Cai Yun

Cai Yun
Country:	People's Republic of China
Date of birth:	January 19, 1980
Place of birth:	Canglang , Jiangsu
Size:	182 cm
Weight:	68 kg
Playing hand:	Right
BWF ID:	50251
BWF profile

Cai Yun ( Chinese  蔡 贇  /  蔡 赟 , Pinyin Cài Yūn ; born January 19, 1980 in Canglang , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province ) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China .

Athletic career

Cai took part in the 2004 Olympics for China with his partner Fu Haifeng in men's doubles. They had a bye in the first round and Keita Masuda and Tadashi Ohtsuka from Japan in the second round . In the quarter-finals Cai and Fu lost to Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen from Denmark with 3:15, 15:11, 15: 8.

In 2005, Cai and his partner Fu Haifeng won the men's doubles at the German Open . Cai Yun and his partner Fu Haifeng won the men's doubles final at the Badminton World Cup in Madrid on September 24, 2006 . In addition to various quarter, half and final appearances at the Chinese Taipei Open and the Macau Open , the two were the winners. In 2007, Cai Yun was a member of the Chinese team that successfully defended the Sudirman Cup against Indonesia on June 17th .

At the 2008 Olympics in his home country, Cai again took part in men's doubles with Fu Huaifeng. This time they lost to the Indonesians Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the final and won the silver medal.

In 2012 he started again at the Olympics and won gold in the men's doubles.

successes

space	event	season	place
Olympia
1	Double	2012	London, England
2	Double	2008	Beijing, China
World Championship
1	Double	2011	London, England
1	Double	2010	Paris, France
1	Double	2009	Hyderabad, India
1	Double	2006	Madrid, Spain
3	Double	2003	Birmingham, UK
Asian Games
1	team	2006	Doha, Qatar
National games
1	Double	2009	Shandong, China
1	team	2009	Shandong, China
1	Double	2005	Jiangsu, China
1	team	2005	Jiangsu, China
Thomas Cup
1	team	2010	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1	team	2008	Jakarta, Indonesia
1	team	2006	Sendai and Tokyo, Japan
1	team	2004	Jakarta, Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
1	team	2009	Guangzhou, China
1	team	2007	Glasgow, Scotland
1	team	2005	Beijing, China
2	team	2003	Eindhoven, Netherlands
World cup
1	Double	2005	Yiyang, China
International tournaments
1	Double	2012	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
1	Double	2009	Yonex All England Open Super Series
1	Double	2008	Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
1	Double	2008	Yonex Korea Open Super Series
1	Double	2007	French Open Super Series
1	Double	2007	China Masters Super Series
1	Double	2007	Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series
1	Double	2007	Aviva Singapore Open Super Series
1	Double	2006	Copenhagen Masters
1	Double	2006	Macau Open
1	Double	2006	Chinese Taipei Open
1	Double	2005	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
1	Double	2005	Yonex All England Open
1	Double	2005	Yonex German Open
1	Double	2004	Swiss Open
2	Double	2010	Victor Korea Open Super Series
2	Double	2009	Li-Ning China Masters Super Series
2	Double	2009	Djarum Indonesia Super Series
2	Double	2008	French Open Super Series
2	Double	2007	Yonex All England Open Super Series
2	Double	2006	China Open
2	Double	2006	China Masters
2	Double	2005	Proton Malaysia Open
2	Double	2004	Djarum Indonesia Open
2	Double	2004	Yonex Japan Open
2	Double	2003	Yonex German Open
2	Double	2003	Proton Eon Malaysia Open
3	Double	2009	Wilson Swiss Open Super Series
3	Double	2008	Li-Ning China Masters Super Series
3	Double	2008	Proton Malaysia Open Super Series
3	Double	2007	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open Super Series
3	Double	2007	Denmark Super Series
3	Double	2007	Macau Open
3	Double	2006	Yonex Japan Open
3	Double	2006	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
3	Double	2006	Proton Malaysia Open
3	Double	2005	Yonex Japan Open
3	Double	2004	Yonex All England Open
3	Double	2003	China Open
3	Double	2003	Siam Cement Thailand Open
3	Double	2002	China Open

Web links

Commons : Cai Yun  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Cai Yun at the World Badminton Federation

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Cai is the family name here, Yun is the first name.