Wang Yihan
Chinese badminton player
Wang Yihan (born 18 January 1988) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player and former women's singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006, she began to shine in major tournaments. By October 2009 she was the top ranked Women's singles player in the world.
Career
2004–2006
Yihan was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Asian Junior Championships. She was also a quarterfinalist in the same year's World Junior Championships where she lost to Korean Ha Jung-eun. In 2005, she won the silver medal in Asian Junior Championships where she lost to her teammate Wang Lin in the final. In 2006, she won both Asian Junior Championships and World Junior Championships with her win against Malaysian Lyddia Cheah and Indian Saina Nehwal respectively. She earned a spotlight in the World elite badminton where she won the 2006 Badminton World Cup, winning against reigning Olympic champion, Zhang Ning in the semifinal, and 2–times reigning world champion Xie Xingfang in the final; both wins in just 2 games.
2007–2008
In 2007, she won 3 titles.
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