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.
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Beijing, China | 15 November 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 14 (30 April 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 24 (17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
Asian Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2017 | China International | Wang Zhiyi | 11–9, 10–13, 11–9, 11–7 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Players: Cai Yanyan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "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.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Cai Yanyan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com