Sun Jun (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.
Sun Jun
孙俊
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1975-06-16) 16 June 1975 (age 49)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2002)​
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
1999 Copenhagen Men's singles
1997 Glasgow Men's singles
World Cup
1997 Yogyakarta Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
1995 Lausanne Mixed team
1997 Glasgow Mixed team
1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Thomas Cup
1996 Hong Kong Men's team
1998 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Men's team
1998 Bangkok Men's singles
Asian Championships
1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
1995 Beijing Men's singles
1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Asian Cup
1995 Qingdao Men's singles
World Junior Championships
1992 Jakarta Boys' singles
BWF profile

Sun Jun (simplified Chinese: 孙俊; traditional Chinese: 孫俊; pinyin: Sūn Jùn; born 16 June 1975) is a former world number 1 singles badminton player from China in the late 1990s whose resume includes the World Championship, World Cup, Asian Championship and All England men's singles titles. He was known for his all-round defensive ability as well as his never-say-die attitude on court as exemplified by his famous match with Peter Rasmussen whereby he suffered a severe leg cramp during mid-match but basically carried on to finish an entire set limping on one leg, at one point leading by 10-3 due to intelligent play before succumbing to his opponent.

He is married to the great doubles badminton player Ge Fei.

Career

World Championships

Sun won the 1999 IBF World Championships, beating Fung Permadi in the final. He also won a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships, when in the final he was leading 10-3 in the deciding set against Peter Rasmussen despite suffering from a leg cramp, eventually losing 16-17, 18-13, 15-10.

Summer Olympics

Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second one he defeated Kim Hak-kyun from Korea. In round of 16 he was beaten by Alan Budikusuma 15-5, 15-6.

Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated the defending Olympic champion Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen from Denmark. In the round of 16 Sun beat Richard Vaughan from Great Britain and in quarterfinals he lost to Hendrawan from Indonesia.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Rasmussen 17–16, 13–18, 10–15 Silver
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Fung Permadi 15–6, 15–13 Gold

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Joko Suprianto 15–9, 15–8 Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Hendrawan 15–6, 12–15, 9–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Park Sung-woo 8–15, 8–15 Silver
1997 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hendrawan 18–14, 8–15, 15–9 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min 		7–15, 8–15 Silver

Asian Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Joko Suprianto 7–15, 8–15 Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia George Rimarcdi 15–9, 15–11 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1994 French Open Robert Liljequist 15–1, 16–17, 15–2 Winner
1994 Brunei Open Lin Liwen 15–8, 15–12 Winner
1994 Thailand Open Joko Suprianto 15–10, 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1996 Dutch Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 5–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–5 Winner
1996 Russian Open Hu Zhilan 15–8, 15–10 Winner
1996 World Grand Prix Finals Fung Permadi 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1997 All England Open Dong Jiong 9–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1997 World Grand Prix Finals Dong Jiong 15–9, 15–6 Winner
1998 All England Open Ong Ewe Hock 15–1, 15–7 Winner
1998 Swiss Open Peter Gade 12–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up
1998 World Grand Prix Finals Peter Gade 15–11, 15–8 Winner
1999 Japan Open Peter Gade 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1992 Ten Days of Dawn Zeng Yu Winner
1993 Wimbledon International Peter Knowles 15–13, 16–17, 15–8 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Ten Days of Dawn Zeng Yu Yu Yong
Zhao Zhiyong 		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Singapore International Ge Fei Shen Long
Gao Qian 		15–7, 15–11 Winner

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Senior level
Team events 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Thomas Cup NH B NH B NH
Sudirman Cup G NH G NH G
Asian Games NH S NH

Individual competitions

Junior level

  • Boys' singles
Events 1992
World Junior Championships G

Senior level

  • Men's singles
Tournaments 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Olympic Games NH 3R NH QF
World Championships 3R NH S NH G NH
World Cup A G NH
Asian Games NH B NH
Asian Championships S A G S A
Asian Cup S A NH
Tournaments 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Year-end finals F W W RR A
China Open 1R 2R 2R SF QF SF SF NH wd NH
Japan Open A wd 2R 1R 3R F 3R
Swiss Open A QF A SF F A 1R
All England Open A 1R A F W A
Malaysia Open A QF A QF 2R
Singapore Open A NH QF A NH SF SF A NH
Thailand Open A F A NH QF 3R
Chinese Taipei Open A SF A NH SF A
Denmark Open A QF A SF A
Dutch Open A 3R NH W A
Korea Open A 2R A QF NH A
French Open A W A
German Open A SF A NH A
Hong Kong Open A QF A NH
Indonesia Open A 1R
Polish Open A SF A
Russian Open NH A W A NH A
US Open A 2R A
Brunei Open NH A W A NH A NH
Iran Fajr International A W A NH A NH A NH
Wimbledon Open A W A NH
  • Men's doubles
Tournaments 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
All England Open A 2R A
China Open A 2R A NH A NH A
Denmark Open A 1R A
Dutch Open A 2R NH A
French Open A QF A
German Open A 2R A NH A
Iran Fajr International W A NH A NH A NH A
Singapore International NH A NH QF
  • Mixed doubles
Events 1998
Asian Championships S
Tournaments 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
All England Open 1R A
Singapore International NH A NH W
Wimbledon Open QF A NH

References

  1. ^ "羽坛金童玉女终结连理 孙俊：最大的收获是葛菲". 《南方體育》. 10 May 2002. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ^ Chinese Olympic Star - Sydney Olympic 2000