Lim Xiaoqing

Lim Xiaoqing (Chinese: 林小青; born 15 August 1967 as Sun Xiaoqing; Chinese: 孫小青) is a retired badminton player originally from China who later represented Sweden.[2] She won five European Badminton Championships, one in women's singles in 1994, two in women's doubles and mixed team events in 1992 and 1994 respectively.[3][4] She captured the women's singles titles at the prestigious 1995 All England Open, defeating Denmark's Camilla Martin in the final.[5] She ranked as women's singles World number 1 in March 1995.[6]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.
Lim Xiaoqing
Personal information
Birth nameSun Xiaoqing
Country Sweden
Born (1967-08-15) 15 August 1967
China
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
HandednessLeft[1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking1 (WS) (March 1995)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
World Cup
1993 New Delhi Women's doubles
1993 New Delhi Women's singles
1995 Jakarta Women's singles
Uber Cup
1994 Jakarta Women's team
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
European Championships
1994 Den Bosch Women's singles
1994 Den Bosch Women's doubles
1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
1992 Glasgow Women's doubles
1992 Glasgow Mixed team
1992 Glasgow Women's singles
Representing  China
World Championships
1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
World Cup
1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Asian Championships
1988 Bandar Lampung Women's doubles
BWF profile

Lim is married to retired Swedish badminton player Thomas Kihlström.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Senayan Sports Complex,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Zhou Lei Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young		 15–13, 1–15, 4–15 Bronze

World Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti 2–11, 5–11 Bronze
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Susi Susanti 7–11, 5–11 Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Christine Magnusson Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah		 15–12, 15–9 Gold
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Zhou Lei Lin Ying
Guan Weizhen		 7–15, 4–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Zhou Lei Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young		 15–11, 8–15, 5–15 Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Catrine Bengtsson 11–5, 12–9 Gold
1992 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Camilla Martin 7–11, 10–12 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Christine Magnusson Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Lotte Olsen		 17–14, 15–12 Gold
1992 Kelvin Hall,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Christine Magnusson Marlene Thomsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen		 8–15, 15–11, 15–6 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1995 Grand Prix Finals Ye Zhaoying 10–12, 11–8, 8–11 Runner-up
1995 Thailand Open Ra Kyung-min 11–4, 11–0 Winner
1995 Denmark Open Wang Chen 11–6, 11–3 Winner
1995 Singapore Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–7, 6–11, 11–8 Winner
1995 All England Open Camilla Martin 11–9, 10–12, 11–7 Winner
1995 Swedish Open Ye Zhaoying 6–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open Camilla Martin 7–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1995 Chinese Taipei Open Yuliani Santosa 11–1, 11–5 Winner
1994 Scottish Open Julia Mann 11–3, 11–0 Winner
1994 Hong Kong Open Bang Soo-hyun 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1994 Thailand Open Susi Susanti 5–11, 10–12 Runner-up
1994 Denmark Open Camilla Martin 5–11, 11–5, 11–12 Runner-up
1994 German Open Dai Yun 12–10, 11–4 Winner
1994 Dutch Open Liu Yuhong 11–3, 12–9 Winner
1993 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson 11–5, 11–0 Winner
1993 Malaysia Open Susi Susanti 6–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1993 Swiss Open Yuliani Santosa 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1993 Chinese Taipei Open Yuliani Santosa 11–6, 9–12, 11–5 Winner
1992 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson 11–9, 11–2 Winner
1992 Denmark Open Susi Susanti 3–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1992 Dutch Open Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 4–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1992 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson 11–2, 11–2 Winner
1992 Swedish Open Tang Jiuhong 5–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1991 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson 11–0, 11–3 Winner
1989 Swedish Open Li Lingwei 8–11, 3–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Denmark Open Christine Magnusson Marlene Thomsen
Anne-Mette van Dijk		 15–12, 7–15, 15–12 Winner
1993 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah		 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1993 Malaysia Open Christine Magnusson Lotte Olsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen		 15–12, 18–14 Winner
1993 Swedish Open Christine Magnusson Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah		 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1993 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Tomomi Matsuo
Kyoko Sasage		 18–15, 18–13 Winner
1992 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Catrine Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson		 15–6, 15–6 Winner
1992 Denmark Open Christine Magnusson Catrine Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson		 15–7, 15–3 Winner
1992 German Open Christine Magnusson Catrine Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson		 15–9, 15–0 Winner
1992 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson Kimiko Jinnai
Hisako Mori		 15–4, 15–9 Winner
1992 Malaysia Open Christine Magnusson Gil Young-ah
Park Soo-yun		 15–7, 15–9 Winner
1991 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Joanne Muggeridge
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen		 11–0, 11–5 Winner
1991 German Open Christine Magnusson Lin Yanfen
Yao Fen		 15–11, 17–15 Winner
1991 Singapore Open Christine Magnusson Chung Myung-hee
Chung So-young		 11–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1989 China Open Zhou Lei Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying		 15–12, 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1989 French Open Zhou Lei Chiu Mei Yin
Li Lingwei		 15–9, 15–10 Winner
1989 All England Open Zhou Lei Chung Myung-hee
Chung So-young		 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1988 China Open Zhou Lei Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying		 8–15, 4–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Iceland International Birna Petersen 11–0, 11–0 Winner
1990 Stockholm International Helle Andersen 11–4, 11–5 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Canadian Open Christine Magnusson Lotte Olsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen		 15–11, 15–5 Winner
1991 Iceland International Kristín Magnúsdóttir Guðrún Júlíusdóttir
Birna Petersen		 2–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1985 Polish International Shi Fangjing Luo Yun
Shang Fumei		 15–3, 10–15, 15–7 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Iceland International Broddi Kristjánsson Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson
Kristín Magnúsdóttir		 8–15, 18–16, 15–3 Winner
1985 Polish International Shu Yiong Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing		 7–15, 6–15 Runner-up

Nordic Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Reykjavík, Iceland Winner

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Malmö, Sweden Christine Magnusson Lotte Olsen
Marlene Thomsen		 15–6, 15–13 Winner

References
  1. "Players: Xiaoqing Lim". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. "Tjing" fick en kick i Sverige" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 1 June 1993. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. European Badminton Championships History Archived 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-07-07
  4. "Två nya minnesplattor på Malmöidrottens Walk of Fame" (in Swedish). Skånesport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. "All England en mytomspunnen toppelittävling" (in Swedish). Täby BM. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. "Lim is now world No. 1". The Straits Times. 22 March 1995. p. 30 – via NewspaperSG.
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