Wang Xin (badminton)

Wang Xin (born November 10, 1985 in Shenyang, Liaoning) is a badminton player from China and former World No. 1 women's singles player. She represented China in the 2012 Summer Olympics and had to forfeit the match in the bronze medal playoff game against Saina Nehwal of India in which she was 21–18, 1–0 up, due to a knee injury.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang (汪).
Wang Xin
Personal information
Birth name汪鑫
Country China
Born (1985-11-10) November 10, 1985
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
HandednessLeft
CoachZhang Ning
Women's singles
Highest ranking1 (September, 2010)
Current rankingRetired
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
2010 Paris Women's singles
2011 London Women's singles
Uber Cup
2012 Wuhan Team
Sudirman Cup
2011 Qingdao Team
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Women's team
2010 Guangzhou Women's singles
BWF profile
Updated on 12:32, 26 October 2013 (UTC).
Wang Xin
Traditional Chinese汪鑫
Simplified Chinese汪鑫

After the Olympics, Wang Xin struggled a lot to get back into the competition but was never successful due to the severity of injury happened. In 2013 at the age of 28 years, she called for her retirement and left the professional Badminton.[2]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Wang Yihan 14–21, 15–21 Bronze
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Wang Lin 11–21, 21–19, 13–21 Silver

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wang Shixian 18–21, 15–21 Silver

BWF Superseries

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Malaysia Open Wang Yihan 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2011 China Open Wang Yihan 12–18r Runner-up
2011 French Open Li Xuerui 21–15, 21–19 Winner
2011 Hong Kong Open Tine Baun 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2011 Denmark Open Wang Yihan 21–14, 23–21 Winner
2011 Singapore Open Tine Baun 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2010 Japan Open Jiang Yanjiao 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2010 China Masters Tine Baun 21–13, 21–9 Winner
2010 Malaysia Open Bae Yeon-ju 19–21, 21–17, 14–6r Winner
2009 China Open Jiang Yanjiao 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2009 Japan Open Wang Yihan 8–21, 9–21 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Malaysia Masters Saina Nehwal 13–21, 21–8, 21–14 Winner
2010 German Open Juliane Schenk 21–17, 21–18 Winner
2009 Philippines Open Zhou Mi 21–10, 12–21, 23–21 Winner
2009 Malaysia Masters Wang Shixian 16–21, 21–18, 10–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Malaysia Satellite Pan Pan Aki Akao
Tomomi Matsuda		 15–8, 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2002 Macau Satellite Yuan Ting Miyuki Tai
Yoshiko Iwata		 7–11, 11–9, 11–6 Winner

Record against selected opponents

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

References
  1. "Referee Accused Of Injury To Chinese Badminton Player". www.china.org.cn. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. 爱羽, 客大毛 (21 July 2016). "羽球赛场10大最悲剧受伤，看完心在滴血!". cacheapp.aiyuke.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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