Zhu Lin (Chinese: 朱琳; pinyin: Zhū Lín; born 29 October 1984) is a badminton player from Shanghai, China. She is 2007 world champion in women's singles. Zhu graduated from the Tongji University in the marketing department.[1] She also won the women's singles gold medal at the 2009 Asia Championships.[2]

Zhu Lin
朱琳
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1984-10-29) 29 October 1984 (age 39)
Shanghai, China
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Women's team
Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Suwon Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

BWF World Championships edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Wang Chen 21–8, 21–12   Gold

Asian Championships edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   Xie Xingfang 21–11, 21–10   Gold

Asian Junior Championships edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Jiang Yanjiao 11–3, 11–6   Gold

BWF Superseries edit

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia Open   Wong Mew Choo 21–15, 21–12   Winner
2007 Korea Open   Xie Xingfang 14–21, 7–21   Runner-up
2007 Indonesia Open   Wang Chen 14–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2007 Hong Kong Open   Xie Xingfang 19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2008 Malaysia Open   Tine Rasmussen 21–18, 19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2008 Indonesia Open   Maria Kristin Yulianti 21–18, 17–21, 21–14   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Malaysia Open   Zhang Ning 6–11, 2–11   Runner-up
2006 Swiss Open   Xu Huaiwen 9–11, 4–11   Runner-up
2006 Indonesia Open   Lu Lan 21–11, 21–16   Winner
2006 Thailand Open   Hwang Hye-youn 21–13, 18–21, 21–15   Winner
2006 Korea Open   Lu Lan 18–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2007 Thailand Open   Zhou Mi 20–22, 21–5, 21–4   Winner
2009 German Open   Wang Yihan 22–20, 13–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2010 Canada Open   Juliane Schenk 21–19, 17–21, 21–10   Winner
2010 U.S. Open   Judith Meulendijks 21–19, 11–6 retired   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2004 Polish International   Lu Lan 7–11, 2–11   Runner-up

Record against selected opponents edit

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "朱琳:退役也不会离开羽毛球(图)". sports.163.com (in Chinese). 新闻晨报. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Asia Champs 2009 – Yoo Can't Always get What he Wants". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Zhu Lin Head to Head". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

External links edit