Malaysian Lee Chong Wei during the final last year.