Huang Sui (simplified Chinese: 黄穗; traditional Chinese: 黃穗; pinyin: Huáng Suì; born 8 January 1982) is a Chinese-Australian female badminton player.

Huang Sui
黄穗
Personal information
CountryAustralia
Born (1982-01-08) 8 January 1982 (age 42)
Hunan, China
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
BWF profile

Career edit

Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have come in women's doubles with Gao Ling, in a partnership where Huang's strength and consistency in the backcourt have complemented Gao's ability in the forecourt. They have captured over thirty top tier events since 2001, sharing dominance at the world level with their Chinese teammates and rivals Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen. Huang and Gao have been especially successful at the All-England Championships, winning a record six consecutive finals there, three of them over Yang and Zhang, from 2001 through 2006. They reached the final of five consecutive editions of the BWF World Championships; winning in 2001, 2003, and 2006, and finishing second to Yang and Zhang in 2005 and 2007. Huang was a silver medalist with Gao at the 2004 Athens Olympics also won by Yang and Zhang. Neither team figured in the medals at the 2008 Olympics (won by another Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang). Huang has been a member of China's perennial world champion Uber Cup (women's international) team since 2002. In 2005 Huang's smash was clocked at 257 kilometres per hour (160 mph).[1] She retired from the sport at the end of the 2007 season and subsequently moved to Sydney, Australia with her husband.[2][3]

After a long absence from the sport Huang returned to the court in 2012, this time as an Australian.[4]

Achievements edit

Olympic Games edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall,
Athens, Greece
  Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
15–7, 4–15, 8–15   Silver

World Championships edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
16–21, 19–21   Silver
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid,
Madrid, Spain
  Gao Ling   Zhang Yawen
  Wei Yili
23–21, 21–9   Gold
2005 Arrowhead Pond,
Anaheim, United States
  Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
16–17, 7–15   Silver
2003 National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham, England
  Gao Ling   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
15–8, 15–11   Gold
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain
  Gao Ling   Zhang Jiewen
  Wei Yili
15–11, 17–15   Gold

World Cup edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
21–19, 21–6   Gold

Asian Games edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, Qatar
  Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
18–21, 23–21, 21–14   Gold
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
  Gao Ling   Lee Kyung-won
  Ra Kyung-min
8–11, 7–11   Silver

Asian Championships edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Bangkok, Thailand   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
8–11, 6–11   Silver
2001 Manila, Philippines   Gao Ling   Deyana Lomban
  Vita Marissa
12–15, 15–4, 15–6   Gold

World Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
  Gong Ruina   Zhang Jiewen
  Xie Xingfang
15–3, 13–15, 10–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
  Jiang Shan   Choi Min-ho
  Lee Hyo-jung
11–15, 6–15   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Gong Ruina   Lee Hyo-jung
  Jun Woul-sihk
15–13, 15–8   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Jiang Shan   Chan Chong Ming
  Joanne Quay
6–15, 15–8, 15–11   Gold

BWF Superseries (2 titles) edit

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[6] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Korea Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
12–21, 21–14, 21–16   Winner
2007 Malaysia Open   Gao Ling   Greysia Polii
  Vita Marissa
19–21, 21–12, 21–11   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (23 titles, 16 runners-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Macau Open   Gao Ling   Lee Kyung-won
  Lee Hyo-jung
21–15, 21–7   Winner
2007 Thailand Open   Gao Ling   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
Walkover   Winner
2006 Japan Open   Gao Ling   Zhang Yawen
  Wei Yili
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2006 Hong Kong Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
19–21, 21–15, 19–21   Runner-up
2006 Macau Open   Gao Ling   Lee Hyo-jung
  Lee Kyung-won
17–21, 21–14, 21–14   Winner
2006 Chinese Taipei Open   Gao Ling   Lee Hyo-jung
  Lee Kyung-won
18–21, 21–9, 17–21   Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Open   Gao Ling   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
9–21, 21–16, 21–17   Winner
2006 China Masters   Gao Ling   Zhang Yawen
  Wei Yili
21–12, 18–21, 21–14   Winner
2006 All England Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
6–15, 15–11, 15–2   Winner
2006 German Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
15–3, 11–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2005 China Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
10–15, 4–15   Runner-up
2005 Hong Kong Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
13–15, 15–8, 6–15   Runner-up
2005 China Masters   Gao Ling   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
4–15, 14–17   Runner-up
2005 Malaysia Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
6–15, 8–15   Runner-up
2005 Singapore Open   Gao Ling   Zhang Dan
  Zhang Yawen
13–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2005 All England Open   Gao Ling   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
15–10, 15–13   Winner
2005 German Open   Gao Ling   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
15–4, 15–10   Winner
2004 Malaysia Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
7–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2004 All England Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
Walkover   Winner
2004 Swiss Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
Walkover   Winner
2003 China Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
15–8, 15–12   Winner
2003 Hong Kong Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
17–14, 15–5   Winner
2003 Malaysia Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
5–15, 15–1, 15–17   Runner-up
2003 Indonesia Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
Walkover   Winner
2003 Singapore Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
16–17, 7–15   Runner-up
2003 Japan Open   Gao Ling   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
10–13, 11–6, 11–5   Winner
2003 All England Open   Gao Ling   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
11–9, 11–7   Winner
2002 China Open   Gao Ling   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
11–9, 11–3   Winner
2002 Indonesia Open   Gao Ling   Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn
  Saralee Thungthongkam
11–5, 11–4   Winner
2002 Japan Open   Gao Ling   Lee Kyung-won
  Ra Kyung-min
5–7, 7–1, 2–7, 8–6, 1–7   Runner-up
2002 Korea Open   Gao Ling   Chen Lin
  Jiang Xuelian
7–2, 7–3, 5–7, 7–3   Winner
2002 All England Open   Gao Ling   Zhang Jiewen
  Wei Yili
7–3, 7–5, 8–7   Winner
2001 Malaysia Open   Gao Ling   Huang Nanyan
  Yang Wei
1–7, 7–4, 3–7, 0–7   Runner-up
2001 Japan Open   Gao Ling   Huang Nanyan
  Yang Wei
15–13, 15–10   Winner
2001 All England Open   Gao Ling   Wei Yili
  Zhang Jiewen
10–15, 15–8, 15–9   Winner
2000 German Open   Lu Ying   Yoshiko Iwata
  Haruko Matsuda
15–5, 15–3   Winner
1999 Hong Kong Open   Lu Ying   Chen Lin
  Jiang Xuelian
17–15, 12–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1999 All England Open   Lu Ying   Chung Jae-hee
  Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1999 Swedish Open   Lu Ying   Chung Jae-hee
  Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 11–15   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Chinese Fu clocks fastest smash at Sudirman Cup". People's Daily. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Huang Sui – A Story of Sacrifice". Badzine.net. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Badzine interview a clue in missing Huang case". Badzine.net. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Player had OK to play for Australia". China Daily. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  6. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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