Tian Houwei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tian.
Tian Houwei
田厚威
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 33)
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Career record126 wins, 68 losses
Highest ranking6 (28 April 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wuhan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Men's singles
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Inchoen Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Alor Setar Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile
Tian Houwei
Traditional Chinese田厚威
Simplified Chinese田厚威
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTián Hòuwēi

Tian Houwei (Chinese: 田厚威; pinyin: Tián Hòuwēi; born 11 January 1992) is a badminton player from China.[1] He was the 2009 World and Asian Junior Champions in the boys' singles event. Tian was part of the Chinese national team that won the silver medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade and 2014 Asian Games.[2]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China China Lin Dan 19–21, 8–21 Silver Silver
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China China Chen Long 14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 21–12, 21–17 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Juara Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 21–11, 21–18 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Hong Kong Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up
2016 All England Open China Lin Dan 9–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Denmark Viktor Axelsen 14–21, 21–6, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Russian Open China Zhou Wenlong 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Australian Open China Xue Song 20–22, 21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 London Grand Prix Gold Denmark Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 22–20, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Swiss Open Denmark Viktor Axelsen 7–21, 21–14, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 China Masters China Lin Dan 14–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Macau Open South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 11–21, 21–13, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 China Masters China Qiao Bin 21–15, 15–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Tian Houwei". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ^ "田厚威 Tian Hou Wei". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.