Jan O Jorgensen’s exceptional form this year that saw him make three World Superseries finals will see him head into the Dubai World Superseries Finals as the top seed in Men’s Singles. The year-ending event will feature a stellar field at Hamdan Sports Complex. Here are short profiles of the eight qualifiers:
Jan O JORGENSEN (featured image)– DENMARK
Destination Dubai Ranking: 1
Date of Birth: 31 December 1987
Recent Achievements:
2015 World Championships – bronze medal
2016: Thaihot China Open – winner; Yonex Open Japan- runner-up; BCA Indonesia Open – runner-up
SON Wan Ho – KOREA
Destination Dubai Ranking: 2
Date of Birth: 15 May 1988
Recent Achievements:
2016: OUE Singapore Open – runner-up; Victor Korea Open – runner-up; Yonex Denmark Open – runner-up
TIAN Houwei – CHINA
Destination Dubai Ranking: 3
Date of Birth: January 11, 1992
Recent Achievements:
2016: Yonex All England Open – runner-up
NG Ka Long – HONG KONG
Destination Dubai Ranking: 4
Date of Birth: 24 June 1994
Recent Achievements:
2016 Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open – winner
Viktor AXELSEN – DENMARK
Destination Dubai Ranking: 5
Date of Birth: 4 January 1994
Recent Achievements:
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals – runner-up
2016: Olympic Games – bronze medal
2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open – runner-up
Marc ZWIEBLER – GERMANY
Destination Dubai Ranking: 6
Date of Birth: 13 March 1984
Recent Achievements:
2016: Yonex Open Japan semi-finalist
First German to qualify for Men’s Singles in Dubai World Superseries Finals
LEE Chong Wei – MALAYSIA
Destination Dubai Ranking: 7
Date of Birth: 21 October 1982
Recent Achievements:
2008, 2012, 2016 Olympic Games – silver medal
2011, 2013, 2015 World Championships – silver medal
2016: Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open – winner; BCA Indonesia Open – winner; Yonex Open Japan – winner
CHEN Long – CHINA
Destination Dubai Ranking: O/WC (Olympic Games wild card)
Date of Birth: 18 January 1989
Recent Achievements:
2014, 2015 World Champion
2016 Olympic Games – gold medal
2016 – Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open – runner-up; Thaihot China Open – runner-up