Fu Haifeng | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 傅海峰 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 傅海峰 | ||||||||||
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Hanyu Pinyin | Fù Hǎifēng |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Fu6 Hoi2 Fung1 |
Fu Haifeng (born August 23, 1983 in Huilai, Guangdong) is a Chinese badminton player. He is considered to be one of the greatest men's doubles players in badminton history.
Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the world circuit including the venerable All England Open Championships in 2005 and 2009 and the BWF World Championships in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Cai and Fu have helped China win five consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012) and four consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). Cai and Fu also competed together in the Olympic games 3 times, including the 2004, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2004, and in 2008 in Beijing were silver medalists, losing a close final to Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan.