R16 | Lin Dan vs Chen Long | All England 2020 Badminton

R16 | Lin Dan vs Chen Long | All England 2020 Badminton

Lin Dan (born October 14, 1983)[1] is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion.

Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time,[3][4][5] by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat.[6][7] He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.[8] Winning the Malaysian Open in 2017 marked Lin's success in having won every major title in the badminton world.[9]

In 2004, he was dubbed "Super Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the All England Open final, and the nickname has since been widely used by his fans as well as the media to refer to him, in recognition of his achievements.[10][11]

Family
He and his wife Xie Xingfang had their first child "Xiao Yu" (Little feather) on November 5, 2016.[191]

Awards
Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007.[192] He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008.[193] Lin was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[194] On January 16, 2011, he was voted as the 2010 best male athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year for his clean sweep in major badminton titles.[195]

Social Media
Weibo is the main social media platform which Lin is using to post and update his latest status as well as communicate with his fans or friends. Lin uses his name '林丹‘as the name of the account. In February 2018, the latest number of his followers in Weibo has achieved 3.7 million.[196] Additionally, Lin's fans group has set an exclusive account called '林丹全国球迷会‘ in Weibo to update Lin's latest status, post his pictures and results of matches.[197]

2019
Lin Dan won his second Malaysia Open title in 2019, beating compatriot Chen Long in the finals.[174] However, he withdrew from the Singapore Open in the first round against Viktor Axelsen, citing a "thigh injury".[175] In April, Lin Dan lost in the semifinals of the New Zealand Open to Ng Ka Long. In September, Lin Dan lost in the finals of the Korea Masters tournament to Kanta Tsuneyama.

Chen Long (Chinese: 谌龙; pinyin: Chén Lóng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂʰə̂n lʊ̌ŋ]; born 18 January 1989), is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is the reigning Olympic champion and two-time World champion and All England champion.

Personal life
Chen Long married badminton player Wang Shixian in 2017, after over a decade together.[6]

Surname pronunciation issue
Chen Long's surname 谌 was actually pronounced Shèn[7] but the word 谌 is pronounced chén when not used as surname. As a result of this, mispronunciation happens a lot and early in his career when he enrolled in China's athlete system his surname was registered incorrectly as Chen. He tried to correct it but failed because of bureaucracy and finally let go of it.

2020 All England Open
The 2020 All England Open (officially known as the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2020 for sponsorship reasons) is a badminton tournament which will take place at Arena Birmingham in England from 11 to 15 March 2020. It has a total purse of $1,100,000.
Tournament
The 2020 All England Open becomes the fifth tournament of the 2020 BWF World Tour following the postponement of the 2020 German Open due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. It is a part of the All England Open championships, which have been held since 1899. This tournament is organized by Badminton England and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]
Venue
This international tournament is held at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England.[1]
Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.[2]
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament is US$1,100,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
Seed
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Jonatan Christie, Lin Dan, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan, Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto,
Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu, Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti, Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja,

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