Xie Zhongbo
Xie Zhongbo (Chinese: 谢中博), is a male badminton player from People's Republic of China.
Career
A doubles specialist on the world circuit, Xie has regularly partnered Guo Zhendong in men's doubles and Zhang Yawen in mixed doubles over the past several years. Xie and Guo have won the Polish Open (2004), the China Masters (2005), and the India Open (2008) together. They were quarter-finalists at 2007 BWF World Championships, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics narrowly lost to the eventual gold medalists, Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, in the round of sixteen.
Xie has had greater success in mixed doubles. He and Zhang have captured eight titles internationally since the beginning of 2005. They were silver medalists at the 2005 IBF World Championships, losing the gold to Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir, and were bronze medalists at the 2007 edition of the tournament.
Xie is a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team. At 1.88 meters and solidly built, he is one of the biggest men currently playing the game at the world level.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 2 | Mixed doubles | 2005 | Anaheim, CA, USA |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 2007 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 | Team | 2006 | Doha, QATAR |
| 2 | Mixed doubles | ||
| Thomas & Uber Cup | |||
| 1 | Team | 2006 | Japan |
| Other International Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2008 | Hong Kong Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2008 | China Masters |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2008 | Thailand Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 2008 | India Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2007 | Macau Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2006 | China Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2006 | Indonesia Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2006 | China Masters |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2005 | Hong Kong Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 2005 | China Masters |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 2004 | French Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 2004 | Polish Open |