Has a chopper ever won a major title?

Here are some impressive results of professional defenders:

Joo, Saehuyk (KOR)
2001 Runner-up Japan Open
2003 Runner-up World Championships
2006 Winner Korea Open
2010 Runner-up Korea Open
2011 3rd place Mens World Cup
2012 Runner-up Hungarian Open
2012 Runner-up Brazil Open
2016 Winner Croatian Open
...and many more semifinals over 2 decades!!!

Hou, Yingchao (CHN)
2000 Winner National Championships (China)
2001 Winner Finland Open
2006 Runner-up German Open
2006 Winner Russia Open

Ding, Song
1994 Winner Swedish Open
1995 Semifinalist World Championships
1995 Winner Japan Open
1996 Winner Japan Open
1997 Winner Australian Open

Chen, Xinhua (CHN,ENG):
1985 Winner Mens World Cup
other results:
1981 Winner National Championships (China)
1981 Winner Finland Open
1990 Runner-up England Open
1992 Winner Italy Open
1993 Runner-up Swedish Open

Li, Gun Sang (PRK)
1987 Semifinal Hungarian Open
1988 Runner-up French Open
1989 Winner Swedish Open
1990 Winner World-Allstars-Circuit (Nagaoka)
1990 Winner World-Allstars-Circuit (Hamamatsu)
1993 Winner Asian Cup

Wang, Hao (YoB 1966) (CHN)
1987 Winner Finland Open

Shibutani, Hiroshi (JPN)
1991 Runner-up World-Allstars-Circuit (Tokyo)
1997 Semifinal Swedish Open

Matsushita, Koji (JPN)
1995 Runner-up World-Allstars-Circuit (Tadotsu)
1996 Semifinal Japan Open


Matsushita/Shibutani also got some great result in mens doubles ...

Yes, most of the WTTC champions were choppers before the 1960s.

The last female player to have won a major singles title is Tong Ling of China at the WTTC 1981.

The last male player to have won a major singles title is Chen Xinhua of China at the World Cup 1985.

The last female player to have won a major team title is Wu Yang of China at the World Team Cup 2013.

The last male player to have won a major team title is Ding Song of China at the WTTC 1995.

Before the p ball came out, wu yang could have won any tournament without Chinese attackers in it!

Viktoria pavlovich won the European champs I believe?

Again basically any title without Chinese attackers in it prior to the p ball could have been secured by a female chopper...

Any time you see a chopper on the podium in any of the 3 majors, count that as a win.

With the ABS ball taking the stage, there has been a re-balancing of styles, where the "speed" component has found its way back into the equation. With that, there has been a resurgence of the fast-attack style and a gradual shift toward speed over spin for the looping style. Unfortunately, the defensive style is hit particularly hard here. Wu Yang has posted on her Weibo whining about the ball change has made her "want to go on the offensive" after getting creamed by Ishikawa, who had a poor track record against choppers.

Last chopper to win MS at European Championships - Berczik 1960 (Borszei second in '68)
WS - lots - Alexandru '66; Hammersley '68; Bulatova '88; Gotsch 2000; Pavlovich '10 and '12; Li Qian ( a couple of days ago)

Best chopper performances at Olympics:

MS Li Gun Sang (last 16 1992); Matsushita (last 16 1996 & 2000); Joo Se Hyuk (last 16 2004); Chen Weixing (last 16 2012)
WS Bulatova (5th 1988); Kim Kyung Ah (Bronze 2004)

zzzuppp said:

Best chopper performances at Olympics:

MS Li Gun Sang (last 16 1992); Matsushita (last 16 1996 & 2000); Joo Se Hyuk (last 16 2004); Chen Weixing (last 16 2012)
WS Bulatova (5th 1988); Kim Kyung Ah (Bronze 2004)

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Don't forget the 2016 bronze for Kim Song I on women's

Don’t forget Kim kyung ah doubles medal !!!

At the amateur level, below USATT 2200. Bh long pips OX is stronger than ever, assuming you have a decent 4h attack.

Current Women's European champion is a chopper.