Wang Xin (badminton)

Wang Xin (Chinese: 汪鑫; pinyin: Wāng Xīn; born 10 November 1985) is a retired badminton player from China and former World No. 1 women's singles player. She was awarded as Best Female Players of the Year by the BWF in 2010.[1] Wang 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.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (汪).
Wang Xin
Personal information
Birth name汪鑫
CountryChina
Born (1985-11-10) 10 November 1985
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Retired5 December 2013
HandednessLeft
CoachZhang Ning
Women's singles
Highest ranking1 (September 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
2010 Paris Women's singles
2011 London Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Uber Cup
2012 Wuhan Women's team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Women's team
2010 Guangzhou Women's singles
BWF profile
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.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

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

Asian Games

Women's singles

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

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] 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,[5] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

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

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's singles

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

IBF International

Women's doubles

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

Record against selected opponents

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

References
  1. "李宗伟、汪鑫分2010年世界羽联最佳男、女运动员". xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "Referee Accused Of Injury To Chinese Badminton Player". www.china.org.cn. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. 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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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