Yu Yang (badminton)

Yu Yang (Chinese: 于洋; pinyin: Yú Yáng; born April 7, 1986 in Haicheng, Liaoning) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won at the 2013 World Championships in women's doubles with her partner Wang Xiaoli. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology of China.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Yang
于洋
Personal information
Country China
Born (1986-04-07) April 7, 1986
Haicheng, Liaoning
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (April 28, 2011)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Women's doubles
2008 Beijing Mixed doubles
World Championships
2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles
2011 London Women's doubles
2010 Paris Women's doubles
2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles
2010 Paris Mixed doubles
2009 Hyderabad Women's doubles
2006 Madrid Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan Mixed team
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2011 Qingdao Mixed team
2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
2016 Kunshan Women's team
2012 Wuhan Women's team
2008 Jakarta Women's team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Women's team
2010 Guangzhou Women's team
2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Asia Championships
2013 TaipeiWomen's doubles
2011 ChengduWomen's doubles
2007 Johor BahruMixed doubles
2006 Johor BahruWomen's doubles
2015 WuhanWomen's doubles
2004 Kuala LumpurWomen's doubles
2008 Johor BahruMixed doubles
2006 Johor BahruMixed doubles
2004 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
Asia Team Championships
2016 HyderabadWomen's team
World Junior Championships
2004 RichmondGirls' doubles
2004 RichmondMixed doubles
2004 RichmondMixed team
2002 PretoriaMixed doubles
2002 PretoriaMixed team
2002 PretoriaGirls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

Career

A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over South Korea's Lee Kyung-won and Lee Hyo-jung. Their other titles have included the Polish Open (2004): the China Masters (2005); the Asian Championships and Swiss Open in 2006; the Russian, Hong Kong, and Indonesia Opens in 2007; and the French, South Korea, and Singapore Opens in 2008. Yu and Du were bronze medalists at the World Championships in 2006, but were unable to play in the tourney's 2007 edition. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2008, but avenged that loss by beating their All-England conquerors in the Olympic final.

Yu has also enjoyed recent success in mixed doubles with He Hanbin. They captured titles at the Badminton Asia Championships and the Thailand and Denmark Opens in 2007; and the India, Swiss, Malaysia, and French Opens in 2008. They finished in third place at the Beijing Olympics, making Yu one of only two players to win two medals at the competition.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yu Yang and her partner, Wang Xiaoli, along with Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na, Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung of South Korea, and Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii of Indonesia were disqualified from the competition for "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" following matches the previous evening during which they were accused of throwing the match.[1] Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli played against South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na, and it has been suggested both teams wanted to lose in order to secure an easier draw,[2] although Yu claimed "she and her partner were just trying to conserve their strength for the knockout rounds".[3] Shortly after, Yu Yang announced that she would retire from badminton.[4][5][6]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China Du Jing Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		 21–15, 21–13 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China He Hanbin Flandy Limpele
Vita Marissa		 19–21, 21–17, 23–21 Bronze

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 19–21, 15–21 Silver
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Wang Xiaoli Eom Hye-won
Jang Ye-na		 21–14, 18–21, 21–8 Gold
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 22–20, 21–11 Gold
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Du Jing Ma Jin
Wang Xiaoli		 21–9, 21–17 Gold
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Du Jing Zhang Yawen
Zhao Tingting		 22–24, 21–18, 8–21 Bronze
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Du Jing Gao Ling
Huang Sui		 21–18, 20–22, 21–17 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France He Hanbin Zheng Bo
Ma Jin		 14–21, 10–21 Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 22–20, 15–21, 12–21 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin
Tang Yuanting		 12–21, 12–21 Silver
2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua		 21–15, 14–21, 21–15 Gold
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 21–13, 21–10 Gold
2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Du Jing Chien Yu-chin
Cheng Wen-hsing		 21–11, 21–16 Gold
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Du Jing Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		 15–6, 11–15, 7–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia He Hanbin Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 14–21, 17–21 Bronze
2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia He Hanbin Xu Chen
Zhao Tingting		 22–20, 21–15 Gold
2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Zhang Wei Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 9–21, 9–21 Bronze
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Xie Zhongbo Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam		 3–15, 11–15 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Tian Qing Feng Chen
Pan Pan		 15–3, 15–5 Gold
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Chen Lanting Du Jing
Rong Lu		 6–11, 7–11 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada He Hanbin Muhammad Rijal
Greysia Polii		 15–12, 15–12 Gold
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Guo Zhendong Cao Chen
Rong Lu		 11–2, 11–1 Gold

BWF Superseries

The 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Indonesia Open Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 15–21, 21–8, 15–21 Runner-up
2016 Malaysia Open Tang Yuanting Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan		 21–11, 21–17 Winner
2016 All England Open Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 10–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 Hong Kong Open Tang Yuanting Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 China Open Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 18–21, 21–13, 21–12 Winner
2015 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin
Tang Yuanting		 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014 China Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 21–16, 19–21, 22–20 Winner
2014 French Open Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin
Tang Yuanting		 21–15, 21–9 Winner
2014 Denmark Open Wang Xiaoli Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2014 India Open Tang Yuanting Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na		 21–10, 13–21, 21–16 Winner
2014 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin
Tang Yuanting		 21–17, 18–21, 23–21 Winner
2013 China Open Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin
Zhong Qianxin		 21–13, 21–7 Winner
2013 China Masters Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua		 21–17, 21–16 Winner
2013 Indonesia Open Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin
Cheng Shu		 21–15, 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 21–18, 21–10 Winner
2013 Korea Open Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua		 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2012 Superseries Finals Wang Xiaoli Christinna Pedersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2012 Hong Kong Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 20–22, 21–14, 17–21 Runner-up
2012 China Open Wang Xiaoli Miyuki Maeda
Satoko Suetsuna		 21–19, 14–7 Retired Winner
2012 Indonesia Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 17–21, 21–9, 21–16 Winner
2012 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2011 Superseries Finals Wang Xiaoli Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung		 21–8, 21–12 Winner
2011 China Open Wang Xiaoli Tang Jinhua
Xia Huan		 21–11, 21–10 Winner
2011 Hong Kong Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 21–12, 14–2 Retired Winner
2011 French Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 26–24, 21–15 Winner
2011 Denmark Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 22–20, 21–16 Winner
2011 China Masters Wang Xiaoli Xia Huan
Tang Jinhua		 19–21, Retired Runner-up
2011 Indonesia Open Wang Xiaoli Vita Marissa
Nadya Melati		 21–12, 21–10 Winner
2011 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Mizuki Fujii
Reika Kakiiwa		 21–2, 21–9 Winner
2011 Korea Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 21–18, 19–21, 21–4 Winner
2011 Malaysia Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 12–21, 21–6, 17–21 Runner-up
2010 Superseries Finals Wang Xiaoli Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 21–7, 21–17 Winner
2010 Hong Kong Open Wang Xiaoli Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin		 21–11, 21–12 Winner
2010 Japan Open Wang Xiaoli Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 21–17, 21–6 Winner
2010 China Masters Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin
Lu Lu		 21–8, 21–8 Winner
2010 Swiss Open Tian Qing Miyuki Maeda
Satoko Suetsuna		 21–16, 21–13 Winner
2010 All England Open Du Jing Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 20–22, 21–16, 21–13 Winner
2010 Malaysia Open Du Jing Ma Jin
Wang Xiaoli		 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2009 China Open Du Jing Tian Qing
Zhang Yawen		 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2009 Hong Kong Open Du Jing Ma Jin
Wang Xiaoli		 21–16, 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2009 China Masters Du Jing Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 21–15, 21–15 Winner
2009 Swiss Open Du Jing Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		 21–11, 21–12 Winner
2008 French Open Du Jing Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		 20–22, 21–19, 21–11 Winner
2008 Singapore Open Du Jing Chien Yu-chin
Cheng Wen-hsing		 21–16, 21–19 Winner
2008 All England Open Du Jing Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung		 21–12, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2008 Korea Open Du Jing Gao Ling
Zhao Tingting		 21–15, 21–13 Winner
2007 Hong Kong Open Du Jing Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		 22–20, 13–21, 21–17 Winner
2007 China Open Du Jing Gao Ling
Zhao Tingting		 21–17, 15–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2007 French Open Zhao Tingting Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen		 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2007 Japan Open Zhao Tingting Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 17–21, 5–21 Runner-up
2007 Indonesia Open Du Jing Zhao Tingting
Yang Wei		 21–8, 16–21, 22–20 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 China Masters Xu Chen Tao Jiaming
Tian Qing		 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2010 Korea Open He Hanbin Tao Jiaming
Zhang Yawen		 21–15, 21–16 Winner
2009 All England Open He Hanbin Ko Sung-hyun
Ha Jung-eun		 13–21, 21–15, 21–9 Winner
2008 French Open He Hanbin Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg		 21–13, 21–19 Winner
2008 Swiss Open He Hanbin Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg		 21–15, 21–9 Winner
2008 Malaysia Open He Hanbin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		 21–14, 21–15 Winner
2007 Denmark Open He Hanbin Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 21–17, 19–21, 21–17 Winner
  Superseries Finals Tournament
  Superseries Premier Tournament
  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.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Thailand Masters Tang Yuanting Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 21–11, 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2016 Malaysia Masters Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 18–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2015 Indonesian Masters Tang Yuanting Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii		 21–17, 21–11 Winner
2015 Bitburger Open Tang Yuanting Poon Lok Yan
Tse Ying Suet		 21–10, 21–18 Winner
2015 U.S. Open Zhong Qianxin Ayane Kurihara
Naru Shinoya		 21–14, 21–10 Winner
2014 Chinese Taipei Open Wang Xiaoli Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii		 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2009 Macau Open Du Jing Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 21–16, 21–11 Winner
2007 Russian Open Du Jing Chien Yu-chin
Cheng Wen-hsing		 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2007 Thailand Open Du Jing Gao Ling
Huang Sui		 Walkover Runner-up
2007 German Open Du Jing Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 8–21, 7–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Macau Open He Hanbin Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Vita Marissa		 21–14, 21–9 Winner
2008 Thailand Open He Hanbin Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		 25–23, 10–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2008 India Open He Hanbin Kristof Hopp
Birgit Overzier		 21–18, 21–9 Winner
2008 German Open He Hanbin Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		 21–9, 25–27, 18–21 Runner-up
2007 Russian Open He Hanbin Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		 23–25, 21–13, 13–21 Runner-up
2007 Thailand Open He Hanbin Han Sang-hoon
Hwang Yu-mi		 21–12, 21–14 Winner
  Grand Prix Gold Tournament
  Grand Prix Tournament

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 French International Du Jing Feng Chen
Pan Pan		 5–15, 15–4, 15–6 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 French International Xie Zhongbo Nikolaj Zuev
Marina Yakusheva		 17–16, 15–9 Winner

Record against selected opponents

Women's doubles results with former partner Du Jing against Super Series finalists, World semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:

References
  1. bbc.co.uk
  2. Olympic female badminton players charged
  3. London 2012 Olympics: Badminton players charged with misconduct after appearing to try to lose their games
  4. "China's Yu quits badminton after Olympic match-fixing disqualification". The Guardian. August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  5. "London Olympics: China's Yu Yang quits badminton after scandal". Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  6. "Yu Yang Announces Retirement After Beijing Orders To Publicly Apologize". Retrieved August 10, 2012.
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