Han Li (Chinese: 韩利, born 16 January 1988) is a Chinese badminton player from Tai'an, Shandong. In 2003, she was elected to join the Chinese national youth team, and two years later she joined the national senior team. In 2006, she won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in the mixed team event.[1] In 2012, she won two Grand Prix Gold title at the Australia Open and Indonesian Masters tournament.[2][3] In 2013, she won the women's singles gold medal at the East Asian Games in Tianjin.[4]

Han Li
韩利
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1988-01-16) 16 January 1988 (age 36)
Tai'an, Shandong, China
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking11 (28 August 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

East Asian Games edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China   Wang Shixian 14–21, 21–17, 22–20   Gold

Asian Junior Championships edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Lydia Cheah 21–19, 15–21, 11–21[5]   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Macau Open   Wang Shixian 14–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Sung Ji-hyun 18–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2012 Australian Open   Bae Yeon-ju 21–13, 21–14   Winner
2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Yeni Asmarani 21–12, 21–10   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "羽坛新人秀:韩利,一个爱笑的女孩". sports.qq.com (in Chinese). 羽毛球杂志. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Three titles to China in Sydney". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Kuncoro, Ahmad & Natsir Take Home the Titles at Indonesia Open GPG". www.yonex.de. Yonex. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ "东亚运-王适娴握6赛点遭翻盘 韩利2-1惊险夺冠". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Lydia is first Malaysian to reach girls' singles final in Asian Juniors". The Star. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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