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| Native name | 杜建超 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Du Jianchao (Chinese: 杜建超; pinyin: Dù Jiànchāo; born 29 October 1979), also rendered in some international results as Du Jian Chao, is a Chinese ten-pin bowler. He has won medals at the Asian Games, the Asian Bowling Championships, and the 2025 IBF World Cup.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Du became involved in bowling in 1997, when, at the age of 18, he worked as an equipment-maintenance employee at a bowling centre in Zhanjiang, Guangdong. He later began formal training and, in 1999, represented Guangxi at the National Bowling Championships, where he placed third in the men's individual elite event.[3] China Sports Daily has described Du as a leading Chinese practitioner of the spinner style of bowling.[4]
Asian Games
[edit]Du represented China at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, where he won bronze in the men's masters event.[3][5]
At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Du won silver in the men's singles event.[6]
25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships
[edit]Du had one of his strongest international championships at the 25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships, held in Kuwait City in October 2019. Although he finished 15th in the opening men's singles event,[7] he and Wang Hongbo won the men's doubles gold medal with a total pinfall of 2,901.[8]
Du later added silver in the men's all-events with 5,745 pins, behind Malaysia's Timmy Tan, and helped China win bronze in the men's team-of-five event with 7,001 pins.[9][10] He completed the championships by winning the men's masters gold medal, defeating Lin Pai-Feng of Chinese Taipei 491–455 in the two-game title match after beating Shusaku Asato of Japan in the stepladder semifinal.[11]
World Games and domestic appearances
[edit]Du competed at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, in both men's singles and men's doubles. In singles, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Jaroslav Lorenc of the Czech Republic; in doubles, he partnered Wang Hongbo and also reached the quarterfinals.[1][4]
Domestically, Du was among the leading bowlers at the Hefei leg of the 2023 China Bowling Tour. He was ranked seventh in the Spinner-Hook Match Play field but did not take part in the final stage for personal reasons; Zhang Min entered as a replacement and went on to win the event.[12]
2025 IBF World Cup
[edit]Du won the men's singles gold medal at the 2025 IBF World Cup, held in Hong Kong from 5 to 14 January 2025. The official overall results listed Du Jian Chao of China as the men's singles champion, ahead of silver medallist Rafiq Ismail of Malaysia and bronze medallists Jaris Goh of Singapore and Patrick Hanrahan of the United States.[2] According to the General Administration of Sport of China, it was Du's first appearance at the IBF World Cup and China's first title in the event.[3]
Asian rankings
[edit]Du has appeared on the Asian Bowling Federation men's ranking lists. In 2019 he was ranked ninth with 202.0 points.[13] In 2024 he was ranked 19th with 65.0 points, including 45 points from the Malaysian Open and 20 points from the Singapore Open.[14] In the ABF men's 2025 ranking list published after the 33rd SEA Games, Du was ranked fourth with 150.0 points from the World Cup.[15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "The World Games 2022: Bowling Results Book" (PDF). The World Games 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- 1 2 "2025 IBF World Cup: Overall Results" (PDF). International Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 杜建超圆梦保龄球世界杯 [Du Jianchao fulfils his Bowling World Cup dream] (in Chinese). General Administration of Sport of China. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- 1 2 保龄球老将不忘初心为国而战 [Veteran bowlers keep their original aspiration and compete for China] (in Chinese). General Administration of Sport of China. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games". bowlingdigital.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "17th Asian Games Incheon 2014". Asian Bowling Federation. 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships: Men's Singles Combined". Asian Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "China survives to win Doubles gold". Asian Bowling Federation. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Hong Kong, Korea celebrates Team victory". Asian Bowling Federation. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships: Men's All Events". Asian Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Malaysia, China shares Masters glory". Asian Bowling Federation. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zhang wins China Bowling Tour championships in dramatic fashion". China Daily. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bowler Rankings: Du Jianchao, 2019". Asian Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bowler Rankings: Du Jian Chao, 2024". Asian Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Ranking 2025: Men Division" (PDF). Asian Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Du Jianchao at the Asian Bowling Federation