Yang Li Lian

Yang Li Lian
Personal information
Country  Malaysia
Born (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993
Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 54 (WS 12 February 2015)
106 (WD 1 December 2011)
108 (XD 22 September 2016)
BWF profile

Yang Li Lian (born 26 January 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] In 2014, she competed at the Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.[2]

Career

In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls'doubles event partnered with Sonia Cheah Su Ya.[3] In 2013, she competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[4] In 2014, she became the runner-up at the Iran Fajr International tournament in the women's singles event after defeated by her compatriot Tee Jing Yi.[5] She also won the 2015 Bahrain International Series in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and the 2017 Iceland International in the women's singles and doubles events.[6][7]

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan South Korea Lee Jang-mi 17–21, 15–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Sonia Cheah Su Ya China Xia Huan
China Tang Jinhua
11–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Iceland International Malaysia Lyddia Cheah 21–8, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Bahrain International India Saili Rane 21–19, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Iran Fajr International Malaysia Tee Jing Yi 10–21, 15–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Iceland International Malaysia Lyddia Cheah England Grace King
England Hope Warner
21–6, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Bahrain International Malaysia Tan Yip Jiun Uzbekistan Artyom Savatyugin
Belarus Alesia Zaitsava
21–17, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Li Lian Yang". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. "Women get perfect start". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. "2010 Women's Doubles Results" (PDF). www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "Athlete Information:Yang Li Lian". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Kazan 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. "Jing Yi's Barren Run Continues With India Open Defeat". hadnur.my. MyHadNur. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. "Li Lian, Sameer crowned badminton champions". www.newsofbahrain.com. News of Bahrain. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. "Malasískir keppendur með yfirburði". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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