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. She won her first BWF World Tour Finals title in 2024.
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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 | 2 (19 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 2 (10 December 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editEarly life and junior career
editWang 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]
2018
editWang 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]
2019
editIn 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]
2022
editShe won the women's singles title at the 2022 Asian Championships, which is the biggest title of her career.[2]
2024
editIn 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]
Achievements
editAsian Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | 15–21, 21–13, 21–19 | [2] | ||
| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | 21–19, 21–7 | [3] |
Youth Olympic Games
editGirls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 21–16, 13–21, 19–21 | [5] |
World Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | 9–21, 13–21 | [6] |
Asian Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | 21–19, 21–8 | [1] |
BWF World Tour (8 titles, 5 runners-up)
editThe 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 | 15–21, 20–22 | |||
| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | 21–18, 21–19 | [8] | ||
| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | 20–22, 21–15, 21–13 | |||
| 2019 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | 21–14, 21–18 | |||
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 23–21, 6–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | 9–21, 21–11, 15–21 | |||
| 2023 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | 21–16, 20–22, 12–21 | |||
| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 21–14, 21–13 | |||
| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 16–21, 21–5, 21–16 | |||
| 2024 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Walkover | |||
| 2024 | China Open | Super 1000 | 21–17, 21–15 | [9] | ||
| 2024 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | 21–10, 21–12 | |||
| 2024 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 19–21, 21–19, 21–11 |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | China International | 9–11, 13–10, 11–9, 7–11 | ||
| 2018 | Malaysia International | 21–10, 22–24, 21–14 | ||
| 2019 | Austrian Open | 21–18, 21–10 | ||
| 2019 | Belarus International | 18–21, 21–9, 21–8 | ||
| 2019 | Malaysia International | 12–21, 21–17, 21–16 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (4 titles)
editGirls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Korea Junior International | 21–12, 21–12 | ||
| 2018 | Dutch Junior International | 21–15, 21–5 | ||
| 2018 | Jaya Raya Junior International | 21–15, 21–16 | ||
| 2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | 21–19, 21–16 |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
editRecord against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 15 August 2024.[12]
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References
edit- ^ a b c "骄傲！荆州又诞生一位体坛冠军，她才18岁！". Sohu (in Chinese). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Malanum, Jean (3 May 2022). "Wang stuns top seed Yamaguchi, rules Asia Championships". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Sukumar, Dev (14 April 2024). "Asia Championships: Christie, Wang Zhi Yi Excel". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "荆州籍羽毛球新星闪耀亚洲 市教体局上门送祝福". Jingzhou City Department of Education and Sports (in Chinese). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ a b "王祉怡：永不"祉"步 "怡"于拼搏 "王"者归来". Central China Normal University (in Chinese). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (17 November 2018). "Goh, Wang in Semifinal Clash – Day 5: Li-Ning BWF World Junior Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Best of Asia: Wang Zhi Yi". Badminton Asia. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (15 July 2019). "Qualifiers Steal the Show at US Open". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b Jiwani, Rory (23 September 2024). "BWF China Open 2024: Weng Hongyang and Wang Zhi Yi claim titles to delight home fans". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Wang Zhi Yi Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
edit- Wang Zhiyi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Wang Zhiyi at BWFBadminton.com
- Wang Zhiyi at Olympedia (archive)