Yang Wei (badminton)
Yang Wei (simplified Chinese: 杨维; traditional Chinese: 楊維; pinyin: Yáng Wéi; Cantonese Yale: Yeung Wai; born 13 January 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player. Yang grew up in Guangdong.
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Career
A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998. Prior to 2003 she partnered Huang Nanyan with whom she earned a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and gained the winning point against South Korea in the 2002 Uber Cup (women's world team championship) final. Her subsequent partnership with Zhang Jiewen has been even more successful as they have shared international domination with compatriot rivals Gao Ling and Huang Sui. Yang and Zhang captured gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics by defeating Gao and Huang in the final. They bested the same team in winning both the 2005 and 2007 BWF World Championships. On the other hand, Gao and Huang have been an obstacle for them at the prestigious All-England Championships, defeating Yang and Zhang in the 2003, 2004, and 2006 finals. Curiously, this is the one major tournament that neither Yang nor Zhang has ever won.
In 2008 Yang helped China to secure its sixth consecutive Uber Cup title and won women's doubles at the Swiss, Thailand, and Malaysia Opens with Zhang Jiewen. At the Beijing Olympics where they were first seeded, however, Yang and Zhang were upset in the quarterfinals by Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna. The event was eventually won by a younger Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang, perhaps signaling a changing of the guard in the Chinese dynasty. Yang Wei received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008.[1]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece |  |
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7–15, 15–4, 15–8 |  |
| 2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | |
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5–15, 5–15 |  |
BWF World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
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21–16, 21–19 | |
| 2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | |
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14–21, 19–21 |  |
| 2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | |
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17–16, 15–7 | |
World Cup
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | |
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19–21, 6–21 | |
| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | |
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21–18, 21–15 | |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | |
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21–18, 21–23, 14–21 | |
| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | |
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7–11, 9–11 | |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | |
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16–21, 20–22 | |
| 2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
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22–20, 21–16 | |
| 2007 | Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
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21–10, 21–11 | |
| 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
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11–8, 11–6 | |
World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark |
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15–12, 15–8 | |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
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BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] 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,[3] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Malaysia Open | |
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15–21, 12–21 |  |
| 2008 | Swiss Open | |
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21–18, 22–24, 21–8 |  |
| 2008 | Malaysia Open | |
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21–13, 16–21, 24–22 | |
| 2007 | Denmark Open | |
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12–21, 21–19, 21–19 | |
| 2007 | Japan Open | |
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21–17, 21–5 | |
| 2007 | China Masters | |
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21–12, 15–21, 16–21 | |
| 2007 | Indonesia Open | |
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8–21, 21–16, 20–22 | |
| 2007 | Singapore Open | |
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21–10, 19–21, 18–21 | |
| 2007 | Swiss Open | |
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21–15, 21–10 | |
| 2007 | All England Open | |
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16–21, 21–8, 22–24 | |
| 2007 | Korea Open | |
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21–12, 14–21, 16–21 | |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Chinese Taipei Open | |
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21–14, 21–9 | |
| 2009 | Macau Open | |
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16–21, 11–21 | |
| 2009 | Thailand Open | |
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22–24, 21–17, 21–15 | |
| 2008 | Thailand Open | |
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15–21, 21–13, 21–13 | |
| 2007 | Bitburger Open | |
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21–11, 21–10 | |
| 2007 | German Open | |
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21–8, 21–7 | |
| 2006 | China Open | |
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21–17, 21–7 | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Open | |
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21–19, 15–21, 21–19 | |
| 2006 | Korea Open | |
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21–10, 21–11 | |
| 2006 | Singapore Open | |
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21–18, 21–18 | |
| 2006 | Indonesia Open | |
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13–21, 13–21 | |
| 2006 | All England Open | |
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15–6, 11–15, 2–15 | |
| 2006 | German Open | |
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3–15, 15–11, 15–10 | |
| 2005 | China Open | |
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15–10, 15–4 | |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Open | |
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15–13, 8–15, 15–6 | |
| 2005 | Malaysia Open | |
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15–6, 15–8 | |
| 2005 | Japan Open | |
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15–12, 15–2 | |
| 2004 | Indonesia Open | |
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15–10, 15–5 | |
| 2004 | Singapore Open | |
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15–5, 9–15, 15–11 | |
| 2004 | China Open | |
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15–14, 15–12 | |
| 2004 | Malaysia Open | |
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15–7, 15–6 | |
| 2004 | Korea Open | |
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15–8, 9–15, 15–6 | |
| 2004 | All England Open | |
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Walkover | |
| 2004 | Swiss Open | |
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Walkover | |
| 2003 | China Open | |
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8–15, 12–15 | |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Open | |
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14–17, 5–15 | |
| 2003 | German Open | |
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6–15, 17–15, 8–15 | |
| 2003 | Denmark Open | |
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15–2, 15–1 | |
| 2003 | Malaysia Open | |
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15–5, 1–15, 17–15 | |
| 2003 | Indonesia Open | |
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Walkover | |
| 2003 | Singapore Open | |
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17–16, 15–7 | |
| 2003 | Swiss Open | |
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11–7, 6–11, 11–4 | |
| 2003 | All England Open | |
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9–11, 7–11 | |
| 2002 | Singapore Open | |
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11–1, 11–8 | |
| 2002 | Malaysia Open | |
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11–5, 11–5 | |
| 2001 | China Open | |
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6–8, 3–7, 8–6, 7–8 | |
| 2001 | Malaysia Open | |
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7–1, 4–7, 7–3, 7–0 | |
| 2001 | Japan Open | |
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13–15, 10–15 | |
| 2001 | Korea Open | |
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15–13, 15–10 | |
| 2000 | Grand Prix Finals | |
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8–6, 7–3, 3–7, 7–3 | |
| 2000 | Malaysia Open | |
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17–15, 6–15, 8–15 | |
| 2000 | Thailand Open | |
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8–15, 11–15 | |
| 2000 | Japan Open | |
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13–15, 15–4, 15–11 | |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | |
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5–15, 15–8, 9–15 | |
| 2000 | Korea Open | |
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6–15, 15–8, 5–15 | |
| 1999 | Singapore Open | |
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15–3, 15–8 | |
| 1999 | Japan Open | |
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15–12, 16–17, 5–15 | |
| 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open | |
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13–15, 4–15 | |
| 1999 | Korea Open | |
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15–10, 15–1 | |
| 1998 | Denmark Open | |
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17–15, 10–15, 11–15 | |
| 1998 | Dutch Open | |
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15–7, 15–4 | |
| 1998 | Brunei Open | |
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15–11, 17–14 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Dutch Open | |
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7–15, 6–15 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
References
- http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2008-11/25/content_16820808.htm
- "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
- "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
- http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/yangwei/ (in Chinese)
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