Wang Lin (born March 30, 1989, in Hangzhou) is a badminton player from China. Wang Lin was crowned the world champion after winning the gold medal at the 2010 BWF World Championships held at Paris defeating fellow Chinese Wang Xin[3] 21–11, 19–21, 21–13.
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hangzhou, China | March 30, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Zhang Ning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (8 October 2009[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | Retired (in 2013[2]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
In 2006, the 17-year-old, Wang Lin beat Xie Xingfang in the final of the China Masters Super Series.
Shortly after her World Championship triumph in Paris, Wang Lin suffered a severe knee ligament tear during her match against Maria Febe Kusumastuti in China Masters Super Series tournament. The injury was so severe to the extent it ruled out Wang Lin completely from playing for almost six months after her knee operation. From there, her ranking starts to decline and eventually Wang Lin fell out of favour from the first-team line-up as her jittery comeback coincided with the emergence of Wang Shixian and Wang Xin.
After making a comeback, she was clearly far from her best and has not achieved the same success as she once did prior to sustaining the injury. Wang Lin once cited fear of injury recurrence was one of the main reasons she was not able to play at her best.
On December 4, 2013, she announced her retirement on Tencent Weibo.
Achievements
editBWF World Championships
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | 21–11, 19–21, 21–13 | ||
2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | 18–21, 19–21 |
Asian Championships
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | 12–21, 16–21 | ||
2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 21–18, 18–21, 13–21 |
Summer Universiade
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand | 19–21, 9–21 |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand | 19–21, 12–21 |
World Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Waitakere Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand | 21–16, 21–15 | ||
2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada | Walkover |
Asian Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | 11–4, 11–9 | ||
2004 | Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea | 9–11, 3–11 |
BWF Superseries
editThe BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | French Open | 9–21, 12–21 | ||
2009 | China Masters | 14–21, 21–14, 14–21 | ||
2009 | Indonesia Open | 21–12, 18–21, 9–21 | ||
2008 | French Open | 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 | ||
2008 | Denmark Open | 21–18, 21–10 | ||
2008 | China Masters | 19–21, 21–19, 16–21 |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
IBF World Grand Prix
editThe World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | China Masters | 15–21, 21–13, 21–15 |
Record against selected opponents
editRecord against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
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References
edit- ^ "BWF World Rankings (10/8/2009)". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "羽毛球世界冠军王琳宣布正式退役 一切都是新的开始" (in Chinese). 5 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "BWF World Championships 2010: China Grabs 5 Golds Again". Retrieved 2010-08-30.
External links
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