Tian Bingyi

Tian Bingyi
田秉毅
Tian Bingyi; 田秉毅
Personal information
Country	China
Born	30 July 1963 (age 61); Wuhan, Hubei, China
Event	Men's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing China
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Thomas Cup
Sudirman Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships

Tian Bingyi (Chinese: 田秉毅; pinyin: Tián Bǐngyì; born July 30, 1963) is a former badminton star from China. Though he played some singles internationally early in his career, he soon specialised in men's doubles.

Career

From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s Tian and his regular partner Li Yongbo won numerous top tier international titles. They were contemporaries and rivals of the famous Korean team of Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo, largely dividing the world's biggest championships between them for about eight seasons. Among many tournaments around the world Tian and Li captured consecutive World Championships in 1987 and 1989, the prestigious All-England Championship in 1987, 1988, and 1991, and five Danish Opens between 1984 and 1991.^[1]^[2] they also played on Chinese Thomas Cup (men's international teams) that won consecutive world team titles in 1986, 1988, and 1990. Late in their partnership they won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Tian is married to Zhou Jihong, a diver and Olympic champion.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea (exhibition)	Li Yongbo	Lee Sang-bok Lee Kwang Jin	15–11, 15–7	Gold
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Li Yongbo	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	9–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	15–5, 7–15, 9–15	Silver
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–2, 8–15, 15–9	Gold
1989	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Yongbo	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–3, 15–12	Gold
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Li Yongbo	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	7–15, 9–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Yongbo	Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono	8–15, 1–15	Silver
1985	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Yongbo	Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono	11–15, 15–11, 11–15	Silver
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	6–15, 15–6, 11–15	Silver
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	Walkover	Gold
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	10–15, 11–15	Silver
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	12–15, 3–15	Bronze
1991	Macau Forum, Macau, China	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	16–17, 14–17	Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	8–15, 10–15	Silver
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	15–8, 15–4	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (25 titles, 9 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Denmark Open	Li Yongbo	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–7, 15–2	Winner
1985	German Open	Zhang Xinguang	Li Yongbo Ding Qiqing	5–15, 15–12, 7–15	Runner-up
1985	Denmark Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	17–14, 15–8	Winner
1985	Indonesia Open	Li Yongbo	Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono	5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1986	China Open	Li Yongbo	Huang Zhen Chen Hongyong	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1986	Denmark Open	Li Yongbo	Dipak Tailor Martin Dew	15–9, 15–3	Winner
1986	English Masters	Li Yongbo	Dipak Tailor Martin Dew	11–15, 15–5, 15–11	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Li Yongbo	Dipak Tailor Martin Dew	15–2, 15–11	Winner
1987	All England Open	Li Yongbo	Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1987	China Open	Li Yongbo	Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan	15–10, 15–6	Winner
1987	Thailand Open	Li Yongbo	Eddy Hartono Liem Swie King	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1987	Malaysia Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	Walkover	Runner-up
1987	World Grand Prix Finals	Li Yongbo	Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1988	Japan Open	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	18–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Swedish Open	Li Yongbo	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	Walkover	Winner
1988	All England Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1988	Thailand Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Rashid Sidek	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1988	China Open	Li Yongbo	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	13–15, 15–8, 15–3	Winner
1988	English Masters	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–11, 15–4	Winner
1988	Denmark Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–6, 8–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Malaysia Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–12, 15–12	Winner
1989	Swedish Open	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Lee Sang-bok	17–14, 15–2	Winner
1989	French Open	Li Yongbo	Huang Zhen He Xiangyang	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1989	Denmark Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1989	World Grand Prix Finals	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1990	Japan Open	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	15–3, 16–17, 13–18	Runner-up
1990	Swedish Open	Li Yongbo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1990	All England Open	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	14–17, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Singapore Open	Li Yongbo	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	Denmark Open	Li Yongbo	Jesper Knudsen Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1991	All England Open	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	12–15, 15–7, 15–8	Winner
1991	China Open	Li Yongbo	Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1992	Korea Open	Li Yongbo	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Japan Open	Li Yongbo	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–10, 8–15, 10–15	Runner-up