Yang Wei (simplified Chinese: 杨维; traditional Chinese: 楊維; pinyin: Yáng Wéi; Cantonese Yale: Yeung Wai; born 13 January 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player who affiliate with Guangdong provincial team.

Yang Wei
杨维
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1979-01-13) 13 January 1979 (age 45)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Huang Nanyan June 1999)[1]
1 (with Zhang Jiewen October 2003[2]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Anaheim Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Women's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Yiyang Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Yiyang Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Guangzhou Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bangkok Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Suwon Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Silkeborg Girls' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Girls' team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

edit

A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998. Prior to 2003 she partnered Huang Nanyan with whom she earned a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and gained the winning point against South Korea in the 2002 Uber Cup (women's world team championship) final. Her subsequent partnership with Zhang Jiewen has been even more successful as they have shared international domination with compatriot rivals Gao Ling and Huang Sui. Yang and Zhang captured gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics by defeating Gao and Huang in the final. They bested the same team in winning both the 2005 and 2007 BWF World Championships. On the other hand, Gao and Huang have been an obstacle for them at the prestigious All-England Championships, defeating Yang and Zhang in the 2003, 2004, and 2006 finals. Curiously, this is the one major tournament that neither Yang nor Zhang has ever won.

In 2008 Yang helped China to secure its sixth consecutive Uber Cup title and won women's doubles at the Swiss, Thailand, and Malaysia Opens with Zhang Jiewen. At the Beijing Olympics where they were first seeded, however, Yang and Zhang were upset in the quarterfinals by Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna. The event was eventually won by a younger Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang, perhaps signaling a changing of the guard in the Chinese dynasty. Yang Wei received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008.[3]

Achievements

edit

Olympic Games

edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia   Huang Nanyan   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
5–15, 5–15   Silver
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
7–15, 15–4, 15–8   Gold

BWF World Championships

edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
17–16, 15–7   Gold
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhang Yawen
14–21, 19–21   Bronze
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
21–16, 21–19   Gold

World Cup

edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhang Yawen
21–18, 21–15   Gold
2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
19–21, 6–21   Silver

Asian Games

edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea   Huang Nanyan   Lee Kyung-won
  Ra Kyung-min
7–11, 9–11   Bronze
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
21–18, 21–23, 14–21   Silver

Asian Championships

edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
11–8, 11–6   Gold
2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia   Zhao Tingting   Cheng Shu
  Zhao Yunlei
21–10, 21–11   Gold
2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia   Zhang Jiewen   Cheng Wen-hsing
  Chien Yu-chin
22–20, 21–16   Gold
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   Zhang Jiewen   Ma Jin
  Wang Xiaoli
16–21, 20–22   Bronze

World Junior Championships

edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark   Gao Ling   Lu Ying
  Zhan Xubin
15–12, 15–8   Gold

Asian Junior Championships

edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines   Gao Ling   Chor Hooi Yee
  Lim Pek Siah
  Gold

BWF Superseries (5 titles, 6 runners-up)

edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Korea Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
21–12, 14–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2007 All England Open   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhang Yawen
16–21, 21–8, 22–24   Runner-up
2007 Swiss Open   Zhao Tingting   Lee Hyo-jung
  Lee Kyung-won
21–15, 21–10   Winner
2007 Singapore Open   Zhao Tingting   Wei Yili
  Zhang Yawen
21–10, 19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2007 Indonesia Open   Zhao Tingting   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
8–21, 21–16, 20–22   Runner-up
2007 China Masters   Zhao Tingting   Vita Marissa
  Liliyana Natsir
21–12, 15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2007 Japan Open   Zhang Jiewen   Yu Yang
  Zhao Tingting
21–17, 21–5   Winner
2007 Denmark Open   Zhang Jiewen   Lee Hyo-jung
  Lee Kyung-won
12–21, 21–19, 21–19   Winner
2008 Malaysia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Zhao Tingting
21–13, 16–21, 24–22   Winner
2008 Swiss Open   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhang Yawen
21–18, 22–24, 21–8   Winner
2009 Malaysia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Lee Hyo-jung
  Lee Kyung-won
15–21, 12–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (33 titles, 20 runners-up)

edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Brunei Open   Huang Nanyan   Rikke Olsen
  Marlene Thomsen
15–11, 17–14   Winner
1998 Dutch Open   Huang Nanyan   Naomi Murakami
  Hiromi Yamada
15–7, 15–4   Winner
1998 Denmark Open   Huang Nanyan   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
17–15, 10–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1999 Korea Open   Huang Nanyan   Ge Fei
  Zhang Ning
15–10, 15–1   Winner
1999 Chinese Taipei Open   Huang Nanyan   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
13–15, 4–15   Runner-up
1999 Japan Open   Huang Nanyan   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15–12, 16–17, 5–15   Runner-up
1999 Singapore Open   Huang Nanyan   Carmelita
  Indarti Issolina
15–3, 15–8   Winner
2000 Korea Open   Huang Nanyan   Chung Jae-hee
  Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 15–8, 5–15   Runner-up
2000 Swiss Open   Huang Nanyan   Gao Ling
  Qin Yiyuan
5–15, 15–8, 9–15   Runner-up
2000 Japan Open   Huang Nanyan   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
13–15, 15–4, 15–11   Winner
2000 Thailand Open   Huang Nanyan   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
8–15, 11–15   Runner-up
2000 Malaysia Open   Huang Nanyan   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
17–15, 6–15, 8–15   Runner-up
2000 World Grand Prix Finals   Huang Nanyan   Chen Lin
  Jiang Xuelian
8–6, 7–3, 3–7, 7–3   Winner
2001 Korea Open   Huang Nanyan   Kim Kyeung-ran
  Ra Kyung-min
15–13, 15–10   Winner
2001 Japan Open   Huang Nanyan   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
13–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2001 Malaysia Open   Huang Nanyan   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
7–1, 4–7, 7–3, 7–0   Winner
2001 China Open   Huang Nanyan   Wei Yili
  Zhang Jiewen
6–8, 3–7, 8–6, 7–8   Runner-up
2002 Malaysia Open   Huang Nanyan   Zhang Yawen
  Zhao Tingting
11–5, 11–5   Winner
2002 Singapore Open   Huang Nanyan   Hwang Yu-mi
  Lee Hyo-jung
11–1, 11–8   Winner
2003 All England Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
9–11, 7–11   Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
11–7, 6–11, 11–4   Winner
2003 Singapore Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
17–16, 15–7   Winner
2003 Indonesia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
Walkover   Runner-up
2003 Malaysia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
15–5, 1–15, 17–15   Winner
2003 Denmark Open   Zhang Jiewen   Zhang Dan
  Zhang Yawen
15–2, 15–1   Winner
2003 German Open   Zhang Jiewen   Lee Kyung-won
  Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 17–15, 8–15   Runner-up
2003 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
14–17, 5–15   Runner-up
2003 China Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
8–15, 12–15   Runner-up
2004 Swiss Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
Walkover   Runner-up
2004 All England Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
Walkover   Runner-up
2004 Korea Open   Zhang Jiewen   Lee Kyung-won
  Ra Kyung-min
15–8, 9–15, 15–6   Winner
2004 Malaysia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
15–7, 15–6   Winner
2004 China Open   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
15–14, 15–12   Winner
2004 Singapore Open   Zhang Jiewen   Sathinee Chankrachangwong
  Saralee Thungthongkam
15–5, 9–15, 15–11   Winner
2004 Indonesia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Zhang Dan
  Zhang Yawen
15–10, 15–5   Winner
2005 Japan Open   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
15–12, 15–2   Winner
2005 Malaysia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
15–6, 15–8   Winner
2005 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
15–13, 8–15, 15–6   Winner
2005 China Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
15–10, 15–4   Winner
2006 German Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
3–15, 15–11, 15–10   Winner
2006 All England Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
15–6, 11–15, 2–15   Runner-up
2006 Indonesia Open   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhang Yawen
13–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2006 Singapore Open   Zhang Jiewen   Zhang Dan
  Zhao Tingting
21–18, 21–18   Winner
2006 Korea Open   Zhang Jiewen   Jo Novita
  Greysia Polii
21–10, 21–11   Winner
2006 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
21–19, 15–21, 21–19   Winner
2006 China Open   Zhang Jiewen   Wei Yili
  Zhang Yawen
21–17, 21–7   Winner
2007 German Open   Zhang Jiewen   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
21–8, 21–7   Winner
2007 Bitburger Open   Zhang Jiewen   Natalie Munt
  Joanne Nicholas
21–11, 21–10   Winner
2008 Thailand Open   Zhang Jiewen   Chin Eei Hui
  Wong Pei Tty
15–21, 21–13, 21–13   Winner
2009 Thailand Open   Zhang Jiewen   Gao Ling
  Wei Yili
22–24, 21–17, 21–15   Winner
2009 Macau Open   Zhang Jiewen   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
16–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2009 Chinese Taipei Open   Zhang Jiewen   Vita Marissa
  Mona Santoso
21–14, 21–9   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Dutch Open   Chen Qiqiu   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Ann Jorgensen
7–15, 6–15   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

References

edit
  1. ^ "CCTV体坛风云人物(2005年度)-杨维/张洁雯". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 29 December 2005. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "国际羽联最新世界排名 杨维张洁雯升至女双首席". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 10 October 2003. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Veteran badminton champions retire -- china.org.cn".
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
edit