Chen Changjie (badminton)


Chen Changjie ; is a retired professional badminton player from China.

Career

Chen rated among the world's leading singles players when China entered the International Badminton Federation in 1981. The powerful Changjie won the first major IBF sanctioned tournament in which China participated, the multi-sport 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California, by successively beating Prakash Padukone and Morten Frost in the semifinal and final rounds. He helped China to win the 1982 Thomas Cup by winning three of his four matches in the last two rounds against Denmark and Indonesia. In 1983 Changjie won the Asian Championships in a grueling duel with Indonesia's Eddy Kurniawan The following year Changjie married Zhang Ailing, a brilliant player on the Chinese women's team, and neither appeared in international competition after 1984.

Achievements

World Cup

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1981Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hadiyanto15–12, 15–10 Bronze

World Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1981San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States Morten Frost9–15, 15–7, 15–12 Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1982New Delhi, India Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1983Shanghai, China Eddy Kurniawan Gold