Tao Jiaming

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Tao Jiaming
陶嘉明
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 38)
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (MD 18 March 2010)
2 (XD 8 September 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Suwon Mixed doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team
BWF profile

Tao Jiaming (Chinese: 陶嘉明; born 25 October 1985) is a badminton player from China. He was the gold medalists at the 2009 East Asian Games in the mixed doubles and men's team events.[1]

Tao Jiaming achieved his first major results in 2010 when he reached the mixed doubles final at the Korea Open with former partner Zhang Yawen. Since then he has played with several partners. His second partner was Tian Qing and made another Korea Open final in 2011. He is currently paired with Xia Huan. Together they reached the semifinals of the 2011 India Open. He has also competed with Wang Xiaoli and Ma Jin.

In the men's doubles he has competed with Zhang Nan, but they have not competed together often.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea China Ma Jin South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong China Zhang Yawen China Zhang Nan
China Ma Jin
21–15, 21–14 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2007, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 China Masters China Wang Xiaoli China Xie Zhongbo
China Zhang Yawen
13–21, 21–19, 8–4 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Korea Open China Zhang Yawen China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang
15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Malaysia Open China Zhang Yawen Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
19–21, 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 China Masters China Tian Qing China Xu Chen
China Yu Yang
21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Japan Open China Tian Qing China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 China Open China Tian Qing China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Malaysia Open China Tian Qing China He Hanbin
China Ma Jin
13–21, 21–13, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Korea Open China Tian Qing China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
17–21, 21–13, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  Superseries Finals Tournament
  Superseries Premier Tournament
  Superseries Tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Thailand Open China Tang Jinhua Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thoungthongkam
21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with his most recent partner Xia Huan against Superseries Final finalists, Worlds Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists.[2]

References

  1. ^ "陶嘉明 Tao Jia Ming" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=DF3E88B7-C7F1-45C0-9C1A-2063D07C8466 [bare URL]

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