Wang Lin (badminton)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Lin
王琳
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1989-03-30) March 30, 1989 (age 35)
Hangzhou, China
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachZhang Ning
Women's singles
Highest ranking1 (8 October 2009[1])
Current rankingRetired (in 2013[2])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hyderabad Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Johor Bahru Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Suwon Women's singles
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Waitakere City Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Richmond Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Richmond Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jakarta Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jakarta Girls' team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' singles
BWF profile

Wang Lin (born March 30, 1989, in Hangzhou) is a badminton player from China. Wang Lin was crowned the world champion after winning the gold medal at the 2010 BWF World Championships held at Paris defeating fellow Chinese Wang Xin[3] 21–11, 19–21, 21–13.

In 2006, the 17-year-old, Wang Lin beat Xie Xingfang in the final of the China Masters Super Series.

Shortly after her World Championship triumph in Paris, Wang Lin suffered a severe knee ligament tear during her match against Maria Febe Kusumastuti in China Masters Super Series tournament. The injury was so severe to the extent it ruled out Wang Lin completely from playing for almost six months after her knee operation. From there, her ranking starts to decline and eventually Wang Lin fell out of favour from the first-team line-up as her jittery comeback coincided with the emergence of Wang Shixian and Wang Xin.

After making a comeback, she was clearly far from her best and has not achieved the same success as she once did prior to sustaining the injury. Wang Lin once cited fear of injury recurrence was one of the main reasons she was not able to play at her best.

On December 4, 2013, she announced her retirement on Tencent Weibo.

Achievements[edit]

BWF World Championships[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France China Wang Xin 21–11, 19–21, 21–13 Gold Gold
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India China Lu Lan 18–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea China Zhu Lin 12–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia China Jiang Yanjiao 21–18, 18–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Summer Universiade[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand Chinese Taipei Cheng Shao-chieh 19–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand China Zhang Dan Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin
Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing 		19–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships[edit]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Waitakere Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand South Korea Bae Youn-joo 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada China Lu Lan Walkover Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships[edit]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia China Wang Yihan 11–4, 11–9 Gold Gold
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea China Lu Lan 9–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries[edit]

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 French Open China Wang Yihan 9–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 China Masters China Wang Shixian 14–21, 21–14, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Indonesia Open India Saina Nehwal 21–12, 18–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 French Open China Xie Xingfang 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Denmark Open Hong Kong Zhou Mi 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 China Masters Hong Kong Zhou Mi 19–21, 21–19, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix[edit]

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 China Masters China Xie Xingfang 15–21, 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Record against selected opponents[edit]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BWF World Rankings (10/8/2009)". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ "羽毛球世界冠军王琳宣布正式退役 一切都是新的开始" (in Chinese). 5 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ "BWF World Championships 2010: China Grabs 5 Golds Again". Retrieved 2010-08-30.

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