Xu Rong (badminton)

Xu Rong (born around 1958), is a former badminton player from China, who ranks among the best of her time.

Xu Rong 徐蓉
Personal information
Country	China
Born	1958 (age 66–67) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China[1]
Residence	Australia[2]
Event	Women's doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 1979 Hangzhou Women's team 1979 Hangzhou Women's singles 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Women's team

Career

Xu Rong was one of the main Chinese players who dominated the women's game after China joined the International Badminton Federation in 1981 in both singles and doubles. She was well known for her all-rounded excellence on the court, and she won the National Championships in singles (1977). Although primarily a doubles player she was strong enough in singles to reach the final of the Denmark Open, and to win the very first Hong Kong Open in 1982.^[3][4] With her regular partner Wu Jianqui she won the Swedish Open in 1982 and the prestigious All-England Championships in 1983.^[5][6] Xu Rong was also a member of the woman's team that won the Asian Games Team Event in 1982. Xu Rong and Wu were bronze medalists at the 1983 IBF World Championships. In one of her last international appearances Xu won women's doubles at the 1985 Hong Kong Open with Han Aiping. She was the captain^[7] of the first China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) team in 1984, and helped her team to a 5-0 victory.^[1] She retired in 1985.^[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Hangzhou, China	Fu Chun-e	1–11, 3–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Wu Jianqiu	Nora Perry Jane Webster	11–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Wu Jianqiu	Han Aiping Li Lingwei	15–6, 8–15, 5–15	Silver
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	6–15, 15–7, 7–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	All England Open	Wu Jianqiu	Wu Dixi Lin Ying	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1983	Indonesia Open	Wu Jianqiu	Maria Fransisca Ruth Damayanti	15–11, 11–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1985	Hong Kong Open	Han Aiping	Wu Dixi Lin Ying	15–4, 15–7	Winner

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Denmark Open	Wu Jianqiu	5–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1982	Hong Kong Open	Lene Koppen	11–4, 11–8	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Hong Kong Open	Wu Jianqiu	Jane Webster Nora Perry	10–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	8–15, 15–13, 9–15	Runner-up
1982	Swedish Open	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	15–7, 15–12	Winner
1982	Denmark Open	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	12–15, 3–15	Runner-up

Notes

1. Xiaoming, Wu (5 October 2023). "羽毛球世界冠军：徐蓉 (Badminton World Champion - Xu Rong)". Nanjing Sports Institute: Table Tennis and Badminton Academy (in Chinese). Nanjing Institute of Physical Education. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. "徐蓉 (Xu Rong)". jsstyj.jiangsu.gov.cn (in Chinese). Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
3. "Danish Open Championships", World Badminton, June 1982, 16.
4. D. S. Aster, "The Hong Kong Open '82", World Badminton, December 1982, 8.
5. "Swedish Open Championships", World Badminton, June 1982, 16.
6. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd.) 108.
7. "徐蓉：江苏羽毛球历史上首位女子全国冠军和世界冠军(Xu Rong: The first female national champion and world champion in Jiangsu badminton history)". jschina.com.cn (in Chinese). New Jiangsu China Jiangsu Network. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.