Wu Dixi

Wu Dixi (Chinese: 吴迪西, born 1962 in Nanhai, Guangdong) is a retired Chinese female badminton player.

Wu Dixi 吴迪西
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1962-08-09) 9 August 1962 (age 62) Nanhai, Guangdong, China
Residence	Guangzhou[1]
Height	163.5 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Years active	1981-1986
Handedness	Left
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1985 Calgary Women's doubles World Cup 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles 1985 Jakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1986 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Women's team 1982 New Delhi Women's doubles

Career

Wu was part of a cadre of Chinese players who dominated women's international badminton after China became a member of the International Badminton Federation in 1981. She won the 1982 and 1984 All-England Championships and the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lin Ying. Wu played on the world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1984 and 1986. She was perhaps world class badminton's most effective practitioner of the "spin serve," in which the shuttle is struck on the side of the feathers rather than on the cork—producing a highly erratic flight, until it was banned by the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation) after her first All England victory.^[3][4] Though primarily a doubles player, Wu won singles at both the German and Swedish Opens in 1982. She was retired from badminton in 1986 due to severe back and knee injuries.^[5]

Post-Retirement

Wu instantly married to an Indonesian businessman directly after retiring and moving on to Indonesia to live with her husband. In 1994, she used to coach for Malaysian women's badminton team where she addressed the unfair treatment between the male players and female players in the squad that hinders the female athletes progress.^[6] Nowadays, she is frequently handling badminton training camps in Guangzhou and more places in China.^[7]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Lin Ying	Jane Webster Nora Perry	15–4, 15–12	Gold
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Lin Ying	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	9–15, 18–14, 9–15	Silver

World Cup

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lin Ying	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–6, 7–15, 15–7	Gold
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lin Ying	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–4, 15–5	Gold

Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Lin YIng	Hwang Sun-ai Kang Haeng-suk	16–17, 7–15	Bronze

International Tournaments (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	German Open	Kirsten Larsen	11–9, 11–3	Winner
1982	Swedish Open	Wu Jianqiu	11–12, 11–2, 11–1	Winner

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	India Open	Lin Ying	Jane Webster Nora Perry	14–17, 15–13, 15–17	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Lin Ying	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–8, 13–15, 15–9	Winner
1982	Swedish Open	Lin Ying	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	7–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1982	Denmark Open	Lin Ying	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–12, 15–3	Winner
1982	All England Open	Lin Ying	Verawaty Fadjrin Ruth Damyanti	15–8, 15–5	Winner

IBF World Grand Prix (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Scandinavian Cup	Han Aiping	11–9, 2–11, 2–11	Runner-up

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	All England Open	Lin Ying	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	16–18, 15–11, 6–15	Runner-up
1984	All England Open	Lin Ying	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–8, 8–15, 17–14	Winner
1984	English Masters	Lin Ying	Gillian Clark Nora Perry	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1984	Scandinavian Cup	Lin Ying	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–1, 15–7	Winner
1985	Hong Kong Open	Lin Ying	Han Aiping Xu Rong	4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1985	Malaysian Masters	Lin Ying	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	15–5, 12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	Japan Open	Lin Ying	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	15–4, 15–8	Winner