Wang Yilyu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Yilyu (Chinese: 王懿律; pinyin: Wáng Yìlǜ; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ.î lŷ]; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese badminton player.^[2][3] He is the mixed doubles Olympic Champion at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning in 2018 and 2019. Together with Huang Dongping, he reached a career high of world number 1 in the mixed doubles on 12 April 2018.^[4]

Wang Yilyu 王懿律
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30) Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
Residence	Beijing, China
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Retired	1 June 2023
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	10 (MD with Huang Kaixiang, 15 June 2017) 1 (XD with Huang Dongping, 12 April 2018)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles World Championships 2018 Nanjing Mixed doubles 2019 Basel Mixed doubles 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2019 Nanning Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Thomas Cup 2018 Bangkok Men's team 2020 Aarhus Men's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles Asian Championships 2018 Wuhan Mixed doubles 2019 Wuhan Mixed doubles 2017 Wuhan Men's doubles 2022 Manila Mixed doubles 2017 Wuhan Mixed doubles 2018 Wuhan Men's doubles Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju Men's doubles 2015 Gwangju Mixed team World Junior Championships 2012 Chiba Mixed team 2012 Chiba Boys' doubles 2012 Chiba Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2012 Gimcheon Mixed doubles 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Wang competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnering with Huang Dongping as the second seeds. The duo won a gold medal after beating their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the final in a close rubber game.^[5][6] Wang played at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland, and was part of the China squad that lifted the Sudirman Cup trophy.^[7]

In May 2023, Wang resigned from the Chinese national team as a result of a long-term injury.^[8] BWF announced his retirement on 1 June 2023.^[9]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21–17, 17–21, 21–19	Gold

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	17–21, 19–21	Silver
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Huang Dongping	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	16–21, 16–21	Bronze
2022	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	16–21, 21–12, 10–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Huang Dongping	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	20–22, 21–19, 21–23	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Huang Kaixiang	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	14–21, 12–21	Silver
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Huang Kaixiang	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	17–21, 21–14, 10–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Huang Dongping	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	19–21, 16–21	Bronze
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Huang Dongping	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 21–17	Gold
2019	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Huang Dongping	He Jiting Du Yue	21–11, 13–21, 23–21	Gold
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	17–21, 8–21	Silver

Summer Universiade

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea	Zhang Wen	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	16–21, 20–22	Silver

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan	Liu Yuchen	Lee Chun Hei Ng Ka Long	10–21, 11–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan	Huang Yaqiong	Alfian Eko Prasetya Shella Devi Aulia	21–12, 19–21, 12–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Huang Dongping	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	21–17, 23–25, 21–23	Silver

BWF World Tour (7 titles, 14 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[10] 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 BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[11]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	19–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2018	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	15–21, 21–11, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Hong Kong Open	Super 500	Huang Dongping	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2018	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	23–21, 16–21, 21–18	Winner
2019	India Open	Super 500	Huang Dongping	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21–13, 21–11	Winner
2019	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	17–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Australian Open	Super 300	Huang Dongping	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21–15, 21–8	Winner
2019	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Japan Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2019	Thailand Open	Super 500	Huang Dongping	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	24–22, 23–21	Winner
2019	China Open	Super 1000	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	17–21, 21–15, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Denmark Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	18–21, 21–16, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2019	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2020	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2020	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	9–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2022	All England Open	Super 1000	Huang Dongping	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2022	Korea Masters	Super 300	Huang Dongping	Ou Xuanyi Huang Yaqiong	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2022	Singapore Open	Super 500	Huang Dongping	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	12–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	India Open	Super 750	Huang Dongping	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	Walkover	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[12] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[13] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Korea Open	Huang Dongping	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	17–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Japan Open	Huang Dongping	Takuro Hoki Sayaka Hirota	21–13, 21–8	Winner

  Superseries tournament

  Superseries Premier tournament

  Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

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.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	China Masters	Zhang Wen	Kang Jun Liu Cheng	13–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	Bitburger Open	Zhang Wen	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21–14, 21–10	Winner
2015	China Masters	Zhang Wen	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	15–21, 21–19, 12–21	Runner-up
2015	Brasil Open	Zhang Wen	Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei	24–22, 10–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2017	Thailand Masters	Huang Kaixiang	Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han	21–19, 21–23, 21–16	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	U.S. Open	Huang Yaqiong	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	8–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2014	India Grand Prix Gold	Huang Yaqiong	Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2014	China Masters	Xia Huan	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong	12–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Swiss Open	Chen Qingchen	Bodin Isara Savitree Amitrapai	19–21, 21–16, 21–15	Winner
2017	China Masters	Huang Dongping	Liao Min-chun Chen Hsiao-huan	21–14, 21–10	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	China International	Zhang Wen	Liao Chi-hung Liao I-liang	21–14, 21–12	Winner
2015	China International	Zhang Wen	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21–10, 22–20	Winner
2016	China International	Zhang Wen	Wang Sijie Zhu Junhao	21–9, 21–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	China International	Ou Dongni	Zhang Wen Xia Huan	21–18, 15–21, 21–19	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

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External links

• WANG Yi Lyu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Wang Yilyu at BWFBadminton.com
• Wang Yilyu at Olympedia (archive)
• Wang Yilyu at Olympics.com
• Wang Yilyu at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)