Lin Dan career statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics of professional badminton player, Lin Dan. To date, Lin has won fifty-seven singles titles, including three Super Series Premier titles, fourteen Super Series titles, and one Super Series Finals title. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion and four-time Asian champion. Lin is currently ranked World No. 3 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Finals
Olympic medal matches
Singles: 2 (2 gold)
Outcome | Year | Championship[1] | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | 2008 | Beijing (1) | ![]() |
21–12, 21–8 |
Gold | 2012 | London (2) | ![]() |
15–21, 21–10, 21–19 |
2016 | Rio | ![]() |
World Championships medal matches
Singles: 6 (5 gold, 1 silver)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | 2005 | Anaheim | ![]() |
3–15, 7–15 |
Gold | 2006 | Madrid (1) | ![]() |
18–21, 21–17, 21–12 |
Gold | 2007 | Kuala Lumpur (2) | ![]() |
21–11, 22–20 |
Gold | 2009 | Hyderabad (3) | ![]() |
21–18, 21–16 |
Gold | 2011 | London (4) | ![]() |
20–22, 21–14, 23–21 |
Gold | 2013 | Guangzhou (5) | ![]() |
16–21, 21–13, 20–17r |
World Cup medal matches
Singles: 2 (2 gold)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | 2005 | Yiyang (1) | ![]() |
21–14, 21–11 |
Gold | 2006 | Yiyang (2) | ![]() |
21–19, 19–21, 21–17 |
Asian Games medal matches
Singles: 3 (2 gold, 1 silver)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | 2006 | Doha | ![]() |
15–21, 20–22 |
Gold | 2010 | Guangzhou | ![]() |
21–13, 15–21, 21–10 |
Gold | 2014 | Incheon | ![]() |
12–21, 21–16, 21–16 |
Asian Championships medal matches
Singles: 8 (4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | 2001 | Manila | ![]() |
10–15, 9–15 |
Bronze | 2008 | Johor Bahru | ![]() |
13–21, 14–21 |
Gold | 2010 | New Delhi (1) | ![]() |
21–17, 21–15 |
Gold | 2011 | Chengdu (2) | ![]() |
21–19, 21–13 |
Bronze | 2012 | Qingdao | ![]() |
Walkover |
Gold | 2014 | Gimcheon (3) | ![]() |
14–21, 21–9, 21–15 |
Gold | 2015 | Wuhan (4) | ![]() |
21–19, 21–8 |
Bronze | 2016 | Wuhan | ![]() |
20-22 21-15 4-21 |
East Asian Games medal matches
Singles: 1 (1 silver)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | 2009 | Hong Kong | ![]() |
19–21, 18–21 |
World Junior Championships medal matches
Singles: 1 (1 bronze)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | 2000 | Guangzhou | ![]() |
4–7, 2–7, 7–0, 7–0, 1–7 |
BWF World Superseries Finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 2011 | Liuzhou | ![]() | 21–12, 21–16 |
BWF World Superseries Premier
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 2011 | Korea Open (3) | ![]() | 21–19, 14–21, 21–16 |
Runner-up | 2011 | All England Open (3) | ![]() | 17–21, 17–21 |
Winner | 2011 | China Open (5) | ![]() | 21–17, 26–24 |
Runner-up | 2012 | Korea Open (2) | ![]() | 21–12, 18–21, 14–21 |
Winner | 2012 | All England Open (5) | ![]() | 21–19, 6–2r |
Runner-up | 2014 | China Open | ![]() | 19–21, 17–21 |
Runner-up | 2015 | Malaysia Open | ![]() | 22–20, 13–21, 11–21 |
BWF World Superseries
Singles: 20 (14 titles, 6 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 2007 | Korea Open (2) | ![]() | 21–14, 21–19 |
Winner | 2007 | All England Open (3) | ![]() | 21–13, 21–12 |
Winner | 2007 | China Masters (2) | ![]() | 21–19, 21–9 |
Winner | 2007 | Denmark Open (3) | ![]() | 21–15, 21–12 |
Winner | 2007 | Hong Kong Open (4) | ![]() | 9–21, 21–15, 21–15 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Korea Open | ![]() | 21–4, 21–23, 23–25 |
Runner-up | 2008 | All England Open (2) | ![]() | 20–22, 23–25 |
Winner | 2008 | Swiss Open (2) | ![]() | 21–13, 21–18 |
Winner | 2008 | China Open (3) | ![]() | 21–18, 21–9 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() | 9–21, 21–9, 17–21 |
Winner | 2009 | All England Open (4) | ![]() | 21–19, 21–12 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Swiss Open | ![]() | 16–21, 16–21 |
Winner | 2009 | China Masters (3) | ![]() | 21–17, 21–17 |
Winner | 2009 | French Open | ![]() | 21–6, 21–15 |
Winner | 2009 | China Open (4) | ![]() | 21–12, 21–12 |
Winner | 2010 | China Masters (4) | ![]() | 21–15, 13–21, 21–14 |
Runner-up | 2010 | Japan Open (2) | ![]() | 20–22, 21–16, 17–21 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Singapore Open | ![]() | Walkover |
Winner | 2011 | Hong Kong Open (5) | ![]() | 21–12, 21–19 |
Winner | 2014 | Australian Open | ![]() | 22–24, 21–16, 21–7 |
Performance timeline
Singles performance timeline
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W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | SF-B | S | G | NH | N/A |
To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through 2016 All England Super Series Premier.
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 1R 0–1 |
Not Held | G 5–0 |
Not Held | G 5–0 |
Not Held | 2 / 3 | 10–1 | 91% | |||||||||
World Championships | A | NH | A | NH | 3R 2–1 |
NH | S 4–1 |
G 5–0 |
G 5–0 |
NH | G 6–0 |
QF 3–1 |
G 6–0 |
NH | G 6–0 |
A | QF 3–1 |
NH | 5 / 9 | 40–4 | 91% |
World Cup | Not Held | G 4–0 |
G 4–0 |
Not Held | 2 / 2 | 8–0 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
World Superseries Finals | Not Held | Absent | W 5–0 |
Absent | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Asian Championships | Absent | S 5–1 |
Absent | SF-B 4–1 |
A | G 6–0 |
G 6–0 |
SF-B 4–1 |
QF 3–1 |
G 5–0 |
G 5–0 |
4 / 8 | 38–4 | 90% | |||||||
Asian Games | Not Held | A | Not Held | S 3–1 |
Not Held | G 4–0 |
Not Held | G 5–0 |
Not Held | 2 / 3 | 12–1 | 92% | |||||||||
East Asian Games | Not Held | S 2–1 |
Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||||
Team Competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Cup | NH | A | NH | SF-B 3–0 |
NH | G 5–0 |
NH | G 5–0 |
NH | G 4–1 |
NH | G 5–0 |
NH | G 5–0 |
NH | SF-B 2–0 |
NH | 5 / 7 | 29–1 | 97% | |
Sudirman Cup | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | G 5–0 |
NH | G 3–1 |
NH | G 5–0 |
NH | G 5–0 |
NH | A | NH | G 3–0 |
NH | 5 / 5 | 21–1 | 96% |
Asian Games | Not Held | SF-B 0–1 |
Not Held | G 3–1 |
Not Held | G 3–0 |
Not Held | S 3–0 |
Not Held | 2 / 4 | 9–2 | 82% | |||||||||
East Asian Games | Not Held | G 2–0 |
Not Held | A | Not Held | 1 / 1 | 2–0 | 100% | |||||||||||||
BWF World Superseries Premier | |||||||||||||||||||||
All England Open | Absent | SF 4–1 |
2R 1–1 |
W 6–0 |
F 5–1 |
W 6–0 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
QF 2–1 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
Absent | SF 3–1 |
5 / 12 | 50–7 | 88% | ||||
Malaysia Open | Absent | QF 5–1 |
QF 3–1 |
2R 1–1 |
QF 3–1 |
F 5–1 |
F 5–1 |
2R 1–1 |
Absent | QF 2–1 |
2R 1–1 |
Absent | F 4–1 |
0 / 10 | 30–10 | 75% | |||||
Indonesia Open | Absent | 1R 0–1 |
3R 2–1 |
SF 4–1 |
Absent | QF 2–1 |
A | 2R 1–1 |
Absent | 1R 0–1 |
0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% | ||||||||
Denmark Open | Absent | F 5–1 |
2R 1–1 |
W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
Absent | W 5–0 |
Absent | 2R 1–1 |
Absent | 2R 1–1 |
QF 2–1 |
3 / 8 | 27–5 | 84% | ||||||
China Open | 3R 2–1 |
NH | QF 2–1 |
2R 1–1 |
W 6–0 |
W 5–0 |
2R 2–1 |
A | 1R 0–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
QF 2–1 |
W 5–0 |
Absent | F 4–1 |
SF 3–1 |
5 / 13 | 42–8 | 84% | ||
BWF World Superseries | |||||||||||||||||||||
India Open | Not Held | Absent | QF 2–1 |
0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||||||
Singapore Open | A | NH | 2R 1–1 |
1R 0–1 |
SF 4–1 |
A | SF 4–1 |
A | QF 2–1 |
Absent | F 4–1 |
Absent | 0 / 6 | 15–6 | 71% | ||||||
Australian Open | A | NH | Absent | W 5–0 |
1R 0–1 |
1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% | |||||||||||||
Japan Open | Absent | 3R 1–1 |
F 5–1 |
SF 3–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
SF 3–1 |
Absent | F 4–1 |
SF 3–1 |
Absent | QF 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
3 / 10 | 38–7 | 84% | |||||
Korea Open | Absent | W 5–0 |
Absent | W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
Absent | W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
Absent | 2R 1–1 |
3 / 6 | 24–3 | 89% | ||||||||
French Open | Absent | NH | SF 3–1 |
A | W 5–0 |
A | SF 3–1 |
Absent | 1R 0–1 |
1 / 4 | 11–3 | 79% | |||||||||
Hong Kong Open | A | NH | A | NH | W 6–0 |
NH | W 5–0 |
W 6–0 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
A | QF 2–1 |
W 5–0 |
Absent | 2R 1–1 |
5 / 8 | 34–3 | 92% | |||
BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||
German Open | Absent | F 5–1 |
W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
SF 4–1 |
W 6–0 |
Absent | W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
Absent | W 6–0 |
6 / 8 | 45–2 | 96% | |||||||
Swiss Open | Absent | W 5–0 |
Absent | SF 3–1 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
QF 2–1 |
Absent | 2 / 5 | 19–3 | 86% | ||||||||||
China Masters | Not Held | W 5–0 |
SF 2–1 |
W 5–0 |
1R 0–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
SF 3–1 |
Absent | W 5–0 |
A | 5 / 8 | 30–3 | 91% | |||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | Absent | NH | Absent | W 5–0 |
Absent | W 6–0 |
SF 4–1 |
2 / 3 | 15–1 | 94% | |||||||||||
Thailand Open | Absent | NH | Absent | W 6–0 |
A | NH | A | SF 4–1 |
A | NH | A | 1 / 2 | 10–1 | 91% | |||||||
Dutch Open | Absent | QF 2–1 |
Absent | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||||||
Macau Open | Not Held | W 6–0 |
Absent | 1 / 1 | 6–0 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 158 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 72 | ||
Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 93 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 20–6 | 18–8 | 38–7 | 43–4 | 50–5 | 59–5 | 51–7 | 41–6 | 41–3 | 38–6 | 64–8 | 34–4 | 9–1 | 40–3 | 36–12 | 6–0 | 590–86 | ||
Win Percentage | 67% | 0% | 77% | 69% | 84% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 88% | 87% | 93% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 93% | 75% | 100% | 87.28% | ||
Year End Ranking[2] | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 101 | 6 | 4 |
Summer Olympics singles matches
Phase | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
First round | ![]() |
12–15, 10–15 |
Phase | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
First round | Bye | |
Second round | ![]() |
21–16, 21–13 |
Third round | ![]() |
21–8, 21–11 |
Quarter-final | ![]() |
21–13, 21–16 |
Semi-final | ![]() |
21–12, 21–18 |
Final | ![]() |
21–12, 21–8 |
Phase | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
Group P | ![]() |
21–8, 21–14 |
Second round | ![]() |
21–9, 21–12 |
Quarter-final | ![]() |
21–12, 16–21, 21–16 |
Semi-final | ![]() |
21–12, 21–10 |
Final | ![]() |
15–21, 21–10, 21–19 |
Phase | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
Group E | ![]() |
21–5, 21–11 |
Second round | ![]() |
21–18, 21–7 |
Third round | ![]() |
21–7, 21–12 |
Quarter-final | ![]() |
21–6, 11–21, 21–18 |
Semi-final | ![]() |
21-15, 11-21, 20-22 |
Head-to-head record
Head-to-head vs. top 20 ranked players
Lin's win-loss record against players who have been ranked World No. 20 or higher is as follows:[3]
Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
Lee Chong Wei 25–12
Bao Chunlai 20–5
Peter Gade 17–3
Chen Jin 14–6
Lee Hyun-il 14–3
Taufik Hidayat 13–3
Park Sung-hwan 13–4
Boonsak Ponsana 10–1
Simon Santoso 10–1
Sho Sasaki 10–1
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 9–0
Sony Dwi Kuncoro 9–2
Roslin Hashim 8–0
Kenneth Jonassen 8–0
Wong Choong Hann 8–0
Jan Ø. Jørgensen 7–2
Chen Long 7–2
Ng Wei 6–0
Hu Yun 6–0
Shon Wan-ho 6–0
Shon Seung-mo 6–1
Ronald Susilo 6–2
Dicky Palyama 5–0
Chen Yu 5–0
Joachim Persson 5–0
Xia Xuanze 5–4
Chen Hong 5–5
Nguyen Tien Minh 4–0
Shōji Satō 4–0
Chan Yan Kit 3–0
Du Pengyu 3–0
Rajiv Ouseph 3–0
Przemysław Wacha 3–0
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 3–0
Wang Zhengming 3–0
Marc Zwiebler 3–0
Tommy Sugiarto 3–2
Chong Wei Feng 2–0
Pablo Abián 2–0
Arvind Bhat 2–0
Eric Pang 2–0
Parupalli Kashyap 2–0
Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 2–0
Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 2–0
Alamsyah Yunus 2–0
Wong Wing Ki 2–1
Srikanth Kidambi 2-1
Kenichi Tago 2–1
Ong Ewe Hock 2–2
Chou Tien-chen 1–0
Ajay Jayaram 1–0
Lee Yen Hui Kendrick 1–0
Liew Daren 1–0
Park Tae-sang 1–0
Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 1–0
- * Statistics correct as of November 1, 2013.
Players with winning records against Lin
Active players are in boldface.
Viktor Axelsen 3–2
Peter Rasmussen 1–0
Pullela Gopichand 2–1
Chen Wei 1–0
References
- ↑ sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Badminton World Federation – Historical Ranking".
- ↑ "Lin's head-to-head record against other players". Retrieved October 28, 2013.