Cai Yanyan

Cai Yanyan (Chinese: 蔡炎炎, born 15 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] She won her first international title at the 2017 China International tournament in the women's singles event.[2] Cai was the bronze medalists at the 2017 World Junior Championships and 2019 Asian Championships.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cai.
Cai Yanyan
Personal information
Country China
Born (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999
Beijing, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking14 (30 April 2019)
Current ranking24 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Women's team
Asian Championships
2019 Wuhan Women's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2016 Bilbao Mixed team
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
2017 Yogyakarta Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China He Bingjiao 21–8, 12–21, 17-21 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 20–22, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Chen Xiaoxin 21–19, 19–21, 21–17 Winner
2018 Australian Open Super 300 Ayumi Mine 21–14, 21–13 Winner

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Macau Open Pai Yu-po 21–15, 17–21, 21–16 Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 China International Wang Zhiyi 11–9, 10–13, 11–9, 11–7 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Cai Yanyan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "2017中国（陵水）国际羽毛球挑战赛中国队夺三冠". news.xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  4. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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