Wang Lin (badminton)

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.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
Wang Lin
Personal information
Birth name王琳
Country China
Born (1989-03-30) March 30, 1989
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
2010 Paris Women's singles
2009 Hyderabad Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Championships
2008 Johor Bahru Women's singles
2009 Suwon Women's singles
Summer Universiade
2007 Bangkok Mixed team
2007 Bangkok Women's singles
2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
2007 Waitakere City Girls' singles
2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
2004 Richmond Mixed team
2004 Richmond Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2005 Jakarta Girls' singles
2005 Jakarta Girls' team
2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
2004 Hwacheon Girls' singles
BWF profile

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 the 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

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

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

Asian Championships

Women's singles

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

Summer Universiade

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

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 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 Wang Yihan 9–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2009 China Masters Wang Shixian 14–21, 21–14, 14–21 Runner-up
2009 Indonesia Open Saina Nehwal 21–12, 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008 French Open Xie Xingfang 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 Winner
2008 Denmark Open Zhou Mi 21–18, 21–10 Winner
2008 China Masters Zhou Mi 19–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

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 Xie Xingfang 15–21, 21–13, 21–15 Winner

Record against selected opponents

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

References
  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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