Zhou Mi (badminton)

At the 2004 Athens Olympics Zhou reached the semifinal round where she was eliminated from gold medal contention by fellow countrywoman Zhang Ning. She then defeated Gong Ruina in the playoff for the bronze medal. The circumstances behind Zhou's semifinal defeat are controversial, however, because China's national coach Li Yongbo later confirmed rumors that he had instructed Zhou not to fight hard after she had dropped the first game to Zhang.[2][3] His rationale was that a fresh Zhang Ning would have a better chance to defeat a non-Chinese opponent, the Netherlands' Mia Audina, in the final.

Whether the Olympic episode or subsequent injury and poor performance was the primary cause, Zhou apparently retired from badminton during the 2005 season. She played no tournaments in 2006 but secured residence in Hong Kong through its Quality Migration program. Zhou then reemerged on the world badminton circuit during the 2007 season.[4] From a weak start at the Singapore Open her results dramatically improved to the point where she had regained a number one world ranking as of the end of the year 2008.[5] Since launching her comeback Zhou's titles have included the New Zealand and Philippines Opens in 2007, and the South Korea, India, Macau Opens, and China Masters in 2008. In December, Zhou ended the 2008 season by winning the BWF Super Series Masters Finals, the biggest prize money event in the sport.

The BWF announced on 4 September 2010 that a BWF Doping Hearing conducted in Copenhagen on Monday 23 August has banned Zhou Mi for 2 years from participation in badminton, following an Adverse Analytical Finding. A sample taken from her in late June as part of the BWF's 'out-of-competition' testing programme. Zhou tested positive to clenbuterol, a Class 1 Anabolic Agent on the WADA Prohibited List of substances.[6]

On 27 October 2011, more than one year after she was handed a two-year ban for testing positive for clenbuterol, former badminton world No. 1 Zhou Mi reiterated her innocence. "At the time of the test, I was not competing or preparing to compete. There was not even the slightest reason or incentive for me to take any performance-enhancing substance," said Zhou. Regardless of the incident, Zhou, now 32, added it was time for her to retire from the sport. Clenbuterol can be consumed from eating contaminated food.[7]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Gong Ruina	11–2, 8–11, 11–6	Bronze

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Gong Ruina	9–11, 4–11	Silver
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Gong Ruina	2–11, 4–11	Bronze

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Gong Ruina	11–1, 11–1	Gold

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Zhang Ning	6–11, 11–3, 11–8	Gold
2010	Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Liu Xin	15–21, 18–21	Bronze

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong	Yip Pui Yin	21–15, 13–21, 10–17 retired	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Zhu Feng	Cheng Rui Gao Ling	8–15, 14–17	Bronze

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Gong Ruina		Silver

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Yu Hua	Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah	10–15, 6–15	Bronze

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Korea Open	Lu Lan	21–18, 15–21, 21–15	Winner
2008	Singapore Open	Tine Rasmussen	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Wang Yihan	19–21, 21–17, 15–21	Runner-up
2008	China Masters	Wang Lin	21–19, 19–21, 21–16	Winner
2008	Denmark Open	Wang Lin	18–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2008	World Superseries Masters Finals	Wang Chen	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2009	Malaysia Open	Tine Rasmussen	17–21, 21–15, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Singapore Open	Xie Xingfang	21–19, 18–21, 21–10	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

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. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Brunei Open	Gong Ruina	7–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1998	Dutch Open	Yao Jie	10–13, 13–11, 11–4	Winner
1999	Korea Open	Gong Ruina	11–6, 13–12	Winner
1999	Chinese Taipei Open	Dai Yun	5–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1999	Denmark Open	Camilla Martin	11–8, 3–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1999	China Open	Gong Ruina	11–6, 11–5	Winner
2000	Thailand Open	Ye Zhaoying	5–11, 0–11	Runner-up
2000	Dutch Open	Gong Ruina	11–7, 9–11, 11–8	Winner
2000	Denmark Open	Camilla Martin	1–11, 11–6, 11–7	Winner
2000	World Grand Prix Finals	Gong Zhichao	7–5, 5–7, 7–1, 7–0	Winner
2001	All England Open	Gong Zhichao	7–11, 3–11	Runner-up
2001	Japan Open	Gong Ruina	11–8, 11–0	Winner
2001	Malaysia Open	Gong Ruina	3–7, 2–7, 4–7	Runner-up
2001	China Open	Gong Ruina	7–2, 7–0, 7–4	Winner
2002	Japan Open	Dai Yun	7–1, 7–0, 7–1	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Zhang Ning	11–6, 11–3	Winner
2003	All England Open	Xie Xingfang	11–6, 11–5	Winner
2003	Singapore Open	Zhang Ning	0–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Camilla Martin	11–1, 7–11, 11–5	Winner
2003	Denmark Open	Gong Ruina	11–4, 10–13, 3–11	Runner-up
2003	China Open	Gong Ruina	13–10, 11–1	Winner
2004	All England Open	Gong Ruina	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2004	Malaysia Open	Zhang Ning	11–9, 7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2004	Singapore Open	Zhang Ning	8–11, 1–11	Runner-up
2005	Singapore Open	Zhang Ning	5–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2005	China Masters	Zhang Ning	3–11, 11–5, 3–11	Runner-up
2007	New Zealand Open	Chie Umezu	21–13, 21–10	Winner
2007	Thailand Open	Zhu Lin	22–20, 5–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	Philippines Open	Zhu Jingjing	21–18, 21–12	Winner
2008	India Open	Lu Lan	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2008	Macau Open	Julia Wong Pei Xian	21–13, 21–19	Winner
2008	New Zealand Open	Rachel Hindley	21–10, 21–15	Winner
2009	Philippines Open	Wang Xin	10–21, 21–12, 21–23	Runner-up
2010	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Yip Pui Yin	16–21, 21–14, 19–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Dutch Open	Tang Chunyu	Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Brunei Open	Yang Ming	Sandiarto Vera Octavia	13–18, 12–15	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	French International	Aparna Popat	11–0, 11–2	Winner
2007	Miami Pan Am International	Lucía Tavera	21–7, 21–6	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament