Lin Dan

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name	Lin Dan
林丹
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nickname	Super Dan
retired	4 July 2020
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years_active	2000–2020
height	178 cm
weight	70 kg
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handedness	Left
event	Men's singles
country	China
highest_ranking	1
date_of_highest_ranking	26 February 2004
career_record	662 wins, 131 losses
titles	66
coach	Xia Xuanze
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Lin Dan (; born 14 October 1983) is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, five-time World Championships gold medalist, two-time World Cup champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, four-time Asian Champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. He led China to victory 5 times at the Sudirman Cup, 6 times at the Thomas Cup, and 3 times at the Asian Games men's team event.

Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won the full set of all nine major titles in the badminton world of his time: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Year-end Finals, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the third player to achieve this feat after Ge Fei and Gu Jun, and the only male player to ever achieve this feat. Of the 9 major events, he had won at least 2 of each events except the Year-end Finals where he won once in his only time participating in that event. He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and successfully defending his title in 2012.

Lin was dubbed "Super Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the 2004 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. He was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame on 26 May 2023.

Early life

Lin was born in Fujian, China. At a young age, Lin was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, and to be a pianist. However, he chose to play badminton instead. Having started his training at the age of five, he was scouted by the People's Liberation Army Sports Team after winning the National Junior Championships aged twelve, and was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001, when he was 18.

Career

Junior events

Lin emerged as a winner in the 2000 Asian Junior Championships in both the team and the singles events. He was also a member of the winning Chinese team and a boys' singles semi-finalist in the 2000 World Junior Championships.

2001–2003: Senior debut and Four tour titles

2001 marked the start of then 18 year-old Lin's professional career. In his first final, at the Asian Championships, he was thrashed by compatriot Xia Xuanze. He then entered his first final in the IBF Grand Prix event at the Denmark Open, losing to Bao Chunlai.

In 2002, Lin took his first title at the Korea Open. He was a member of China's 2002 Thomas Cup squad which defeated Sweden (5–0), Denmark (3–2), and South Korea (4–1) to reach the semi-finals. However, Lin didn't play in the semi-final tie against Malaysia, which saw China's team tumble to a 1–3 defeat. Lin participated in another four tournaments without coming close to victory. He was knocked out in the first round of the Singapore, and Indonesia Opens, second round of the Denmark Open, and third round of the China Open. In October, Lin was defeated in the semi-finals of the Asian Games team competition which ended China's hope of a team gold medal.

Lin started the 2003 season with a third round defeat in the All England Open. He reached a final later in the year at the Japan Open but was beaten by his compatriot Xia Xuanze once again. Lin then made his inaugural debut in the World Championships in Birmingham, England. He breezed past Per-Henrik Croona and Przemysław Wacha in the first two rounds, but was beaten by Xia again in his third round match. After the world meet, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open, third round of the Indonesia Open, and second round of the Malaysia Open. However, Lin ended the season strongly by capturing the Denmark, Hong Kong, and China Opens, and finishing runner-up at the German Open.

2004: World #1, All England and Thomas Cup champions

Lin had a good start to 2004, earning the BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February. He helped China win the qualifying round of Thomas Cup and then captured the Swiss Open. He won his first ever All England Open title by beating Peter Gade in the final. He reached the semi-final of the Japan Open before going off to Jakarta, Indonesia in May for the Thomas Cup campaign.

In Thomas Cup, Lin helped China to an excellent start in which they thrashed United States and defending champion Indonesia 5–0 respectively to enter the quarter-finals. Lin then defeated Shoji Sato and Lee Hyun-il in quarter and semi-finals ties against Japan and South Korea respectively, each ending in 3–0 wins for China. In the final, he beat Peter Gade in straight games to give China the lead before the Chinese team eventually won three matches to one. China thus took the crown, ending a 14 years drought in the tournament.

Lin suffered setbacks later in the 2004 season when he was ousted in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open, and was reported to have a leg injury in mid-July, prior to the Olympic Games. Lin "crashed" in his first Olympic Games when, as the first seed, he was ousted early by Singapore's Ronald Susilo, who claimed Lin was "too eager to win". However, Lin bounced back with three titles at the Denmark, German, and China Opens, and ended the season as a semi-finalist at the Indonesia Open.

2005: Sudirman and World Cup success

Lin retained his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles, as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments. He also helped China recapture the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's team championship) when it shut-out both defending champion South Korea in the semi-finals and Indonesia in the final.

Lin failed to retain his All England title, losing a three set final to teammate Chen Hong, and he was beaten in the final of the Malaysia Open by another rising star, Lee Chong Wei. In his bid to capture his first BWF World title at Anaheim California, he beat Kennevic Asuncion, Shoji Sato, Lee Hyun-il, and Peter Gade in succession to reach the final. There he was decisively beaten by a peak-form Taufik Hidayat. Lin was also eliminated in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open and the quarter-finals of the China Open.

2006: World Champion, Second All England and Thomas Cup triumph

Lin started the season by reaching the semi-finals of the German Open, and had a same result in China Masters and China Open. He failed to win the Malaysia Open in June, which saw his opponent Lee Chong Wei produce a superb display to save the title after being 13–20 down in the deciding game, and also lost to Taufik Hidayat in Asian Games final.

However, he won six individual titles in the season. He recaptured the All England Open, and won the Chinese Taipei, Macau, Hong Kong, and Japan Opens. Most significantly, in Madrid, Spain that September he won his first world title after beating his compatriot Bao Chunlai in the final.

In May, Lin and his teammates had extended China's Thomas Cup reign by shutting out Denmark 3–0 for a second consecutive title. In October, he won his second World Cup men's singles title.

2007: Consecutive World title, Third All England and Second Sudirman Cup

Lin Dan entered 2007 with a loss to South Korea's Park Sung-hwan in the round of 16 at the Malaysia Open. A week later, he captured the Korea Open by defeating Chinese teammate Chen Jin in the final. He went on to win the German Open and then the All England championships again, crushing compatriot Chen Yu 21–13, 21–12. In June, Lin Dan was part of the Chinese Sudirman Cup team that retained the cup after beating Indonesia 3–0 in the final at Glasgow, Scotland. Later in the season Lin defeated Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia and became the China Masters champion for 2007. In August, Lin extended his reign as the World Champion when he beat Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21–11, 22–20 in the final of the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lin Dan thus became the first man since Yang Yang to win back to back World Championships. He then won his third Denmark Open title, and ended the year by claiming his fourth Hong Kong Open title.

2008: Olympic gold, Third Thomas Cup and Controversies

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Lin started the season with a defeat in the final of the Korea Open to Lee Hyun-il. It was a match filled with controversy as Lin had a scuffle with South Korea's coach Li Mao after a line call dispute. Lin refused to apologise and received no punishment from Badminton World Federation (BWF) after its probe of the altercation. In March, he suffered another defeat to his compatriot Chen Jin in the final of the All England Open, which was followed by press accusations that Lin "gave" the match to Chen in order to increase Chen's ranking points for Olympic qualification (which placed stringent limits on the number of participants from any one country). In the following week, Lin won his first Swiss Open. At the Asian Championships, Lin was again accused of helping his compatriot when his loss to Chen Jin in the semi-finals ensured Chen's qualification for the Olympic Games.

On 10 April 2008, Lin was involved in yet another controversy when he struck coach Ji Xinpeng in front of his teammates and the media during an intra-squad tournament prior to the Thomas Cup. The incident was allegedly triggered by his unhappiness with Ji's arrangement of the starting line-up for the tournament. Despite the episode, in May Lin proceeded to win each match he played in the Thomas Cup until China's semi-finals clash with Malaysia when he lost rather tamely to Lee Chong Wei. However, China still managed to reach the final by edging Malaysia 3–2, then retained the cup against South Korea with Lin's win at first singles helping China to a 3–1 victory.

Lin won the Thailand Open, his last tournament before the 2008 Olympic Games.

In the Beijing Olympic Games, he beat Hong Kong's Ng Wei in the first round, Park Sung-hwan in the second round, and Peter Gade in the quarter-finals. He then beat his teammate Chen Jin in straight sets to set up a "dream" final against Lee Chong Wei. However, the final was a one-sided match as Lin beat Lee 21–12, 21–8, and became the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold as a first seed.

Not back in action until the China Open in November, Lin again beat Lee in the final, before losing to Chen Jin once again in the Hong Kong Open. Lin was eligible to participate in the lucrative Masters Finals in December, but due to the withdrawal of the whole Chinese contingent (citing weariness and injuries), he didn't take part in the tournament.

2009: Third World and Sudirman Cup titles, Fourth All England

In March, at his first tournament appearance of 2009, Lin won his fourth All England title without dropping a game, defeating Lee Chong Wei in the final. After this dominant performance, he lost to Lee in the final of Swiss Open a week later.

In May, Lin participated in the Sudirman Cup helping China to consecutive 5–0 victories over England, Japan, and Indonesia. In the semi-finals against Malaysia Lin defeated Lee Chong Wei in straight games as China advanced to the final against South Korea with another shutout. In the last round the same form held true as Lin beat Park Sung-hwan thus helping China to secure the Cup for the third time in a row, and each time without dropping a match in the series.

During the rest of 2009, Lin dropped only two matches; in June in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open, and, perhaps most surprisingly, in the finals of December's East Asian Games in Hong Kong to South Korea's little known Choi Ho-jin. Aside from those upsets, Lin dominated. In August in Hyderabad he became the first player to win the World Championships three times by beating compatriot Chen Jin in the final. Later Lin would go on to win his fourth China Masters title and first French Open title. He ended his tournament winning streak in November with the China Open title, before the late-year upset loss in the East Asian Games in Hong Kong.

2010: Asiad gold, Fourth Thomas Cup and Asian champion

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After starting the season disappointingly with quarterfinal losses at both the All England and Swiss Opens, Lin won his first title of the year at the Badminton Asia Championships in New Delhi, which also marked his first victory at this annual event.

Taking part in his fifth Thomas Cup campaign for China in May, Lin won a pair of hard-fought encounters with South Korea's Park Sung-hwan in the group ties and the quarter-finals respectively. In the semi-finals, he handily defeated Lee Chong Wei in contributing to China's 3–0 victory over Malaysia and a berth in the final against long time rival Indonesia. Here, Lin led off with a comfortable victory over familiar opponent Taufik Hidayat, as China went on to capture its eighth Men's World Team title; its fourth consecutively.

After the Thomas Cup triumph, Lin played in the World Championships in Paris, France. He won his opening match and then beat Henri Hurskainen and Bao Chunlai in the second and third rounds respectively before being upset by Park Sung-hwan in the quarter-finals. That day also saw his archrival Lee Chong Wei exit from the tournament which was eventually won by Lin's compatriot Chen Jin. Lin then bounced back to win the China Masters, but lost the final of the Japan Open to Lee Chong Wei the following week, and conceded walkovers in the quarter-finals of both the China Open, and Hong Kong Open late in the year.

However, Lin managed to win his first ever Asian Games gold medal in November by beating Lee Chong Wei in final, thus, at 27, becoming the first player to win all of the present major titles available to Asian men in badminton, both individual and national team. Lin was voted the most valuable player (MVP) at the games' closing ceremony.

2011: Fourth World and Sudirman Cup success, Second Asian and First Super Series Masters Finals titles

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Lin began the year with a withdrawal in the Malaysia Open's quarter-finals, which marked his third consecutive withdrawal since late 2010. This action brought some criticism, particularly by well known fellow competitor Taufik Hidayat. The very next week Lin sprang back to win the first ever million dollar badminton tournament, Korea Open by beating Lee Chong Wei in the final. He next won the German Open, beating his compatriot and reigning world champion Chen Jin in the final.

At the prestigious All England Championships in March his hopes for a fifth title were put on hold when he was defeated by Lee Chong Wei in the final. However, in April he won his second Asian Championships on a day which saw China sweep all five titles and in May he helped China to a fourth consecutive Sudirman Cup title by defeating Denmark 3–0 in the final. In June, Lin's withdrawal from the Singapore Open final due to gastric flu drew jeers from fans in the stadium. Just few days later, he was upset by Sho Sasaki in the second round of Indonesia Open.

Healthy again in August, Lin won his fourth World Championship title by beating familiar rivals Peter Gade in the semi-finals and Lee Chong Wei in a very tight three game final at Wembley Arena, a venue which would host the badminton competition for 2012 Summer Olympics.

The rather up and down season for Lin continued with the China Masters in September where he was ousted in the semi-finals, and at the Japan Open where he withdrew from the semifinals. This was followed up by a shock exit in the second round of the Denmark Open to Hong Kong player Wong Wing Ki, and another withdrawal during the semifinals of French Open despite leading in the match. He told officials that he was suffering from paronychia (an infection below the fingernail). This was his sixth retirement of the season and many in the media imputed that this was part of a strategy to improve the rankings of other Chinese singles players to allow the maximum number to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. Both Lin and Chinese coach Li Yongbo denied this, citing, instead, the heavy tournament schedule that BWF required of top players, and Lin's need to be ready for the biggest events such as the Olympics. In any case, Lin's slump did not last long. He ended the year by winning three straight events, His fifth Hong Kong Open, the China Open, and his first Super Series Masters Finals title.

2012: Second Olympic gold, Fifth All England and Thomas Cup

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Badminton_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_9311.jpg" caption="Lin Dan at the 2012 Olympics"] ::

Lin started the year by losing to Lee Chong Wei in the final of the Korea Open, and then losing in the second round of the Malaysia Open to Denmark's Jan O. Jorgensen. In early March, he took his first title of the season by winning his fifth German Open. The very next week, he won his fifth All England Open title as rival Lee Chong Wei was forced to retire in discomfort early in the second game of the final. In April, Lin was again the subject of some controversy when he withdrew from the semifinals of the Asian Championships, a move that was openly seen as a ploy to secure an Olympic berth for his compatriot Chen Jin.

In Wuhan, China in May, Lin Dan and his teammates won all of their individual matches in each tie they played to win their fifth consecutive Thomas Cup (remarkably China's women also went entirely undefeated to regain the Uber Cup from South Korea). With only a week between Thomas Cup and the Thailand Open in early June, a fatigued Lin lost in the semi-finals to Indonesia's highly capable Sony Dwi Kuncoro.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Lin routinely beat Ireland's Scott Evans to qualify for the main draw of sixteen players where he started by trouncing fading star Taufik Hidayat. In the quarter-finals, however, Japan's hard-fighting Sho Sasaki put Lin to the test before yielding 16–21 in the third game. Lin then handily beat South Korean veteran Lee Hyun-il in the semi-finals to set up yet another meeting with his chief rival Lee Chong Wei. Unlike the 2008 Olympic finals, this one was no cakewalk for Lin. He lost the first game to Lee but came back strongly to take the second. The rubber game was a thriller which saw Lin claw back from slight deficits most of the way to finally prevail 21–19. An ecstatic Lin thus became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic title, while Lee, now almost 30, was once again foiled at one of the sport's two biggest events (aside from the Thomas and Uber Cups), the Olympics and the World Championships.

2013: Fifth World title

After his 2012 Olympic victory Lin did not make another tournament appearance until the Asian Championships, in April where, citing injury, he withdrew from the quarter-finals. Amid some speculation that he was planning to retire, Lin was granted a special wild card entry into the World Championships in Guangzhou, as, despite his great achievements, his recent inactivity had caused his world ranking to fall below that of other Chinese players who would then normally fill the maximum quota of three entrants that any one country was allowed. Without appearing in any tournament between the Badminton Asia Championships in April and the World Championships in August, Lin was able to convert this wildcard entry into his fifth world title. He won all of his matches in straight games until the final where, yet again, hard-luck Lee Chong Wei could not quite catch him in the third game rubber, and was forced to submit with a painful cramp down 17–20.

2014: Second Asiad gold and Third Asian title

After seven month tournament absence, Lin, down to 104th in the official world rankings, returned in April and took titles in the China Masters, and the Asian Championships in quick succession. Lin was part of China's Thomas Cup team which defended its title in May, but because of his deflated ranking could only play at third singles. Consequently, when China met a talented and highly motivated Japanese team in the semi-finals at New Delhi, Lin could only watch helplessly as Japan took the first two singles and a doubles to break China's ten year streak of men's world team titles. Beyond this disappointment, the BWF would not grant Lin a wild card entry into the 2014 World Championships, as they did in 2013. Thus Lin could not defend his title which was won by Chinese teammate Chen Long who defeated the unlucky Lee Chong Wei in a close two game final.

In June, Lin lost in the quarter-finals of Japan Open. Shortly afterwards, he won the Australian Open, his first Superseries title since the 2012 All England Open, and then won the Grand Prix title in the Chinese Taipei Open. In September, he successfully defended his men's singles title in the Incheon Asian Games and was also a part of the men's team winning the silver medal. In November, Lin lost in the final of the China Open to Srikanth Kidambi from India.

2015: Fourth Asian title and Fifth Sudirman Cup

Lin won the men's singles title at the Asian Championships in China, defending his title won the previous year in South Korea. He defeated compatriot Tian Houwei 21–19, 21–8 in a match that lasted 50 minutes in the central city of Wuhan. Lin Dan contributed to China winning its 10th Sudirman Cup by defeating Japan's Takuma Ueda 21–15, 21–13 in the final for his team's third and decisive point. His return to the World Championships in August, however, was not particularly auspicious as he was routinely eliminated by Denmark's Jan Ø. Jørgensen in the quarter-finals, as Lin's compatriot Chen Long again prevailed over Lee Chong Wei in the finals. Recovering from this disappointment, in September, Lin won his only Superseries title of the year at the Japan Open, making a remarkable comeback after trailing 3–11 in the deciding game of the final against Denmark's young star Viktor Axelsen. He then participated in the Rio Olympics test tournament the Brasil Open in the end of the year, won the title after beating Pablo Abián in the final.

2016: Sixth All England title

In March, Lin defeated Taiwan's Chou Tien-Chen in three hard games to clinch his seventh men's singles title at the German Open. A week after this win, Lin regained his All England title in Birmingham, giving him his 6th victory at this prestigious event. In impressive form, he beat compatriot Tian Houwei 21–9, 21–10 in the final.

In April, Lin Dan beat world No. 1 Chen Long in straight games to lift his sixth China Masters crown in Jiangsu, China. Here Lin showed his competitive mettle by coming from 11 to 16 behind in the second game to clinch the match 23–21. In June, however, he was stunned in second round of Indonesia Open by eighteen year old Jonatan Christie.

At the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, Lin sailed through his group round robin to qualify for the main draw. In the quarter-finals he was tested by India's Srikanth Kidambi, but pulled through 21–18 in the third game. This set up a sem-ifinals confrontation with long-time rival Lee Chong Wei which drew great fan interest as the players, both in their thirties, were assumed to be near retirement. In another epic match Lee was finally able to reverse past Olympic and World Championship losses to Lin and prevailed, 15–21, 21–11, 22–20. But Lee's quest for Olympic gold after two silver medals ended with a disappointing finale, as he was beaten in two close games by Lin's compatriot Chen Long. In the bronze medal match, Lin played Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. After taking the first set 21–15, the two-time Olympic champion lost the next two and the match with a scoreline of 21–15, 10–21, 17–21. After the Rio Olympics, he skipped all international tournaments for the remainder of the year.

2017: First Malaysia Open title

In March, at the prestigious All England Championships Lin defeated Viktor Axelson in the quarter-finals but was eliminated in the semi-finals by his countryman Shi Yuqi, more than twelve years Lin's Junior. However, he bounced back to win the Swiss Open by beating Shi Yuqi in the finals. In April, he won the Malaysia Open for the first time by defeating Lee Chong Wei, who had virtually owned this title for more than a decade. In the China Masters, he lost in the semi-finals to Qiao Bin, and in the Asian Championships, where he recorded a sem-ifinals win over Lee Chong Wei, he took a silver medal after losing to Chen Long in the final. Lin was beaten in the German and Indonesian Opens respectively in round of 16. He lost to Chen Long in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

At the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, at age 33, Lin managed to reach a record seventh men's singles final by beating Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki, 21–17, 21–18 in the quarter-finals and beating Korea's Son Wan-ho, 21–17, 21–14 in the semi-finals. But in the finals, he was beaten in straight sets by his ten years younger opponent, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, 22–20, 21–16.

2018: Sixth Thomas Cup

In March, the 34-year-old Lin tied Rudy Hartono's record of reaching ten All England men's singles finals, but was foiled in his try for a seventh title by his much younger compatriot, Shi Yuqi in three exhausting games, 19–21, 21–16, 9–21. In May, he won the New Zealand Open by beating talented Indonesian youngster Jonatan Christie in two close games, 21–14, 21–19. Later that month, Lin was a member of the Chinese team which regained the Thomas Cup after four years of absence, though his team was never extended to a deciding 5th match which would have required his services in the third singles position.

2019: Second Malaysia Open title

In his first tournament of 2019, Lin reached the final of the Thailand Masters, where he lost to the up-and-coming Loh Kean Yew in two tightly contested games, 19–21, 18–21. In April, at the age of 35, he won his second Malaysia Open title, beating higher ranked compatriot Shi Yuqi, and Chen Long, in the semi-finals and finals respectively. However, he withdrew from the Singapore Open during the first round against Viktor Axelsen, citing a "thigh injury", but only after being visibly upset by early line calls. In May, he lost in the semi-finals of the New Zealand Open to Ng Ka Long in two straight games. In November, he lost in the final of the Korea Masters to Kanta Tsuneyama in another straight games defeat.

2020: Pandemic-Shortened Season

Lin began the 2020 season poorly. In January he was eliminated in the first round of the Malaysia Masters by Jan Ø. Jørgensen in two games, 19–21, 18–21. The following week, he participated in the Indonesia Masters and was defeated in the first round again, this time by Viktor Axelsen, who beat him in two relatively easy games, 12–21, 14–21. Lin then followed up with yet another first round exit at the Thailand Masters where he lost to Ng Ka Long. At the All England Open held in March, he reached the second round but was defeated by compatriot Chen Long. This turned out to be his last tournament as the rest of the world tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Retirement

On 4 July 2020, Lin announced his retirement, saying "At 37, pain and injuries no longer allow me to fight with my teammates. I have gratitude, a heavy heart and unwillingness." After his retirement, he joined Instagram to stay connected with his fans all over the world.

Rivalry with Lee Chong Wei

Main article: Lee–Lin rivalry

The Lee–Lin rivalry was a rivalry between two professional badminton players, Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan whose careers were almost exactly contemporaneous. The rivalry is often considered the greatest in the history of badminton even though Lin had the decided edge. Of their 40 meetings, Lin won the head-to-head by 28–12 but Lee Chong Wei was ranked World number one throughout both their careers consecutively for almost 10 years.

Personal life

Lin has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang, herself a former world champion, since 2003. They were quietly engaged on 13 December 2010 in Haizhu, Guangzhou. Xie initially denied but later acknowledged romantic involvement with Lin, who reacted angrily at the public exposure of their relationship, citing reasons of personal privacy. The two were married on 23 September 2012 and the wedding ceremony was held at the Beijing University of Technology.

Lin had five tattoos visible during the 2012 Summer Olympics. His upper left arm has a Christian cross, his lower left arm has five stars, his right upper arm reads "until the end of world", a double "F" lettering on his lower right arm, and his initials "LD" are tattooed on the back of his neck. These tattoos have been the subject of controversy due to his military and religious status.

On 17 October 2012, he became the first active Chinese badminton player to accept a master's degree, which was presented at Huaqiao University. His autobiography, Until the End of the World, was published after he successfully defended his Olympic title at the London 2012 Olympics.

He and his wife Xie Xingfang had their first child "Xiao Yu" (Little feather) on 5 November 2016. On 17 November 2016, he admitted to an affair and apologised on Weibo. Social media users had purportedly identified the woman as actress and model Zhao Yaqi.

Honours and awards

Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007. He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008. Lin was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

On 16 January 2011, he was named China's best male athlete for 2010 in China Central Television's Sports Personality of the Year poll for his clean sweep in major badminton titles.

On 26 May 2023, Lin was inducted into the BWF's Hall of Fame along with long-time rival, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.

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 on Weibo has achieved 3.7 million. Additionally, Lin's fan group has set an exclusive account called '林丹全国球迷会' on Weibo to update Lin's latest status, post his pictures and results of matches.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–12, 21–8	[[File:Gold medal.svg	16px]] Gold
2012	Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom	MAS Lee Chong Wei	15–21, 21–10, 21–19	[[File:Gold medal.svg	16px]] Gold
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World Championships

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	INA Taufik Hidayat	3–15, 7–15	[[File:Med 2.png	Silver]] Silver
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	CHN Bao Chunlai	18–21, 21–17, 21–12	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–11, 22–20	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2009	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	CHN Chen Jin	21–18, 21–16	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2011	Wembley Arena, London, England	MAS Lee Chong Wei	20–22, 21–14, 23–21	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2013	Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China	MAS Lee Chong Wei	16–21, 21–13, 20–17	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2017	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	DEN Viktor Axelsen	20–22, 16–21	[[File:Med 2.png	Silver]] Silver
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World Cup

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	THA Boonsak Ponsana	21–14, 21–11	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	CHN Chen Yu	21–19, 19–21, 21–17	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
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Asian Games

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	INA Taufik Hidayat	15–21, 20–22	[[File:Med 2.png	Silver]] Silver
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–13, 15–21, 21–10	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	CHN Chen Long	12–21, 21–16, 21–16	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
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Asian Championships

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2001	PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines	CHN Xia Xuanze	10–15, 9–15	[[File:Med 2.png	Silver]] Silver
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	CHN Chen Jin	13–21, 14–21	[[File:Med 3.png	Bronze]] Bronze
2010	Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	CHN Wang Zhengming	21–17, 21–15	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	CHN Bao Chunlai	21–19, 21–13	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	JPN Sho Sasaki	14–21, 21–9, 21–15	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2015	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	CHN Tian Houwei	21–19, 21–8	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	MAS Lee Chong Wei	20–22, 21–15, 4–21	[[File:Med 3.png	Bronze]] Bronze
2017	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	CHN Chen Long	23–21, 11–21, 10–21	[[File:Med 2.png	Silver]] Silver
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East Asian Games

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2009	Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong	KOR Choi Ho-jin	19–21, 18–21	[[File:Med 2.png	Silver]] Silver
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World Junior Championships

Boys' singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2000	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	CHN Bao Chunlai	4–7, 2–7, 7–0, 7–0, 1–7	[[File:Med 3.png	Bronze]] Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2000	Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan	INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro	15–12, 15–5	[[File:Med 1.png	Gold]] Gold
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Boys' doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1999	National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar	CHN Zheng Bo	CHN Chen Yu
CHN Sang Yang	15–10, 3–15, 10–15	[[File:Med 3.png	Bronze]] Bronze
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	All England Open	Super 1000	CHN Shi Yuqi	19–21, 21–16, 9–21	Runner-up
2018	New Zealand Open	Super 300	INA Jonatan Christie	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2019	Thailand Masters	Super 300	SGP Loh Kean Yew	19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Malaysia Open	Super 750	CHN Chen Long	9–21, 21–17, 21–11	Winner
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	JPN Kanta Tsuneyama	22–24, 12–21	Runner-up
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BWF Superseries (21 titles, 10 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was 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 levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	Korea Open	CHN Chen Jin	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2007	All England Open	CHN Chen Yu	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2007	China Masters	MAS Wong Choong Hann	21–19, 21–9	Winner
2007	Denmark Open	CHN Bao Chunlai	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2007	Hong Kong Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 21–15, 21–15	Winner
2008	Korea Open	KOR Lee Hyun-il	21–4, 21–23, 23–25	Runner-up
2008	All England Open	CHN Chen Jin	20–22, 23–25	Runner-up
2008	Swiss Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2008	China Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 21–9	Winner
2008	Hong Kong Open	CHN Chen Jin	9–21, 21–9, 17–21	Runner-up
2009	All England Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 21–12	Winner
2009	Swiss Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	French Open	INA Taufik Hidayat	21–6, 21–15	Winner
2009	China Masters	THA Boonsak Ponsana	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2009	China Open	DEN Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2010	China Masters	CHN Chen Long	21–15, 13–21, 21–14	Winner
2010	Japan Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	20–22, 21–16, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Korea Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 14–21, 21–16	Winner
2011	All England Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Singapore Open	CHN Chen Jin	Walkover	Runner-up
2011	China Open	CHN Chen Long	21–17, 26–24	Winner
2011	Hong Kong Open	CHN Chen Jin	21–12, 21–19	Winner
2011	BWF Super Series Finals	CHN Chen Long	21–12, 21–16	Winner
2012	Korea Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–12, 18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	All England Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 6–2	Winner
2014	Australian Open	INA Simon Santoso	22–24, 21–16, 21–7	Winner
2014	China Open	IND Srikanth Kidambi	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Malaysia Open	CHN Chen Long	22–20, 13–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2015	Japan Open	DEN Viktor Axelsen	21–19, 16–21, 21–19	Winner
2016	All England Open	CHN Tian Houwei	21–9, 21–10	Winner
2017	Malaysia Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 21–14	Winner
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: BWF Superseries Finals tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament : BWF Superseries tournament

IBF/BWF Grand Prix (28 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2001	Denmark Open	CHN Bao Chunlai	5–7, 1–7, 0–7	Runner-up
2002	Korea Open	KOR Shon Seung-mo	1–7, 7–3, 7–3, 7–5	Winner
2003	German Open	KOR Lee Hyun-il	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2003	Japan Open	CHN Xia Xuanze	12–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	China Open	MAS Wong Choong Hann	17–16, 15–12	Winner
2003	Denmark Open	CHN Chen Yu	15–4, 15–6	Winner
2003	Hong Kong Open	THA Boonsak Ponsana	15–4, 9–15, 15–8	Winner
2004	German Open	CHN Xia Xuanze	17–16, 15–9	Winner
2004	All England Open	DEN Peter Gade	9–15, 15–5, 15–8	Winner
2004	Swiss Open	CHN Bao Chunlai	15–12, 15–6	Winner
2004	Denmark Open	CHN Xia Xuanze	15–12, 15–11	Winner
2004	China Open	CHN Bao Chunlai	15–11, 15–10	Winner
2005	German Open	MAS Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	15–8, 15–8	Winner
2005	All England Open	CHN Chen Hong	15–8, 5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2005	China Masters	CHN Bao Chunlai	15–6, 15–13	Winner
2005	Malaysia Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	15–17, 15–9, 9–15	Runner-up
2005	Japan Open	CHN Chen Hong	15–4, 2–0	Winner
2005	Hong Kong Open	CHN Bao Chunlai	15–4, 15–6	Winner
2006	All England Open	KOR Lee Hyun-il	15–7, 15–7	Winner
2006	Malaysia Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	18–21, 21–18, 21–23	Runner-up
2006	Japan Open	INA Taufik Hidayat	16–21, 21–16, 21–3	Winner
2006	Chinese Taipei Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 12–21, 21–11	Winner
2006	Macau Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 18–21, 21–18	Winner
2006	Hong Kong Open	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 8–21, 21–16	Winner
2007	German Open	CHN Chen Yu	Walkover	Winner
2008	Thailand Open	THA Boonsak Ponsana	17–21, 21–15, 21–13	Winner
2011	German Open	CHN Chen Jin	21–19, 21–11	Winner
2012	German Open	INA Simon Santoso	21–11, 21–11	Winner
2014	China Masters	CHN Tian Houwei	21–14, 21–9	Winner
2014	Chinese Taipei Open	CHN Wang Zhengming	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2015	Brasil Open	ESP Pablo Abián	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2016	German Open	TPE Chou Tien-chen	15–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2016	China Masters	CHN Chen Long	21–17, 23–21	Winner
2017	Swiss Open	CHN Shi Yuqi	21–12, 21–11	Winner
::

: BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Invitational tournament

Men's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2012	Copenhagen Masters	DEN Peter Gade	22–20, 16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
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Men's doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2014	China International Challenge	MAS Lee Chong Wei	CHN Cai Yun
CHN Fu Haifeng	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
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Performance timeline

Singles

This table is current through 2020 All England Open.

::data[format=table]

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win %	Ref	Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	R	W–L	Win %	Ref	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	Total	Tournaments played	1	0	7	10	10	10	11	13	14	10	10	11	16	8	2	10	16	10	13	20	21	4	226	Titles	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	9	8	5	7	5	8	4	1	5	4	3	2	3	1	0	81	**Finals Reached **	0	0	2	1	5	6	9	11	8	8	9	6	10	5	1	7	5	3	5	4	3	0	108	Overall win–loss	2–1	0–0	21–7	18–8	37–7	42–4	49–5	59–5	50–7	41–5	41–3	38–4	64–5	34–3	9–0	40–2	42–12	34–7	35–10	21–17	27—20	1—4	705–136	Win Percentage	67%	0%	75%	69%	84%	91%	91%	92%	88%	89%	93%	90%	93%	92%	100%	95%	78%	83%	88%	55%	57%	20%	83.83%
Team
Thomas Cup	N/A	A	N/A	SF-B
3–0	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	G
4–1	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	SF-B
2–0	N/A	QF
3–0	N/A	G
2–0	N/A	6 / 9	34–1	97%
Sudirman Cup	A	N/A	A	N/A	A	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	G
3–1	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	A	N/A	G
3–0	N/A	S
2–0	N/A	A	N/A	5 / 6	23–1	96%
Asian Games	N/A	SF-B
0–1	N/A	G
3–1	N/A	G
3–0	N/A	S
3–0	N/A	G
0–0	N/A	3 / 5	9–2	82%
East Asian Games	N/A	G
2–0	N/A	A	N/A	1 / 1	2–0	100%
Individual competitions
Summer Olympic Games	N/A	A	N/A	1R
0–1	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	4th
4–2	N/A	2 / 4	14–3	82%
World Championships	A	N/A	A	N/A	3R
2–1	N/A	S
4–1	G
5–0	G
5–0	N/A	G
6–0	QF
3–1	G
6–0	N/A	G
6–0	A	QF
3–1	N/A	S
5–1	3R
2–1	2R
1–1	N/A	5 / 12	48–7	87%
World Cup	not held	G
4–0	G
4–0	not held	2 / 2	8–0	100%
Asian Games	N/A	A	N/A	S
3–1	N/A	G
4–0	N/A	G
5–0	N/A	A	N/A	2 / 3	12–1	92%
Asia Championships	absent	S
5–1	absent	SF-B
4–1	A	G
6–0	G
6–0	SF-B*
4–0	QF*
3–0	G
5–0	G
5–0	SF-B
3–1	S
4–1	1R
0–1	2R
1–1	N/A	4 / 12	46–6	88%
East Asian Games	N/A	NH	N/A	NH	N/A	S
2–1	N/A	A	N/A	0 / 1	2–1	67%
BWF tournaments
BWF Super Series Finals	not held	absent	W
5–0	absent	1 / 1	5–0	100%
All England Open	absent	SF
4–1	2R
1–1	W
6–0	F
5–1	W
6–0	W
5–0	F
4–1	W
5–0	QF
2–1	F
4–1	W
5–0	absent	SF
3–1	W
5–0	SF
3–1	F
4–1	1R
0–1	2R
1–1	6 / 17	63–11	85%
Indonesia Open	absent	1R
0–1	3R
2–1	SF
4–1	absent	QF
2–1	A	2R
1–1	absent	1R
0–1	2R
1–1	1R
0–1	1R
0–1	2R
1–1	N/A	0 / 10	11–10	52%
China Open	3R
2–1	NH	QF
2–1	2R
1–1	W
5–0	W
5–0	2R
2–1	A	1R
0–1	W
5–0	W
5–0	QF*
2–0	W
5–0	absent	F
4–1	SF
3–1	A	1R
0–1	1R
0–1	1R
0–1	N/A	5 / 16	41–10	80%
Malaysia Open	absent	QF
5–1	QF
3–1	2R
1–1	QF
3–1	F
4–1	F
5–1	2R
1–1	absent	QF*
2–0	2R
1–1	absent	F
4–1	QF
2–1	W
5–0	2R
1–1	W
5–0	N/A	2 / 14	42–11	79%
Japan Open	absent	3R
1–1	F
5–1	SF
3–1	W
5–0	W
5–0	SF
3–1	absent	F
4–1	SF*
3–0	absent	QF
4–1	W
5–0	A	QF
2–1	QF
2–1	1R
0–1	N/A	3 / 13	42–9	82%
Denmark Open	absent	F
5–1	2R
1–1	W
6–0	W
6–0	absent	W
5–0	absent	2R
1–1	absent	2R*
1–0	QF
2–1	absent	2R
1–1	1R
0–1	absent	3 / 10	28–6	82%
French Open	absent	NH	SF
3–1	A	W
5–0	A	SF
3–1	absent	1R
0–1	absent	1R
0–1	2R
1–1	N/A	1 / 6	12–5	71%
China Masters	not held	W
5–0	SF
2–1	W
5–0	1R*
0–0	W
5–0	W
5–0	SF
3–1	absent	W
5–0	A	W
6–0	SF
3–1	1R
0–1	1R
0–1	N/A	6 / 12	39–5	89%
Malaysia Masters	not held	absent	1R
0–1	A	1R
0–1	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Indonesia Masters	not held	absent	NH	1R
0–1	1R
0–1	1R
0–1	0 / 3	0–3	0%
India Open	not held	absent	QF
2–1	2R
1–1	absent	N/A	0 / 2	3–2	60%	last=Sukumar	first=Dev	title=Lin Dan Falls to Sugiarto – Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2015 Day 4	url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/03/27/lin-dan-falls-to-sugiarto-yonex-sunrise-india-open-day-4	publisher=Badminton World Federation	date=27 March 2015	access-date=17 October 2024}}
Singapore Open	A	NH	2R
1–1	1R
0–1	SF
4–1	A	SF
4–1	A	QF
2–1	absent	F*
4–0	absent	SF
3–1	absent	1R
0–1	N/A	0 / 8	18–7	72%
Thailand Open	absent	NH	absent	W
6–0	A	NH	A	SF
4–1	A	NH	absent	2R
1–1	N/A	1 / 3	11–2	85%
Korea Open	absent	W
5–0	absent	W
5–0	F
4–1	absent	W
5–0	F
4–1	absent	2R
1–1	absent	2R
1–1	1R
0–1	N/A	3 / 8	25–5	83%
Hong Kong Open	A	NH	A	NH	W
6–0	NH	W
5–0	W
6–0	W
5–0	F
4–1	A	QF*
2–0	W
5–0	absent	2R
1–1	A	QF
2–1	1R
0–1	2R
1–1	N/A	5 / 10	36–4	90%
Thailand Masters	not held	absent	F
4–1	1R
0–1	0 / 2	4–2	67%
Spain Masters	not held	absent	w/d	0 / 0	0–0	0%	last=Aditama	first=Oryza	title=Spain Masters 2020: Imbas Virus Corona, Seluruh Wakil Cina Mundur	url=https://tirto.id/spain-masters-2020-imbas-virus-corona-seluruh-wakil-cina-mundur-exTa	work=Tirto	date=9 February 2020	access-date=17 October 2024	language=id}}
German Open	absent	F
5–1	W
5–0	W
6–0	SF
4–1	W
5–0	absent	W
6–0	W
6–0	absent	W
6–0	3R
2–1	QF
2–1	2R
1–1	N/A	6 / 11	48–5	91%
Swiss Open	absent	W
5–0	absent	SF
3–1	W
5–0	F
4–1	QF
2–1	absent	W
6–0	A	QF
2–1	N/A	3 / 7	27–4	87%
New Zealand Open	absent	NH	A	NH	absent	W
5–0	SF
3–1	N/A	1 / 2	8–1	89%
Australian Open	A	NH	absent	W
5–0	1R
0–1	A	QF
2–1	A	QF
2–1	N/A	1 / 4	9–3	75%
US Open	absent	1R
0–1	A	N/A	0 / 1	0–1	0%	last=Pavitt	first=Michael	title=Lin Dan makes first round exit at U.S. Open Badminton Championships	url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1066249/lin-dan-makes-first-round-exit-at-us-open-badminton-championships	work=Inside the Games	date=13 June 2018	access-date=17 October 2024}}
Brazil Open	not held	A	W
6–0	A	not held	1 / 1	6–0	100%
Chinese Taipei Open	absent	NH	absent	W
5–0	absent	W
6–0	SF
4–1	absent	N/A	2 / 3	15–1	94%
Macau Open	not held	W
6–0	absent	N/A	1 / 1	6–0	100%
Korea Masters	not held	absent	F
4–1	N/A	0 / 1	4–1	80%
Dutch Open	absent	QF
2–1	absent	N/A	0 / 1	2–1	67%	title=Dutch Open 2001(I): MS	url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament/draw?id=8A5D36F6-4324-491A-A182-3A32E6814F64&draw=1	publisher=BWF-Tournament Software	date=14 October 2001	access-date=17 October 2024	archive-date=15 December 2024	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215161856/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament/draw?id=8A5D36F6-4324-491A-A182-3A32E6814F64&draw=1	url-status=dead }}
SaarLorLux Open	absent	3R
1–1	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%	title=Subhankar Dey stuns Lin Dan	url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/saarlorlux-open-2018-subhankar-dey-beats-lin-dan-badminton/article25394640.ece	work=The Hindu	date=1 November 2018	access-date=17 October 2024}}
Career Statistics
Year End Ranking						1	1	1	1	2	2	6	2	4	101	6	4	6	6	13	17	19		url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14907	title=Badminton World Federation – Historical Ranking	access-date=23 January 2023	archive-date=14 August 2010	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814200509/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14907	url-status=dead}}
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• : Means Lin Dan gave a walkover at his last round of this tournament (Lost the match and didn't count into the number of loss) Notes

• BWF Super Series Finals was held from 2008 to 2017, when BWF World Tour Finals replaced it.

Longest winning streak

34 match winning streak

In 2006, Lin created a record by winning 34 matches in a row. ::data[format=table]

#	Tournament	Category	Start date	Rd	Opponent	Score
–	Malaysia Open	Grand Prix	18 June 2006	F	MAS Lee Chong Wei	18–21, 21–18, 21–23
1	Chinese Taipei Open	Grand Prix	21 June 2006	1R	THA Poompat Sapkulchananart	21–12, 21–11
2	22 June 2006	2R	MAS Muhammad Roslin Hashim	21–16, 21–11
3	23 June 2006	QF	ENG Rajiv Ouseph	21–14, 21–13
4	24 June 2006	SF	CHN Chen Jin	21–13, 21–17
5	25 June 2006	F	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 12–21, 21–11
6	Macau Open	Grand Prix	19 July 2006	1R	MAC Chan Io Chong	21–5, 21–15
7	19 July 2006	2R	KOR Shon Seung-mo	21–14, 20–22, 21–10
8	20 July 2006	3R	JPN Shōji Satō	22–20, 21–9
9	21 July 2006	QF	MAS Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	19–21, 21–18, 21–15
10	22 July 2006	SF	KOR Lee Hyun-il	21–10, 21–17
11	23 July 2006	F	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 18–21, 21–18
12	Hong Kong Open	Grand Prix	29 August 2006	1R	HKG Agus Hariyanto	21–19, 19–21, 21–12
13	30 August 2006	2R	THA Poompat Sapkulchananart	21–11, 21–15
14	31 August 2006	3R	MAS Yeoh Kay Bin	21–18, 22–20
15	1 September 2006	QF	INA Taufik Hidayat	4–1r
16	2 September 2006	SF	DEN Kenneth Jonassen	16–21, 23–21, 21–16
17	3 September 2006	F	MAS Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 8–21, 21–16
18	World Championships		20 September 2006	1R	CAN Bobby Milroy	21–16, 21–17
19	21 September 2006	2R	KOR Park Sung-hwan	21–16, 21–12
20	22 September 2006	QF	MAS Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	21–10, 21–9
21	23 September 2006	SF	CHN Chen Hong	15–21, 21–19, 21–14
22	24 September 2006	F	CHN Bao Chunlai	18–21, 21–17, 21–12
23	Japan Open	Grand Prix	10 October 2006	1R	JPN Yusuke Arita	21–11, 21–17
24	11 October 2006	2R	DEN Joachim Persson	21–12, 21–10
25	12 October 2006	QF	MAS Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	21–19, 21–14
26	13 October 2006	SF	DEN Peter Gade	21–12, 21–14
27	14 October 2006	F	INA Taufik Hidayat	16–21, 21–16, 21–3
28	World Cup		24 October 2006	RR	NZ John Moody	21–9, 21–14
29	27 October 2006	RR	MAS Kuan Beng Hong	21–12, 21–8
30	28 October 2006	SF	INA Taufik Hidayat	Walkover
31	29 October 2006	F	CHN Chen Yu	21–19, 19–21, 21–17
32	Asian Games	Team Event	30 November 2006	RR	IND Anup Sridhar	21–19, 21–11
33	2 December 2006	RR	INA Taufik Hidayat	17–21, 21–17, 16–21
34	4 December 2006	SF	INA Taufik Hidayat	22–20, 13–21, 21–12
–	5 December 2006	F	KOR Lee Hyun-il	20–22, 21–11, 13–21
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Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

::data[format=table]

Player	Matches	Win	Lost	Diff.
CHN Bao Chunlai	25	20	5	+15
CHN Chen Hong	10	5	5	0
CHN Chen Jin	21	14	7	+7
CHN Chen Long	19	9	10	–1
CHN Chen Yu	6	6	0	+6
CHN Du Pengyu	3	3	0	+3
CHN Shi Yuqi	7	2	5	–3
CHN Tian Houwei	7	7	0	+7
CHN Xia Xuanze	9	5	4	+1
CHN Zhao Junpeng	2	1	1	0
TPE Chou Tien-chen	10	7	3	+4
DEN Anders Antonsen	1	0	1	–1
DEN Viktor Axelsen	9	3	6	–3
DEN Peter Gade	20	17	3	+14
DEN Jan Ø. Jørgensen	16	9	7	+2
DEN Peter Rasmussen	1	0	1	–1
DEN Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	7	6	1	+5
ENG Rajiv Ouseph	4	4	0	+4
IND Parupalli Kashyap	3	3	0	+3
IND Srikanth Kidambi	5	3	2	+1
IND B. Sai Praneeth	3	2	1	+1
IND Lakshya Sen	2	2	0	+2
INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	5	3	2	+1
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::data[format=table]

Player	Matches	Win	Lost	Diff.
INA Taufik Hidayat	17	13	4	+9
INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro	12	9	3	+6
INA Tommy Sugiarto	8	6	2	+4
JPN Kento Momota	5	1	4	–3
JPN Sho Sasaki	14	13	1	+12
MAS Roslin Hashim	8	8	0	+8
MAS Lee Chong Wei	40	28	12	+16
MAS Liew Daren	3	2	1	+1
MAS Wong Choong Hann	8	8	0	+8
SGP Loh Kean Yew	1	0	1	–1
SGP Ronald Susilo	7	5	2	+3
KOR Heo Kwang-hee	2	2	0	+2
KOR Lee Hyun-il	17	14	3	+11
KOR Park Sung-hwan	17	13	4	+9
KOR Park Tae-sang	1	1	0	+1
KOR Shon Seung-mo	6	5	1	+4
KOR Son Wan-ho	14	11	3	+8
THA Boonsak Ponsana	12	11	1	+10
THA Kunlavut Vitidsarn	2	2	0	+2
THA Kantaphon Wangcharoen	3	2	1	+1
VIE Nguyễn Tiến Minh	8	7	1	+6
::

Records

::data[format=table]

Time span	Records	Players matched
Thomas Cup
2004–18	6 gold medals	Stands alone
Summer Olympic Games
2008–12	2 gold medals in men's singles (consecutive)	Viktor Axelsen
World Championships
2005–17	7 finals in men's singles	Stands alone
2006–13	5 gold medals in men's singles
Asian Games
2006–14	3 finals in men's singles	Stands alone
2010–14	2 gold medals in men's singles	Zhao Jianhua
Taufik Hidayat
2006–18	3 gold medals in men's team	Stands alone
World Cup
2005–06	2 gold medals in men's singles	Liem Swie King
Han Jian
Icuk Sugiarto
Yang Yang
Joko Suprianto
Asia Championships
2001–17	4 gold medals in men's singles	Stands alone
6 finals in men's singles
All England Open Badminton Championships
2004–18	10 finals in men's singles	Rudy Hartono
China Open
2003–11	5 titles in men's singles	Stands alone
Fuzhou China Open
2005–16	6 titles in men's singles	Stands alone
Hong Kong Open
2003–11	5 titles in men's singles	Lee Chong Wei
Swiss Open
2004–17	3 titles in men's singles	Chen Jin
German Open
2004–16	6 titles in men's singles	Erland Kops
Brasil Open
2015	1 title in men's singles	Scott Evans
Zulfadli Zulkiffli
::

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