Sun Yu (badminton)

Sun Yu (Chinese: 孙瑜; pinyin: Sūn Yú) is a badminton player from China. She was a part of the Chinese winning team for the 2014 and 2016 Uber Cup.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.
Sun Yu
Personal information
Birth name孙瑜
Country China
Born (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994
Dalian, Liaoning, China[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
RetiredFebruary 2019
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record148 win, 59 losses
Highest ranking4 (2 March 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
2016 Kunshan Women's team
2014 New Delhi Women's team
Asian Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Women's team
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Women's team
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2012 Chiba Mixed team
2012 Chiba Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2011 Lucknow Girls' singles
2011 Lucknow Mixed team
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

After a long struggle from serious injury problems, she officially announced her retirement from the national team on 16 August 2018, and from the international badminton circuit in 2019, at a very young age of 25.[3][4] The last tournament she played was the 2017 World Championships where she ended her campaign as quarter-finalist.[5]

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Nozomi Okuhara 10–21, 20–22 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India Shen Yaying 21–8, 21–13 Gold

BWF Superseries

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 level such as 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
2016 China Open P. V. Sindhu 11–21, 21–17, 11–21 Runner-up
2016 Japan Open He Bingjiao 14–21, 21–7, 18–21 Runner-up
2016 Australian Open Saina Nehwal 21–11, 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2016 Singapore Open Ratchanok Intanon 21–18, 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2015 Singapore Open Tai Tzu-ying 21–13, 19–21, 22–20 Winner
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

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
2016 China Masters Li Xuerui 16–21, 21–19, 6–21 Runner-up
2016 Thailand Masters Ratchanok Intanon 19–21, 21–18, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 Korea Masters Sayaka Sato 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Swiss Open Busanan Ongbumrungpan 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2014 Bitburger Open He Bingjiao 16–21, 21–15, 21–12 Winner
2014 Swiss Open Wang Yihan 23–21, 9–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2012 Macau Open Busanan Ongbumrungpan 21–19, 21–8 Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[6]

References
  1. "孙瑜 Sun Yu". badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2014: Lin Dan; Lee Yong Dae In; Yu Yang Out". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. "SUN YU Calls It Quits". www.badzine.net. 16 August 2018.
  4. "SUN YU Announces Retirement From BADMINTON At Just 25". www.badmintonplanet.com. 13 February 2019.
  5. "SINDHU Advances Into Semifinals Of World Championships". www.thestar.com. 26 August 2017.
  6. "SUN YU HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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