Wang Xin (badminton)
Wang Xin (Chinese: 汪鑫; pinyin: Wāng Xīn; born 10
November 1985) is a retired badminton player from Wang Xin
China and former World No. 1 women's singles player. 汪鑫
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]
After the Olympics, Wang Xin struggled to get back
into competition but was never successful due to the
severity of her injury. In 2013, at the age of 28 years,
she retired from professional badminton.[3]
Achievements
Personal information
Country China
BWF World Championships
Born 10 November 1985
Women's singles Shenyang, Liaoning,
China
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)
Stade 11–
Pierre de 21, Weight 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Wang
2010 Coubertin, 21– Retired 5 December 2013
Lin Silver
Paris, 19,
France 13–21 Handedness Left
Wembley Coach Zhang Ning
14–
Arena, Wang Women's singles
2011 21,
London, Yihan Bronze
15–21
England Highest ranking 1 (September 2010)
Medal record
Asian Games Women's badminton
Representing China
Women's singles
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 (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/
2CD47146-7081-4074-B3F4-2687F35B96FE)
Wang Xin
Traditional Chinese 汪鑫
Simplified Chinese 汪鑫
Transcriptions
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
Yuan Yoshiko Iwata
2002 Macau Satellite 7–11, 11–9, 11–6 Winner
Ting Miyuki Tai
Aki Akao
Malaysia 15–8, 9–15, 11– Runner-
2003 Pan Pan Tomomi
Satellite 15 up
Matsuda
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-
finalists.
Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Petya Nedelcheva 3 3 0 +3
Li Xuerui 6 5 1 +4
Wang Lin 3 1 2 –1
Wang Shixian 13 6 7 –1
Wang Yihan 10 2 8 –6
Cheng Shao-chieh 2 2 0 +2
Tai Tzu-ying 3 1 2 –1
Tine Baun 9 9 0 +9
Pi Hongyan 5 5 0 +5
Juliane Schenk 4 3 1 +2
Yip Pui Yin 2 2 0 +2
Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Zhou Mi 2 2 0 +2
Saina Nehwal 7 4 3 +1
Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1
Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1
Minatsu Mitani 1 0 1 –1
Wong Mew Choo 5 5 0 +5
Bae Yeon-ju 9 8 1 +7
Sung Ji-hyun 7 4 3 +1
Carolina Marín 2 2 0 +2
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 5 5 0 +5
Ratchanok Intanon 3 3 0 +3
References
1. "李宗伟、汪鑫分2010年世界羽联最佳男、女运动员" (https://web.archive.org/web/20170425
024157/http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2011-05/22/c_121443629.htm). xinhuanet.com (in
Chinese). 22 May 2011. Archived from the original (http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2011-0
5/22/c_121443629.htm) on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
2. "Referee Accused Of Injury To Chinese Badminton Player" (http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2
012londonolympics/2012-08/05/content_26133873.htm). 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!" (https://cacheapp.ai
yuke.com/content/news/n613208f6bbe.htm). cacheapp.aiyuke.com (in Chinese). Retrieved
28 June 2020.
4. "BWF Launches Super Series" (https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.ba
dminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%
5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5). Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the
original (http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx
_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5) on 6 October 2007.
5. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event" (https://web.archive.org/
web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-
England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx). www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived
from the original (http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-Engl
and-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved
29 September 2013.
External links
Wang Xin (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/
2CD47146-7081-4074-B3F4-2687F35B96FE) 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=51520)) (archived)
Wang Xin (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/51520) at BWFBadminton.com
Wang Xin (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/121934) at Olympedia
Wang Xin (https://olympics.com/en/athletes/xin-wang) at Olympics.com
Profile (http://www.badmintoncn.com/cbo_star/star_376.html) (in Chinese)
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