Zhang Yi (Chinese: 张翼, born 16 May 1980) is a former Chinese badminton player.[1] In 1997, he reached the final at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event partnered with Cai Yun, beating their compatriots Xia Xuanze and Chen Hong in the semifinals with the straight games, but they lost to Malaysian paired in the final.[2] In 2005, he compete in the men's singles main draw at the All England Open after won three match in the qualification round.[3] Born in Guangdong,[3] Zhang had won the mixed doubles titles at the 2007 Hungarian International,[4] 2008 Austrian and Portugal International,[5][6] also at the 2009 Estonian International.[7]
| Zhang Yi 张翼 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1980 Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhang had been a player and coach of the Täby badminton club in Sweden since 2004.[8] He also one of the initiators of the Swedish Chinese Association in badminton.[8][9] As a Täby player, he clinched the 2006 Swedish National Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Joakim Andersson.[10]
Achievements edit
Asian Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
 Cai Yun
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 Chan Chong Ming Jeremy Gan
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 Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Finnish International |  Joakim Andersson
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 Jonas Rasmussen Peter Steffensen
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9–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Estonian International | Cai Jiani
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 Andrey Ashmarin Ksenia Polikarpova
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21–9, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2008 | Portugal International | Cai Jiani
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 Chris Adcock Gabrielle White
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21–14, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2008 | Austrian International | Cai Jiani
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 Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2007 | Hungarian International | Cai Jiani
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Mads Pieler Kolding Line Damkjaer Kruse
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21–15, 21–17 | Winner
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References edit
- ^ "Players: Zhang Yi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Asian Junior:China Versus Malaysia in the Doubles Finals". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b "全英羽球赛：张翼王荣闯入正赛 林丹首轮对手换人". badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Winners of the Hungarian International Championships". Magyar Tollaslabda Szövetség. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "AUSTRIAN International Championship – 23 février 2008" (in French). masterbad. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Caldas acolheu os Campeonatos Internacionais de Portugal em Badminton" (in Portuguese). Oeste Global. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Yonex Estonian International Winners previous winners". Yonex Estonian International. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Zhang Yi flyttar till Kina" (in Swedish). Täby BM. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "20 av 25 kineser i VM har varit världsmästare" (in Swedish). Täby BM. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Svenska Mästerskap senior" (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. Retrieved 6 April 2018.