- In the history of modern badminton, only 7 individuals managed to win all the major tournaments which comparable to the Grand Slam in tennis.
- The major tournament consists of Olympic Games, World Championships, World Grand Prix Finals/World Super Series Masters Finals, World Cup*, All England, Asian Games and Asian/European Championships.
Ge Fei/Gu Jun (CHN) - Women's doubles
Olympic Games: 1996, 2000
World Championships: 1997, 1999
World Grand Prix Finals: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
World Cup: 1996, 1997
Asian Championships: 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999
All England: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Asian Games: 1998
Rexy Mainaky (INA) - Men's doubles
Olympic Games: 1996
World Championships: 1995
World Grand Prix Finals: 1992, 1994, 1996
World Cup: 1993, 1995, 1997
Asian Championships: 2000
All England: 1995, 1996
Asian Games: 1994, 1998
Lin Dan (CHN) - Men's singles
Olympic Games: 2008, 2012
World Championships: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
Super Series Masters Finals: 2011
World Cup: 2005, 2006
Asian Championships: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
All England: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016
Asian Games: 2010, 2014
Hendra Setiawan (INA) - Men's doubles
Olympic Games: 2008
World Championships: 2007, 2013, 2015
Super Series Masters Finals: 2014, 2015
World Cup: 2006
Asian Championships: 2005, 2009
All England: 2014
Asian Games: 2010, 2014
Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) - Mixed doubles
Olympic Games: 2012
World Championships: 2011, 2014, 2015
Super Series Masters Finals: 2010, 2011, 2014
Asian Championships: 2011, 2012, 2016
All England: 2010, 2015
Asian Games: 2014
What about Gao Ling? She didn't win the World Grand Prix Finals/World Super Series Masters Finals because it wasn't included in the IBF's events calendar during her time but she won Olympics, World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games and All England and World Cup.
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