Zhou Jincan
Zhou Jincan 周金灿 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Shanghang, Fujian, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1984-1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's doubles and Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Zhou Jincan (Chinese: 周金灿; born 1961) is a former Chinese badminton player.
Career
[edit]Zhou, born in Shanghang also trained in Shanghang youth sports schools and joined the seniors national badminton squad in 1984.[1][2] Zhou instantly became an established doubles player for China in mid-80's, winning several opens such as Scandinavian Cup[3] in 1984, Hong Kong Open[4] in 1987, and Poona Open[5] in 1989 with his partner Zhang Qiang. Besides men's doubles titles. Zhou also won his hometown China Open mixed doubles title with Lin Ying in 1987 where they swept all five disciplines in that year.[6]
Zhou is a member of 1986 Thomas Cup squad. Zhou and Zhang lost to Indonesian pair of Christian Hadinata and Hadibowo Susanto with the score of 13–15, 8–15 on the straight sets.[7] That loss equalized the whole tie until Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi managed to seal the deal on the second men's doubles match and bring the championship home.[8] Although not playing a single game in 1988 Thomas Cup, Zhou is also involved in the squad.[9]
Achievements
[edit]World Cup
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–18 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1985 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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15–9, 18–16 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Scandinavian Cup | ![]() |
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17–15, 13–15, 18–15 | ![]() |
1987 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–12 | ![]() |
1987 | China Open | ![]() |
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10–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1987 | World Grand Prix Finals | ![]() |
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9–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1989 | Poona Open | ![]() |
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15–10, 15–6 | ![]() |
1989 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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9–15, 15–5, 7–15 | ![]() |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1987 | China Open | ![]() |
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15–11, 15–1 | ![]() |
1987 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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18–14, 9–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
Invitation tournament
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1988 | Asian Invitational Championships | ![]() |
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18–16, 11–15, 18–16 | ![]() |
1988 | Konica Cup | ![]() |
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5–15, 17–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "上杭被国家体委授予体育先进县称号。图中运动员为该县少体校培养输送的世界羽毛球冠军周金灿。". ruralchina.cn.com (in Chinese). Social Sciences Academic Press. July 1994.
- ^ "周金灿 Jincan Zhou ~". badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Knupp, Martin. YONEX badminton manual 1985. p. 67.
- ^ "香港公開賽歷屆成績 CHAMPIONS OF THE HONG KONG OPENS" (PDF). hkopenbadminton.org. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Lotto Trophy (Poona) 1989". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Tournament Software. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "男双输球国羽痛失第四次包揽机会 包揽有多难?林丹时代1次都没 (The Chinese badminton team lost the fourth chance to sweep the men's doubles. How difficult is it to sweep the men's doubles? Lin Dan never had one chance)". 163.com (in Chinese). NetEase. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "China's Cup of champagne". The Straits Times. 5 May 1986. p. 37. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "1986 Thomas Cup:Final". tangkis.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Yiqian, He (28 April 2024). "这70年,看看福建人是怎样打羽毛球?". fjtv.net. Fujian Radio, Film and Television Group. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
External Links
[edit]Zhou Jincan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)