- Lin Dan
Lin Dan (born October 14, 1983, in Longyan (龙岩), Fujian province) is a men's singles badminton player from Fujian, the People's Republic of China. Since 2004, he had been ranked number 1 in the world for two years. As of October 2006, Lin Dan had regained his ranking as #1 in the world, after a short period of being ranked behind Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Lin played in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he lost to Ronald Susilo of Singapore in the early rounds.
- Peter Gade
"' (born December 14, 1976) born Peter Gade Christensen"' is a professional badminton player from Terndrup, Denmark. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his wife and accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg. Together they have a daughter, Nanna, born in 2004.
- Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player and his height is 176 cm. He is a former world champion and the current Olympic champion in the men's singles. He also won the Indonesian Open six times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006). When he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung. Having been trained by Iie Sumirat, Taufik learned his characteristic confusing and tricky net play.
- Lee Chong Wei
Lee Chong Wei (born October 21, 1982) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia.
- Jonas Rasmussen
Jonas Rasmussen (born 28 October 1977 in Aarhus) is a male badminton player from Denmark. Rasmussen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lars Paaske. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea. He also competed in mixed double's with partner Rikke Olsen.
- Thomas Laybourn
Thomas Laybourn (born 30 September 1977) is a male badminton player from Denmark. Laybourn won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl. He also competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles (with Kamilla Rytter Juhl), and were defeated in the quarterfinals by Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms 21-14, 21-17.
- Gail Emms
Gail Elizabeth Emms (born July 23, 1977 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments.
- Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning (born 19 May 1975 in Shenyang, Liaoning province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Zhang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for China. In women's singles, she defeated Marina Andrievskaya of Sweden and Kelly Morgan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Zhang beat Wang Chen of Hong Kong 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 to advance to the semifinals. There, she defeated countrywoman Zhou Mi 11-6, 11-4.
- Bao Chunlai
Bao Chunlai (born February 17, 1983 in Changsha, Hunan province) is a male, left-handed badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Bao played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Shoji Sato of Japan in the first round. In the round of 16, Bao was himself defeated by Park Tae-sang of Korea. Bao reached the men's singles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships losing the final against Lin Dan.
- Pi Hongyan
Pi Hongyan (born 25 January 1979) is a female badminton player from France. She was born in Chongqing, China. Pi played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Seo Yoon-hee of South Korea in the round of 32. Pi won the Aviva Open Singapore 2006 Women's Singles title beating Holland's Mia Audina 22-20, 22-20 in the finals. In 2007, she won the Women's Singles title at the French National Badminton Championships.
- Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang was born January 8, 1981, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China. She is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Her first big title was won in the woman double event, with her provincial team mate Zhang Jiewen, in the world junior championships in 1998. Yet once she entered the Chinese national team, she switched to singles, in between two generations, the one of Gong Ruina, Zhou Mi and Zhang Ning, and the following one, …
- Tine Rasmussen
Tine Rasmussen (born 21 July 1979) is a female badminton player from Denmark. Rasmussen played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria in the round of 32.
- Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
- Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title.
- Nathan Robertson
Nathan James Robertson (born May 30 1977, Nottingham) is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event.
- Kenneth Jonassen
Kenneth Jonassen (born July 3, 1974 in Herning) is a male badminton player from Denmark, who played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Chen Hong of China. Kenneth was the losing finalist in the Aviva Open Singapore 2006, losing 21-14, 21-10 to compatriot Peter Gade. Currently has the fastest smash recorded in the singles competition, it was 298 km/h (185 mph).
- Anthony Clark
Anthony Clark (born 1 November 1977 in Derby) is an English badminton player.
- Yang Wei
Yang Wei (born 13 January 1979 in Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Zhang Jiewen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yang and Zhang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4.
- Choong Tan Fook
Choong Tan Fook (born Feb 6, 1976) is a male badminton player from Malaysia, who competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Wan Wah. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Choong and Lee lost to Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 11-15, 15-11, 15-9.
- Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng (born 2 January 1984 in Jieyang (揭阳), Guangdong province) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Fu competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Cai Yun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Keita Masuda and Tadashi Ohtsuka of Japan in the second. In the quarterfinals, Fu and Cai lost to Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 3-15, 15-11, 15-8.
- Cai Yun
Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980 in Jiangsu) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Cai competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Fu Haifeng. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Keita Masuda and Tadashi Ohtsuka of Japan in the second. In the quarterfinals, Cai and Fu lost to Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 3-15, 15-11, 15-8.
- Lee Wan Wah
Lee Wan Wah (born 24 November, 1975 in Ipoh, Perak) is a male badminton men doubles player from Malaysia. His regular doubles' partner is Choong Tan Fook. Lee competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Choong Tan Fook. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Choong lost to Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 11-15, 15-11, 15-9.
- Xu Huaiwen
Xu Huaiwen (born August 2 1975) is a female badminton player from Germany. She was born in Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China. Xu played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 32. 2006 started to be a successful year for Xu. In January she won the Swiss Open. In April she won the European Championship in the women single, defeating Mia Audina of the Netherlands in the final.
- Chen Jin
Chen Jin (born in Hebei province) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China. In 2004 he won the French Open and the Polish Open, and in 2006 the German Open and the China Masters. Chen played at the 2006 World Badminton Championships in men's singles, and in the quarterfinals, he was defeated by Lee Hyun-il of South Korea 21-14, 19-21, 21-12.
- Jens Eriksen
Jens Eriksen (born December 30, 1969) is a male badminton player from Denmark. He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Eriksen and his partern Martin Lundgaard Hansen had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Qi Han of the United States in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Hansen beat Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China 3-15, 15-11, 15-8.
- Tracey Hallam
Tracey Hallam (born 24 March 1975) is an English badminton player.
- Sun Jun
Sun Jun (b. June, 1975 in Jiangsu) was a Chinese badminton player in the 1990s. He is married with the successful badminton player Ge Fei.
- Zhu Lin
Zhu Lin (born 1984 in Shanghai) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. In 2006 she won the Indonsia Open and the Thailand Open, and she finished the year in the 6th position in the BWF World Ranking. She also won the 2007 Malaysia Super Series, the first ever Super Series.
- Chen Hong
Chen Hong (born November 28, 1979 in Fujian province) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Chen played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Kenneth Jonassen of Denmark and Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Chen was defeated by Shon Seung-mo of South Korea 10-15, 15-4, 15-10. He has also won the All-England Champioships 2 times and the China Open twice.
- Dicky Palyama
Dicky Palyama (born March 26, 1978 in Gouda) is a male badminton player from the Netherlands.
- Anup Sridhar
Anup Sridhar is a male badminton player from India. In 2005 he won the 30th Hungarian International. He is currently the highest ranked badminton player in India. However, he failed to defend his National title in 2007.
- Li Li
Li Li (Simplified Chinese: 李丽, pinyin: Lǐ Lì) (born July 7, 1983) is the top-ranked female badminton player in Singapore. She was born in China and moved to Singapore in 1997. Li won the 2002 Commonwealth Games Women's singles gold medal by beating favourite Tracey Hallam of England in four sets, causing a major upset for the home team. Li also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Gong Ruina of China in the round of 32.
- Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen (born 4 January 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Zhang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Yang Wei. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Zhang and Yang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4.
- Wong Choong Hann
Wong Choong Hann is a professional Malaysian badminton player. He currently resides in Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
- Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk (born 26 November 1982) is a female badminton player from Germany. In 2001 she won the European championship in the U 19 women singles. 2003 saw her winning the following women doubles with Nicole Grether: Irish International, the Bitburg OpenSchenk played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing in women's singles to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 32.
- Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal (b. 17 March, 1990) is an Indian woman badminton player. She won the 2006 Philippines Open, to become the first Indian woman to win a four-star badminton event. She is currently coached by Pullela Gopichand's Academy in Hyderabad. Previously she was coached by S. M. Arif, a Dronacharya Award winner. Her play is dominated by power. Both her parents were former state champions in Haryana. She has been the runner-up twice in the National women's single event, …
- Prakash Padukone
Prakash Padukone is a famous badminton player from Karnataka, India.
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Sony Dwi Kuncoro (born July 7, 1984, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia) is a male badminton player from Indonesia.
- Donna Kellogg
Donna Victoria Kellogg (born January 20 1978 in Derby) is a female badminton player from the United Kingdom. She started badminton at the age of 10.
- Tony Gunawan
Tony Gunawan (born April 9, 1975) is an Indonesian professional doubles badminton player whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful doubles players of all time. He is a former Olympic gold medalist and world champion for Indonesia, and now represents the United States. At the age of 31, he is regarded by many, including his peers, as one of the greatest doubles players of all time.