Cai Yanyan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.

Cai Yanyan (Chinese: 蔡炎炎, born 15 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player.^[1] She won her first international title at the 2017 China International tournament in the women's singles event.^[2] Cai was the bronze medalists at the 2017 World Junior Championships and 2019 Asian Championships. In 2023, she helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships.^[3]

Cai Yanyan 蔡炎炎
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 25) Beijing, China
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	14 (30 April 2019)
Current ranking	1125 (21 February 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team Asian Championships 2019 Wuhan Women's singles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team 2023 Dubai Mixed team World Junior Championships 2016 Bilbao Mixed team 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team 2017 Yogyakarta Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	He Bingjiao	21–8, 12–21, 17-21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	20–22, 21–13, 18–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[4] 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.^[5]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Australian Open	Super 300	Ayumi Mine	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Chen Xiaoxin	21–19, 19–21, 21–17	Winner

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Macau Open	Pai Yu-po	21–15, 17–21, 21–16	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	China International	Wang Zhiyi	11–9, 10–13, 11–9, 11–7	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Cai Yanyan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
2. "2017中国（陵水）国际羽毛球挑战赛中国队夺三冠" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
3. "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
4. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
5. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Cai Yanyan at BWFBadminton.com
• Cai Yanyan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)