Career
Now he is a men"s singles coach for the national team of China. Xia"s game was marked by impressive speed and agility, aggressive and accurate Netto play, and adequate, if not overwhelming, overhead power. The power he used in his legs allowed him to "play the shot" very early.
At one time or another he experienced victory in most of badminton"s biggest events.
The exception came in his sole appearance at the Olympics when he was beaten in the semifinals of the 2000 Games in Sydney by Indonesia"s Hendrawan. Xia settled for a bronze medal there after defeating Denmark"s Peter Gade in the playoff for third place.
He captured men"s singles at the IBF World Championships in 2003 by defeating Malaysia"s Wong Choong Hann.