Wu Dixi (, born 1962 in Nanhai,

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) is a retired Chinese female

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player.

Career

Wu was part of a cadre of Chinese players who dominated women's international badminton after China became a member of the

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in 1981. She won the 1982 and 1984 All-England Championships and the

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in women's doubles with Lin Ying. Wu played on the world champion Chinese

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(women's international) teams of

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and

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. She was perhaps world class badminton's most effective practitioner of the "spin serve," in which the shuttle is struck on the side of the feathers rather than on the cork—producing a highly erratic flight, until it was banned by the

(now

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) after her first All England victory. Though primarily a doubles player, Wu won singles at both the

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and Swedish Opens in 1982. She was retired from badminton in 1986 due to severe back and knee injuries.

Post-retirement

Wu instantly married to an Indonesian businessman directly after retiring and moving on to Indonesia to live with her husband. In 1994, she used to coach for Malaysian women's badminton team where she addressed the unfair treatment between the male players and female players in the squad that hinders the female athletes progress. Nowadays, she is frequently handling badminton training camps in

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and more places in China.

Achievements

World Championships

''Women's Doubles''

World Cup

''Women's Doubles''

Asian Games

''Women's Doubles''

International Tournaments (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

''Women's Singles'' ''Women's Doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's Singles'' ''Women's Doubles''

References

External links

All England champions 1899-2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Dixi Badminton players from Guangdong Living people People from Nanhai District Chinese female badminton players Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games badminton players for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games 1962 births 21st-century Chinese women Asian Games gold medalists in badminton Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton