Lin Dan's Career in Numbers: Stats, Records, Titles

The Chinese was recently inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame.

Lin Dan is arguably the greatest badminton player ever, having won all there was to win possibly, by the age of 28. The Chinese national has won 66 career titles in his career that spanned over two decades. Super Dan, as he is fondly called by his fans and his former rivals, held a superior head-to-head record against all his major rivals, including Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, Chen Jin of China, Chen Long of China, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia and Peter Gade of Denmark.

In fact, Lin Dan holds a superior head-to-head record against any shuttler he has faced on 10 or more occasions. The legend's career has been full of controversies and injuries. The man with the most gold medals in men's singles at the Summer Olympics was constantly at the receiving end of his rivals, who have often accused him of throwing away matches for his compatriots. And injuries made him miss many tournaments on the international circuits for many years.

The 39-year-old retired from the international circuit on 04 July 2020, citing injuries as the reason behind this difficult decision. And yet, Lin Dan has been able to finish with a career every aspiring badminton player wishes to emulate.

Lin Dan's IBF World Grand Prix titles

2001

Denmark Open - Runner-up

2002

Korea Open - Winner

2003

German Open - Runner-up

Japan Open - Runner-up

China Open - Winner

Denmark Open - Winner

Hong Kong Open - Winner

2004

German Open - Winner

All England Open - Winner

Swiss Open - Winner

Denmark Open - Winner

China Open - Winner

2005

German Open - Winner

All England Open - Runner-up

China Masters - Winner

Malaysia Open - Runner-up

Japan Open - Winner

Hong Kong Open - Winner

2006

All England Open - Winner

Malaysia Open - Runner-up

Japan Open - Winner

Chinese Taipei Open - Winner

Macau Open - Winner

Hong Kong Open - Winner

Lin Dan's BWF Grand Prix titles

Grand Prix titles

2007

German Open - Winner

Grand Prix Gold titles

2008

Thailand Open - Winner

2011

German Open - Winner

2012

German Open - Winner

2014

China Masters - Winner

Chinese Taipei Open - Winner

2015

Brasil Open - Winner

2016

German Open - Winner

China Masters - Winner

2017

Swiss Open - Winner

Lin Dan's BWF Super Series titles

BWF Super Series titles

2007

Korea Open - Winner

All England Open - Winner

China Masters - Winner

Denmark Open - Winner

Hong Kong Open - Winner

2008

Korea Open - Runner-up

All England Open - Runner-up

Swiss Open - Winner

China Open - Winner

Hong Kong Open - Runner-up

2009

All England Open - Winner

Swiss Open - Runner-up

French Open - Winner

China Masters - Winner

China Open - Winner

2010

China Masters - Winner

Japan Open - Runner-up

2011

Singapore Open - Runner-up

Hong Kong Open - Winner

2014

Australian Open - Winner

2015

Japan Open - Winner

BWF Super Series Premier titles

2011

Korea Open - Winner

All England Open - Runner-up

China Open - Winner

2012

Korea Open - Runner-up

All England Open - Winner

2014

China Open - Runner-up

2015

Malaysia Open - Runner-up

2016

All England Open - Winner

2017

Malaysia Open - Winner

BWF Super Series Finals

2011

BWF Super Series Finals - Winner

Lin Dan's Other Major titles

2008 Olympic Games - Gold

2012 Olympic Games - Gold

2005 World Championships - Silver

2006 World Championships - Gold

2007 World Championships - Gold

2009 World Championships - Gold

2011 World Championships - Gold

2013 World Championships - Gold

2017 World Championships - Silver

2005 World Cup - Gold

2006 World Cup - Gold

2005 Sudirman Cup - Gold

2007 Sudirman Cup - Gold

2009 Sudirman Cup - Gold

2011 Sudirman Cup - Gold

2015 Sudirman Cup - Gold

2017 Sudirman Cup - Silver

2002 Thomas Cup - Bronze

2004 Thomas Cup - Gold

2006 Thomas Cup - Gold

2008 Thomas Cup - Gold

2010 Thomas Cup - Gold

2012 Thomas Cup - Gold

2014 Thomas Cup - Bronze

2018 Thomas Cup - Gold

2002 Asian Games - Bronze (Men's Team)

2006 Asian Games - Gold (Men's Team) & Silver (Men's Singles)

2010 Asian Games - Gold (Men's Team) & Gold (Men's Singles)

2014 Asian Games - Silver (Men's Team) & Gold (Men's Singles)

2018 Asian Games - Gold (Men's Team)

2010 Asian Championships - Gold

2011 Asian Championships - Gold

2014 Asian Championships - Gold

2015 Asian Championships - Gold

2001 Asian Championships - Silver

2017 Asian Championships - Silver

2008 Asian Championships - Bronze

2012 Asian Championships - Bronze

2016 Asian Championships - Bronze