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Wang Yihan
Wang Yihan (born 18 January 1988) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player and former women's singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006, she began to shine in major tournaments. By October 2009 she was the top ranked Women's singles player in the world. Career 2004–2006 Yihan was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Asian Junior Championships. She was also a quarterfinalist in the same year's World Junior Championships where she lost to Korean Ha Jung-eun. In 2005, she won the silver medal in Asian Junior Championships where she lost to her teammate Wang Lin in the final. In 2006, she won both Asian Junior Championships & World Junior Championships with her win against Malaysian Lyddia Cheah & Indian Saina Nehwal respectively. She earned a spotlight in the World elite b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang (surname)
Wang () is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the common Chinese surname (''Wáng''). It has a mixture of various origin with uncertain lineage of family history, however it is currently the list of common Chinese surnames, most common surname in Mainland China, one of the most common surnames in Asia, with more than 107 million in Asia. It is the 8th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. [Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People]." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012. A separate surname (''Wāng'') is also romanized as Wang. Wang also has less common unrelated origins in the North Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Germanic languages. Population and distribution Wáng is one of the most common surnames in the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Sudirman Cup
The 2015 Sudirman Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held in Dongguan, China. Host city selection Dongguan is the only city to submit a bid for 2015 Sudirman Cup. Badminton World Federation awarded the event to Dongguan during BWF Council Meeting in Athens, Greece. Seedings The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on March 5, 2015. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. The tournament was divided into four groups, with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams were seeded into second and third groups and seven teams were seeded into fourth group. The draw was held on March 16, 2015. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Squads Group stage Group stage Group 1A Group 1B Group 1C Group 1D Group 2A Group 2B Group 3A Group 3B Group 4A Group 4B Knockout stage Classification bracket , - , - , - , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2016 Badminton Asia Championships was the 35th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Wuhan, China, from April 26 to May 1. Venue * This tournament was held at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium. Medalists Medal table Men's singles Seeds # Chen Long ''(final)'' # Lin Dan ''(semifinals)'' # Lee Chong Wei (champion) # Kento Momota ''(withdrew)'' # Tian Houwei ''(semifinals)'' # Chou Tien-chen ''(quarterfinals)'' # Tommy Sugiarto ''(quarterfinals)'' # Srikanth Kidambi ''(first round)'' Top half Bottom half Finals Women's singles Seeds # Li Xuerui ''(final)'' # Nozomi Okuhara ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wang Shixian ''(quarterfinals)'' # Ratchanok Intanon ''(second round)'' # Saina Nehwal ''(semifinals)'' # Wang Yihan (champion) # Sung Ji-hyun ''(semifinals)'' # Tai Tzu-ying ''(quarterfinals)'' Top half Bottom half Finals Men's doubles Seeds # Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong (champion) # Mohammad Ahs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2013 Badminton Asia Championships was the 32nd edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Taipei, Taiwan, from April 16 to April 21. Venue *Taipei Arena. Medalists Men's singles Seeds # Chen Long ''(final)'' # Du Pengyu (champion) # Hu Yun ''(2nd Round)'' # Parupalli Kashyap ''(3rd Round)'' # Nguyễn Tiến Minh ''(1st Round)'' # Wang Zhengming ''(semi-final)'' # Boonsak Ponsana ''(quarter-final)'' # Sho Sasaki ''(withdrew)'' # Liew Daren ''(3rd Round)'' # Chong Wei Feng ''(semi-final)'' # Wong Wing Ki ''(3rd Round)'' # Takuma Ueda ''(2nd Round)'' # Chou Tien-chen ''(2nd Round)'' # Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk # Gao Huan ''(quarter-final)'' # Hsu Jen-hao ''(2nd Round)'' Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Women's singles Seeds # Li Xuerui ''(final)'' # Wang Yihan (champion) # Wang Shixian ''(2nd Round)'' # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2011 Badminton Asia Championships was the 30th tournament of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Chengdu, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ... from April 19 to April 24, 2011. Medalists Final results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Medal table External linksBadminton Asia Championships 2011at ''tournamentsoftware.com'' {{Asian badminton champs Badminton Asia Championships Asian Badminton Championships Asia Championships Badminton Asia Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asia Championships
The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ... and is held annually since 1991 Asian Badminton Championships, 1991. The event had rotated between team and individual competitions before the team event became null since 1994 Asian Badminton Championships, 1994. At the 2003 Asian Badminton Championships, 2003 event however, there is a controversy when China decided to pull out from the tournament at the last minute. Head coach Li Yongbo said that the tournament did not award any ranking points for the Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2014 Asian Games – Women's Singles
The badminton women's singles tournament at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon took place 24–28 September 2014 at Gyeyang Gymnasium. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results ;Legend *WO — Won by walkover John Baxter Taylor and William Robbins (athlete)">William Robbins to refuse to race in protest. A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over"), is awarded to the opposing team/player, etc., if there are no other players avail ... Final Top half Bottom half References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games - Women's singles Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2014 Asian Games – Women's Team
The women's team badminton event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon took place from 20 to 22 September 2014 at Gyeyang Gymnasium Gyeyang Gymnasium () is an indoor arena located Gyeyang District, Incheon, South Korea. It is built to host badminton and karate competitions of 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also k .... A total of 12 teams entered the event. The teams were drawn into a knock out bracket on 21 August 2014 at the Asian Games draw ceremony. The final of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games on 22 September was a repeat of the 2002 Busan Asian Games, with the South Korea women's team meeting China. In the end, China won the gold medal after beating South Korea in the final, Japan and India finished 3rd and won the bronze medal. China had to beat Japan three wins to one while South Korea beat India with the same score in another semifinal. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results Round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2014 Asian Games ...
Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea from 20 September to 29 September 2014. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 221 athletes from 19 nations competed in badminton at the 2014 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links * {{Asian Games Badminton 2014 Events at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The Asian Games
Badminton has been one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia. History Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962. In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with singles, doubles and team event for both men and women. The mixed doubles event was added in 1966 Asian Games. There was a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal in 1962; but since 1966, two bronze medals per event are awarded in each event (except in 1974). Competition Asian Games badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games, each game is of 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points. Editions Events Participating nations Winners Performance by nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2010 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 26th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 23rd tournament of the Uber Cup, the most important and most prestigious badminton tournaments in men's and women's team competition, respectively. The 2010 championships marked the Thomas & Uber Cup's 10 year return to Malaysia which has always seen great fan interest in the sport. The final rounds were held from May 9 to May 16 at Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which was also the same venue of the 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup, when Indonesia get their 12th title in the Thomas Cup after defeat China by 3–0 in the final. But, Indonesia defeated by China, also by 0–3 in the final, to ensure the China's eighth title in the Thomas Cup, while Korea won the Uber Cup after defeat China with 3–1 score. Host city selection Badminton World Federation initially intended to split the Thomas and Uber Cup finals as separate tournaments. Malaysia was the only bidder for Thomas Cup finals, while China and So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 29th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 26th tournament of the Uber Cup, the premier badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held at the Kunshan Sports Centre in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China. Host city selection Jakarta and Kunshan submitted bids for this championships, the same situation as the bid for 2015 BWF World Championships. Kunshan was named as the host in May 2014 during BWF Council meeting in New Delhi, India. Qualifiers Seedings The seeding list was based on 3 March 2016 World Rankings. ;Thomas Cup # (Quarterfinal) # (Champion) # (Semifinal) # (Final) # (Quarterfinal) # (Semifinal) # (Group) # (Quarterfinal) # (Quarterfinal) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) ;Uber Cup # (Champion) # (Semifinal) # (Final) # (Quarterfinal) # (Semifinal) # (Quarterfinal) # (Quarterfinal) # (Quarterfinal) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # (Group) # ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
