Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton championships title when he routed Chinese teammate Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10 in the final.
- The sixth championship by badminton’s greatest player came 12 years after his first, and four years after his last, when he went into semi-retirement for two years.
- Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China.
- He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, and six-time All England champion.
- Considered by many to be the greatest singles player of all time, 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.
- 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.
- In 2004, Lin 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.
