Wang Zhiyi
Chinese badminton player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese badminton player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wang Zhiyi (Chinese: 王祉怡; pinyin: Wáng Zhǐyí; born 29 April 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Shashi, Jingzhou, in Hubei province.[1] She was 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.
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.jpeg) Wang with her silver medal of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 2000 Shashi, Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Luo Yigang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 3 (24 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 3 (24 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 the national team, and became part of the national second team in 2017.[4]
Wang has achieved a number of achievements in her career in the junior competitions. Wang emerged victory in the girls' singles at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships, and also helped the national team to clinch the mixed team title.[1] She then represented her country at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the girls' singles silver, after losing the final match to Goh Jin Wei.[5] She again had to accept defeat to Goh in the semi-finals of the World Junior Championships, making her have to be satisfied with a bronze medal.[6]
In the 2019 season, Wang won the Austrian Open, U.S. Open as her first World Tour title, Belarus International, Indonesia Masters, Dutch Open, and second consecutive Malaysia International title.[7][8]
She won the women's singles title at the 2022 Asian Championships, which is the biggest title of her career.[2]
In 2024, Wang captured her second Asia Championships title by defeating her senior compatriot Chen Yufei in the final.[3] Wang won her first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 in the home soil China Open.[9]
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |  Akane Yamaguchi |
15–21, 21–13, 21–19 |  Gold |
[2] |
| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China |  Chen Yufei |
21–19, 21–7 | Gold |
[3] |
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Goh Jin Wei |
21–16, 13–21, 19–21 |  Silver |
[5] |
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Goh Jin Wei |
9–21, 13–21 |  Bronze |
[6] |
Girls' singles
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 HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 |  An Se-young |
15–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up |
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| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Kim Ga-eun |
21–18, 21–19 |  Winner |
[8] |
| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk |
20–22, 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
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| 2019 | Dutch Open | Super 100 |  Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
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| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 |  Tai Tzu-ying |
23–21, 6–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 |  P. V. Sindhu |
9–21, 21–11, 15–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2023 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Han Yue |
21–16, 20–22, 12–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Nozomi Okuhara |
21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
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| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | P. V. Sindhu |
16–21, 21–5, 21–16 | Winner |
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| 2024 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Kim Ga-eun |
Walkover | Runner-up |
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| 2024 | China Open | Super 1000 | Tomoka Miyazaki |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
[9] |
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | China International | Cai Yanyan |
9–11, 13–10, 11–9, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Malaysia International | Lee Ying Ying |
21–10, 22–24, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Austrian Open | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk |
21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2019 | Belarus International | Zhang Yiman |
18–21, 21–9, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2019 | Malaysia International | Asuka Takahashi |
12–21, 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 15 August 2024.[12]
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