Wang Zhiyi

Wang Zhiyi (Chinese: 王 祉 怡 ; pinyin: Wáng Zhǐyí;

born 29 April 2000) is a Chinese badminton player Wang Zhiyi
from Shashi, Jingzhou, in Hubei province.[1] She was 王祉怡
two-time Asian Champions winning the title in 2022
and 2024.[2][3] She was part of China winning team in
the 2020 and 2024 Uber Cup, as well at the 2021 and
2023 Sudirman Cup. She won her first BWF World
Tour Finals title in 2024.

Career

Early life and junior career

Wang started her career as a badminton player by
training in Jingzhou sports school. She went to the
Hubei provincial training centre in 2009, and was
selected to join the team in 2013. In 2016, Wang joined
Wang with her silver medal of the 2018
the national team, and became part of the national
Summer Youth Olympics
second team in 2017.[4]
Personal information
Country China
2018
Born 29 April 2000
Wang has achieved a number of achievements in her Shashi, Jingzhou, Hubei,
career in the junior competitions. Wang emerged China
victory in the girls' singles at the 2018 Asian Junior
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Championships, and also helped the national team to
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
clinch the mixed team title.[1] She then represented her
country at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Handedness Right
Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the girls' singles Coach Luo Yigang
silver, after losing the final match to Goh Jin Wei.[5] Women's singles
She again had to accept defeat to Goh in the semi-
Highest ranking 2 (19 November 2024)
finals of the World Junior Championships, making her
have to be satisfied with a bronze medal.[6] Current ranking 2 (21 January 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
2019
Representing China
In the 2019 season, Wang won the Austrian Open, U.S.
Open as her first World Tour title, Belarus Sudirman Cup
International, Indonesia Masters, Dutch Open, and 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
second consecutive Malaysia International title.[7][8] 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2022 Uber Cup

She won the women's singles title at the 2022 Asian 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Championships, which is the biggest title of her 2024 Chengdu Women's team
career.[2] 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games

2024 2022 Hangzhou Women's team

Wang reached seven finals in the 2024 season, and Asian Championships
won six titles including her second Asia 2022 Manila Women's singles
Championships title by defeating her senior compatriot 2024 Ningbo Women's singles
Chen Yufei in the final.[3] In the BWF World Tour, she Youth Olympic Games
won the Indonesia Masters,[9] Malaysia Masters,[10] 2018 Buenos Aires Girls' singles
Denmark Open,[11] and clinched her first ever BWF
World Junior Championships
World Tour Super 1000 in the home soil China
Open.[12] She then closed the season as a champion in 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team

the BWF World Tour Finals.[13] Wang's defeat in the 2018 Markham Mixed team
final was at the Korea Open, when she gave a 2018 Markham Girls' singles
walkover to Kim Ga-eun due to injury that she Asian Junior Championships
suffered.[14] Wang also part of China winning team in 2018 Jakarta Girls' singles
the Uber Cup. She reached a career high of world
2018 Jakarta Mixed team
number 2 in this season.
BWF profile (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/
61854)
2025
Started the 2025 season as world number 2,[15] she reached the finals in the Malaysia Open losing to An
Se-young in straight game.[16]

Achievements

Asian Championships
Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref

Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Akane 15–21, 21–13, [2]

2022
Manila, Philippines Yamaguchi 21–19 Gold

Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Chen Yufei [3]

2024 21–19, 21–7
Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Gold

Youth Olympic Games

Girls' singles
 Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref

Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Goh Jin 21–16, 13–21, 19– [5]

2018
Argentina Wei 21 Silver

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref

Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Goh Jin 9–21, 13– [6]

2018
Canada Wei 21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref

Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Zhou 21–19, [1]

2018
Jakarta, Indonesia Meng 21–8 Gold

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[17] is a series
of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World
Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of
the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[18]

Women's singles
 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref

2019 Canada Open Super 100 An Se-young 15–21, 20–22 Runner-

up

2019 U.S. Open Super 300 Kim Ga-eun 21–18, 21–19 Winner [8]

Indonesia Porntip 20–22, 21–15,

2019 Super 100 Winner
Masters Buranaprasertsuk 21–13
Evgeniya
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 21–14, 21–18 Winner
Kosetskaya

Super 23–21, 6–21,

2022 Indonesia Open Tai Tzu-ying Runner-
1000 15–21
up

9–21, 21–11,
2022 Singapore Open Super 500 P. V. Sindhu Runner-
15–21
up

Han Yue 21–16, 20–22,

2023 Arctic Open Super 500 Runner-
12–21
up

Indonesia Nozomi Okuhara Winner [9]

2024 Super 500 21–14, 21–13
Masters
Malaysia 16–21, 21–5, [10]
2024 Super 500 P. V. Sindhu Winner
Masters 21–16

2024 Korea Open Super 500 Kim Ga-eun Walkover [14]

Runner-
up
Super [12]
2024 China Open Tomoka Miyazaki 21–17, 21–15 Winner
1000

2024 Denmark Open Super 750 An Se-young 21–10, 21–12 Winner [11]

BWF World Tour World Tour 19–21, 21–19, [13]

2024 Han Yue Winner
Finals Finals 21–11

Super [16]
2025 Malaysia Open An Se-young 17–21, 7–21 Runner-
1000
up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles
 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result

9–11, 13–10, 11–9, 7– Runner-

2017 China International Cai Yanyan
11 up

Malaysia Winner
2018 Lee Ying Ying 21–10, 22–24, 21–14
International
Porntip
2019 Austrian Open 21–18, 21–10 Winner
Buranaprasertsuk

2019 Belarus International Zhang Yiman 18–21, 21–9, 21–8 Winner

Malaysia
2019 Asuka Takahashi 12–21, 21–17, 21–16 Winner
International

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (4 titles)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result

2017 Korea Junior International Wei Yaxin 21–12, 21–12 Winner

2018 Dutch Junior International Wei Yaxin 21–15, 21–5 Winner

2018 Jaya Raya Junior International Zhou Meng 21–15, 21–16 Winner

2018 Banthongyord Junior International Phittayaporn Chaiwan 21–19, 21–16 Winner

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International Series tournament
BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-
finalists. Accurate as of 15 August 2024.[19]
 Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Chen Yufei 9 1 8 –7

He Bingjiao 8 5 3 +2

Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1

Zhang Yiman 10 6 4 +2

Tai Tzu-ying 2 0 2 –2

Saina Nehwal 2 2 0 +2

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 4 2 2 0

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 6 3 3 0

Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost

Aya Ohori 7 4 3 +1

Nozomi Okuhara 3 3 0 +3

Akane Yamaguchi 9 3 6 –3

An Se-young 10 2 8 –6

Sung Ji-hyun 2 2 0 +2

Carolina Marín 3 1 2 –1

Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2

Ratchanok Intanon 5 1 4 –3

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External links
Wang Zhiyi (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profil
e/9B5D0AD0-CBA9-4A16-A0F6-AB1FF3F8B71C) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
(alternate link (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/find.aspx?
a=8&oid=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&q=61854)) (archived)
Wang Zhiyi (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/61854) at BWFBadminton.com
Wang Zhiyi (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2504693) at Olympedia

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