Sun Jun (badminton)

Sun Jun (Template:Zh; 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	Template:Flagicon Peter Rasmussen	17–16, 13–18, 10–15	Silver Silver
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Fung Permadi	15–6, 15–13	Gold Gold

World Cup

Men's singles

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

Asian Games

Men's singles

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

Asian Championships

Men's singles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Cup

Men's singles

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

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon George Rimarcdi	15–9, 15–11	Gold 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	Template:Flagicon Robert Liljequist	15–1, 16–17, 15–2	Winner
1994	Brunei Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Liwen	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Joko Suprianto	15–10, 11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	5–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–5	Winner
1996	Russian Open	Template:Flagicon Hu Zhilan	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Fung Permadi	12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1997	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Dong Jiong	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1997	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Dong Jiong	15–9, 15–6	Winner
1998	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Ong Ewe Hock	15–1, 15–7	Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	12–15, 15–8, 11–15	Runner-up
1998	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1999	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	3–15, 10–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Performance timeline

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

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