0 Liliyana Natsir, the Making of Worlds XD Legend

Anaheim 2005

Pair: Nova Widianto
Result: Gold medal
Stats: (5-0) (10-2)
v Marko Kroflic/Mateja Fink (SLO) 15-1 15-0
v Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) 15-12 15-12
v Frederik Bergstrom/Johanna Persson (SWE) 15-6 15-6
v Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA) 15-9 3-15 15-10
v Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (CHN) 13-15 15-8 15-2

Madrid 2006
Pair: Nova Widianto
Result: Third round
Stats: (1-1) (3-2)
v Neven Rihtar/Maja Savor (CRO) 21-11 21-10
v Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei Tty (MAS) 15-21 21-18 20-22

Kuala Lumpur 2007
Pair: Nova Widianto
Result: Gold medal
Stats: (5-0) (8-1)
v Nicholas Jinadasa/Samantha Jinadasa (USA) 21-12 21-11
v Muhammad Rijal/Greysia Polii (INA) w/o
v Han Sang-hoon/Hwang Yu-mi (KOR) 21-19 21-15
v Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (CHN) 21-15 15-21 22-20
v Zheng Bo/Gao Ling (CHN) 21-16 21-14

Hyderabad 2009
Pair: Nova Widianto
Result: Silver medal
Stats: (4-1) (8-3)
v Aleksej Konakh/Alesia Zaitsava (BLR) 21-12 21-9
v Koo Kien Keat/Ng Hui Lin (MAS) 21-15 21-19
v Valiyaveetil Diju/Jwala Gutta (IND) 21-16 21-14
v Joachim Fischer/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 21-18 14-21 21-18
v Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) 13-21 17-21

Paris 2010
Pair: Nova Widianto
Result: Quarterfinals
Stats: (2-1) (4-3)
v Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah B (INA) 21-15 21-14
v Yoo Yeon-seong/Kim Min-jung (KOR) 21-17 13-21 21-19
v Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (CHN) 19-21 21-23

Birmingham 2011
Pair: Tontowi Ahmad
Result: Bronze medal
Stats: (3-1) (6-2)
v Sam Magee/Chloe Magee (IRL) 21-9 21-8
v Lee Sheng-mu/Chien Yu-chin (TPE) 21-9 21-12
v Joachim Fischer/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 21-12 21-13
v Chris Adcock/Imogen Bankier (GBR) 16-21 19-21

Guangzhou 2013 
Pair: Tontowi Ahmad
Result: Gold medal
Stats: (5-0) (10-4)
v Ong Jian Guo/Lim Yin Loo (MAS) 21-14 21-11
v Lee Chun Hei/Chau Hoi Wah (HKG) 23-21 15-21 14-21
v Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo (JPN) 21-10 17-21 21-19
v Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 21-13 16-21 22-20
v Xu Chen/Ma Jin (CHN) 21-13 16-21 22-20

0 2013 World Championships Medalists' Timelines

MEN'S SINGLES 

LIN DAN
2013 : gold (v Lee C.W.)
2011 : gold (v Lee C.W.)
2010 : quarterfinals (lost to Park S.H.)
2009 : gold (v Chen J.)
2007 : gold (v Sony D.K.)
2006 : gold (v Bao C.L.)
2005 : silver (lost to Taufik H.)
2003 : 3rd round (lost to Xia X.Z.)

LEE CHONG WEI
2013 : silver (lost to Lin D.)
2011 : silver (lost to Lin D.)
2010 : quarterfinals (lost to Taufik H.)
2009 : quarterfinals (lost to Sony D.K.)
2007 : 3rd round (lost to Sony D.K.)
2006 : quarterfinals (lost to Bao C.L.)
2005 : bronze (lost to Taufik H.)

NGUYEN TIEN MINH
2013 : bronze (lost to Lin D.)
2011 : quarterfinals (lost to P. Gade)
2010 : 3rd round (lost to Park S.H.)
2009 : 3rd round (lost to Lee C.W.)
2007 : 1st round (lost to Simon S.)
2006 : 2nd round (lost to Chen J.)
2005 : 2nd round (lost to P. Gade)

DU PENGYU
2013 : bronze (lost to Lee C.W.)
2011 : 3rd round (lost to S. Sasaki)

WOMEN'S SINGLES

RATCHANOK INTANON
2013 : gold (v Li X.R.)
2011 : 3rd round (lost to Wang Y.H.)

LI XUERUI
2013 : silver (lost to R. Intanon)

PUSARLA VENKATA SINDHU
2013 : bronze (lost to R. Intanon)

BAE YEON-JU
2013 : bronze (lost to Li X.R.)
2011 : 2nd round (lost to Pi H.Y.)

MEN'S DOUBLES

MOHAMMAD AHSAN
2013 : gold w/Hendra S. (v M. Boe/C. Mogensen)
2011 : bronze w/Bona S. (lost to Ko S.Y./Yoo Y.S)
2009 : 2nd round w/Bona S. (lost to Guo Z.D./Xu C.)

HENDRA SETIAWAN
2013 : gold w/M. Ahsan (v M. Boe/C. Mogensen)
2011 : 3rd round w/Markis K. (lost to Hong W./Shen Y.)
2010 : bronze w/Markis K. (lost to Cai Y./Fu H.F.)
2009 : 2nd round w/Markis K. (lost w/o to Hu C.S./Tsai C.H.)
2007 : gold w/Markis K. (v Jung J.S./Lee Y.D.)
2006 : quarterfinals w/Markis K. (lost to A. Clark/R. Blair)

MATHIAS BOE
2013 : silver w/C. Mogensen (lost to M. Ahsan/Hendra S.)
2011 : quarterfinals w/C. Mogensen (lost to M. Ahsan/Bona S.)
2010 : quarterfinals w/C. Mogensen (lost to Cai Y./Fu H.F.)
2009 : 3rd round w/C. Mogensen (lost to Tony G./H. Bach)
2005 : 3rd round w/C. Mogensen (lost to Flandy L./Eng H.)

CARSTEN MOGENSEN
2013 : silver w/M. Boe (lost to M. Ahsan/Hendra S.)
2011 : quarterfinals w/M. Boe (lost to M. Ahsan/Bona S.)
2010 : quarterfinals w/M. Boe (lost to Cai Y./Fu H.F.)
2009 : 3rd round w/M. Boe (lost to Tony G./H. Bach)
2005 : 3rd round w/M. Boe (lost to Flandy L./Eng H.)

KIM KI-JUNG
2013 : bronze w/Kim S.R. (lost to M. Boe/C. Mogensen)

KIM SA-RANG
2013 : bronze w/Kim S.R. (lost to M. Boe/C. Mogensen)

CAI YUN
2013 : bronze w/Fu H.F. (lost to M. Ahsan/Hendra S.)
2011 : gold w/Fu H.F. (v Ko S.H./Yoo Y.S.)
2010 : gold w/Fu H.F. (v Koo K.K./Tan B.H.)
2009 : gold w/Fu H.F. (v Jung J.S./Lee Y.D.)
2007 : quarterfinals w/Fu H.F. (lost to Choong T.F./Lee W.W.)
2006 : gold w/Fu H.F. (v A. Clark/R. Blair)
2005 : 3rd round w/Fu H.F. (lost to Chan C.M./Koo K.K.)
2003 : bronze w/Fu H.F. (lost to Candra W./Sigit B.)

FU HAIFENG
2013 : bronze w/Cai Y. (lost to M. Ahsan/Hendra S.)
2011 : gold w/Cai Y. (v Ko S.H./Yoo Y.S.)
2010 : gold w/Cai Y. (v Koo K.K./Tan B.H.)
2009 : gold w/Cai Y. (v Jung J.S./Lee Y.D.)
2007 : quarterfinals w/Cai Y. (lost to Choong T.F./Lee W.W.)
2006 : gold w/Cai Y. (v A. Clark/R. Blair)
2005 : 3rd round w/Cai Y. (lost to Chan C.M./Koo K.K.)
2003 : bronze w/Cai Y. (lost to Candra W./Sigit B.)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

WANG XIAOLI
2013 : gold w/Yu Y. (v Eom H.W./Jang Y.N.)
2011 : gold w/Yu Y. (v Tian Q./Zhao Y.L.)
2010 : silver w/Ma J. (lost to Du J./Yu Y.)
2009 : bronze w/Ma J. (lost to Cheng S./Zhao Y.L.)

YU YANG
2013 : gold w/Wang X.L. (v Eom H.W./Jang Y.N.)
2011 : gold w/Wang X.L. (v Tian Q./Zhao Y.L.)
2010 : gold w/Du J. (v Cheng S./Zhao Y.L.)
2009 : bronze w/Du J. (lost to Zhang Y.W./Zhao T.T.)
2007 : 2nd round w/Du J. (lost w/o to L. Choinet/E. Chanteur)
2006 : bronze w/Du J. (lost to Gao L./Huang S.)

EOM HYE-WON
2013 : silver w/Jang Y.N. (lost to Wang X.L./Yu Y.)

JANG YE-NA
2013 : silver w/Eom H.W. (lost to Wang X.L./Yu Y.)

TIAN QING
2013 : bronze w/Zhao Y.L. (lost to Eom H.W./Jang Y.N.)
2011 : silver w/Zhao Y.L. (lost to Wang X.L./Yu Y.)
2010 : quarterfinals w/Pan P. (lost to Du J./Yu Y.)

ZHAO YUNLEI
2013 : bronze w/Tian Q. (lost to Eom H.W./Jang Y.N.)
2011 : silver w/Tian Q. (lost to Wang X.L./Yu Y.)
2010 : bronze w/Cheng S. (lost to Ma J./Wang X.L.)
2009 : silver w/Cheng S. (lost to Zhang Y.W./Zhao T.T.)

KAMILLA RYTTER JUHL
2013 : bronze w/C. Pedersen (lost to Wang X.L./Yu Y.)
2011 : 3rd round w/C. Pedersen (lost to Tian Q./Zhao Y.L.)
2009 : 3rd round w/L.F. Kristiansen (lost to Cheng W.H./Chien Y.C.)
2007 : 3rd round w/L.F. Kristiansen (lost to Gao L./Huang S.)
2006 : 2nd round w/L.F. Kristiansen (lost to Jiang Y.M./Li Y.J.)

CHRISTINNA PEDERSEN
2013 : bronze w/K.R. Juhl (lost to Wang X.L./Yu Y.)
2011 : 3rd round w/K.R. Juhl (lost to Tian Q./Zhao Y.L.)

MIXED DOUBLES

TONTOWI AHMAD
2013 : gold w/Liliyana N. (v Xu C./Ma J.)
2011 : bronze w/Liliyana N. (lost to C. Adcock/I. Bankier)

LILIYANA NATSIR
2013 : gold w/Tontowi A. (v Xu C./Ma J.)
2011 : bronze w/Tontowi A. (lost to C. Adcock/I. Bankier)
2010 : quarterfinals w/Nova W. (lost to Zheng B./Ma J.)
2009 : silver w/Nova W. (lost to T. Laybourn/K.R. Juhl)
2007 : gold w/Nova W. (v Zheng B./Gao L.)
2006 : 3rd round w/Nova W. (lost to Koo K.K./Wong P.T.)
2005 : gold w/Nova W. (v Xie Z.B./Zhang Y.W.)

XU CHEN
2013 : silver w/Ma J. (lost to Tontowi A./Liliyana N.)
2011 : bronze w/Ma J. (lost to Zhang N./Zhao Y.L.)
2009 : 3rd round w/Zhao Y.L. (lost to Lee Y.D./Lee H.J.)

MA JIN
2013 : silver w/Xu C. (lost to Tontowi A./Liliyana N.)
2011 : bronze w/Xu C. (lost to Zhan N./Zhao Y.L.)
2010 : gold w/Zheng B. (v He HB/Yu Y.)
2009 : quarterfinals w/Zheng B. (lost to T. Laybourn/K.R. Juhl)

ZHANG NAN
2013 : bronze w/Zhao Y.L. (lost to Tontowi A./Liliyana N.)
2011 : gold w/Zhao Y. L. (v Xu C./Ma J.)

ZHAO YUNLEI
2013 : bronze w/Zhang N. (lost to Tontowi A./Liliyana N.)
2011 : gold w/Zhang N. (v Xu C./Ma J.)
2009 : 3rd round w/Xu C. (lost to Lee Y.D./Lee H.J.)

SHIN BAEK-CHOEL
2013 : bronze w/Eom H.W. (lost to Xu C./Ma J.)

EOM HYE-WON
2013 : bronze w/Shin B.C. (lost to Xu C./Ma J.)

0 Swiss Grand Prix Gold 2012 : Winners' Statistics

Men's Singles CHEN JIN

Round 64 v RMV Gurusaidutt 21-11 26-24
Round 32 v Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21-13 21-10
Round 16 v Jan O Jorgensen 21-13 21-17
Quarterfinals v Daren Liew 21-8 23-21
Semifinals v Taufik Hidayat 21-11 21-18
Final v Lee Hyun-il 14-21 21-9 21-17
Games (won-lost): 12-1

Women's Singles SAINA NEHWAL

Round 32 v Sayaka Sato 21-13 21-8
Round 16 v Judith Meulendijks 19-21 21-10 21-16
Quarterfinals v Liu Xin (F) 21-12 21-13
Semifinals v Minatsu Mitani 21-16 21-18
Final v Wang Shixian 21-19 21-16
Games (won-lost): 10-1

Men's Doubles NAOKI KAWAMAE/SHOJI SATO

Round 32 v Mads Conrad/Jonas Rasmussen 12-21 24-22 23-21
Round 16 v Christian Skovgaard/Mads Kolding 21-15 21-14
Quarterfinals v Chen Hung Lin/Lin Yu Lang 21-7 21-13
Semifinals v Alvent Yulianto C/Hendra Aprida G 21-18 21-17
Final v Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu 21-13 21-14
Games (won-lost): 10-1

Women's Doubles HUAN XIA/TANG JINHUA

Round 32 v Sandra Marinello/Birgit Michels 21-15 21-16
Round 16 v Meiliana Jauhari/Greysia Polii 21-12 24-22
Quarterfinals v Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa 21-15 21-14
Semifinals v Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty 21-12 21-11
Final v Bao Yixin/zhong Qianxin 21-17 21-10
Games (won-lost): 10-0

Mixed Doubles TONTOWI AHMAD/LILIYANA NATSIR

Round 32 v Johannes Schoettler/Sandra Marinello 21-11 21-10
Round 16 v Anders Kristiansen/Line Damkjaer 21-15 20-22 21-14
Quarterfinals v Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying 21-19 18-21 25-23
Semifinals v Chris Adcock/Imogen Bankier 21-15 16-21 21-13
Final v Sudket Parapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam 21-16 21-14
Games (won-lost): 10-3

Past winners (2011):

MS Park Sung-hwan, WS Saina Nehwal, MD Ko Sung-hyun/Yoo Yeon-seong, WD Ha Jung-eun/Kim Min-jung, XD Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen

0 All England 2012 : Winners' Statistics

LI XUERUI
Born: Chongqing, 24 January 1991

Li Xuerui is currently (week 10/2012) No.5 of women's singles division at the BWF World Ranking, and ranked 6th at the BWF Superseries. The victory she gained today at the NIA must be very special, not only the first All England title for her, but also cracking the great wall of Wang Yihan, the one she has given nothing but nightmare in 4 meetings, updating the head-to-head stand to 1-4. Li is now surely on the course of the 2012 Olympic Games qualifiers with her consistent display. The success at the 2012 All England followed her wonderful performance at the German Open Grand Prix Gold.

Road to All England 2012 champions

Round 32 v Sindhu P.V. 21-16 21-13
Round 16 v Maria Febe Kusumastuti 21-14 21-17
Quarterfinals v Hsiao Ma Pai 21-19 24-22
Semifinals v Sayaka Sato 21-18 12-21 21-6
Final v Wang Yihan 21-13 21-15
Games (won-lost) : 10-1

LILIYANA NATSIR/TONTOWI AHMAD
Born: Manado/Banyumas, 9 September 1985/18 July 1987

The delight must be overloaded due to the more than three decades of Indonesian drought of the mixed doubles title of the All England. Liliyana/Tontowi end the misery and follow the foot-steps of the legendary Imelda Wiguno/Christian Hadinata who won the title in 1979. Their achievement at Birmingham this year becomes the first ever Superseries Premier title since these pairs have established. In addition, Indonesia may now go back on track after rare prestigious winning in the last couple years.

Road to All England 2012 champions

Round 32 v Lim Yin Loo/Ong Jian Guo 18-21 21-8 21-19
Round 16 v He Hanbin/Yixin Bao 21-11 21-18
Quarterfinals v Jenny Wallwork/Nathan Robertson 21-19 15-21 21-17
Semifinals v Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying 27-25 21-16
Final v Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Thomas Laybourn 21-17 21-19
Games (won-lost) : 10-2

TIAN QING/ZHAO YUNLEI
Born : 19 August 1986/25 August 1986

The world No.2 must be curious with their Chinese counterparts who have seemed invincible. With the richness of experience during her partnership with Du Jing, Yu Yang has managed to produce a strong pair with Wang Xiaoli. But, entering in the final match as the reigning champions has proven more difficult. Tian/Zhao showed a perfect shape by outclassing the more favorites in straight game. The women's doubles title to some extent has relieved Zhao's wound after failing to reach the top with her mixed pair, Zhang Nan with sudden exit in the first round. The Chinese second seeds are the perfect winners for not losing any single game, and without game's tie-break, at the current All England championships.

Road to All England 2012 champions

Round 32 v Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty 21-17 21-14
Round 16 v Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa 21-10 21-15
Quarterfinals v Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21-17 21-13
Semifinals v Ha Jung-eun/Kim Min-jung 21-19 21-19
Final v Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang 21-17 21-12
Games (won-lost) : 10-0

JUNG JAE-SUNG/LEE YONG-DAE
Born : Jeonju, 25 August 1982/Hwasun, 11 September 1988

A great  momentum for Jung Jae-sung, dating back his past days with lots of rest due to injury. The final match against the archrivals Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, as always, was amazing and both pairs needed to play the third game to find the deciders. Jung/Lee's success means that China must wait for another year to see them winning the All England men's doubles title since Cai/Fu's victory in 2009.

Road to All England 2012 champions

Round 32 v Goh V Shem/Teo Kok Siang 21-10 21-11
Round 16 v Chris Adcock/Andrew Ellis 21-13 21-15
Quarterfinals v Hong Wei/Shen Ye 21-15 21-15
Semifinals v Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen 21-14 21-13
Final v Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng 21-23 21-9 21-14
Games (won-lost) : 10-1

LIN DAN
Born : Fujian, 14 October 1983

What a quite lucky situation for Lin Dan as his biggest rival, Lee Chong Wei, resisted to continue the second game due to injury. The men's singles final, as well as the ultimate event of the 2012 All England Superseries Premier, should have been the best display of the tournament. Indeed, Lin and Lee had shown it in the second game before the Malaysian superstar called the umpire that he could not complete the match. The 'Super Dan''s success put him equal to Ralph F. Nichols, winning 5 All England titles in men's singles, and prevents LCW from making a hat-trick.

Road to All England 2012 champions

Round 32 v Ajay Jayaram 21-18 21-15
Round 16 v Chong Wei Feng 21-13 21-16
Quarterfinals v Taufik Hidayat 21-18 21-8
Semifinals v Kenichi Tago 21-18 21-17
Final v Lee Chong Wei 21-19 6-2 (LCW retired)
Games (won-lost) : 9-0 (1 game not counted)

 Past winners (2011):

MS Lee Chong Wei, WS Wang Shixian, MD Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen, WD Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang, XD Xu Chen/Ma Jin