Wang Yihan was born on 18 January 1988 and is a retired Chinese professional badminton player and former women's singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist.
31 Facts About Wang Yihan
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Wang Yihan 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.
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Wang Yihan was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Asian Junior Championships.
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Wang Yihan was a quarterfinalist in the same year's World Junior Championships where she lost to Korean Ha Jung-eun.
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Wang Yihan was the bronze medallist at the Asian Championships where she went down fighting against Olympic silver medallist Xie Xingfang in the semifinal.
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Wang Yihan, seeded 4th at the World Championships, was upset by 11th seed, Germany's Juliane Schenk in the 2nd round in straight games.
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Wang Yihan lost the final of 2009 against Tine Rasmussen in Denmark Super Series in a hard-fought match.
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Wang Yihan was looking to defend her All England Open title but was beaten by Tine Rasmussen in a repeat final of the previous year's clash, in a very close match or 3 games.
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Just like the previous year, Wang Yihan again lost early in the BWF World Championships, losing to Japanese Eriko Hirose in 2nd round.
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Wang Yihan won her first title of the year by beating Liu Xin in the final of 2010 Denmark Super Series.
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Wang Yihan then won 2nd consecutive title by winning the 2010 French Super Series event, against compatriot, Li Xuerui.
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Wang Yihan won the gold medal in the 2011 Badminton Asia Championships by winning against Lu Lan.
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Wang Yihan won the gold medal, beating Cheng Shao-chieh with a big win and continued the Chinese supremacy in the Women's single category.
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Wang Yihan then won the Japan open title for the 3rd consecutive time, beating Juliane Schenk.
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Wang Yihan lost to her teammate Wang Xin for the first time, in the 2011 Denmark Super Series Premier final failing to defend her title.
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Wang Yihan again won over Wang Xin, and set her match against India's Saina Nehwal.
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Wang Yihan failed to defend her Asian title with a defeat from the hands of Li Xuerui in the final, settling for the silver medal.
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Wang Yihan won the 2012 China Masters Super Series by beating a familiar rival Jiang Yanjiao.
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Wang Yihan became the Asian champion for the 2nd time, by mastering Li Xuerui, recovering from her after 5 consecutive losses in the previous year.
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Wang Yihan again defeated Li Xuerui, this time in the final of the 2013 Singapore Super Series.
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Wang Yihan won the 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier in a very difficult encounter of 3 games, standing victorious over Sung Ji-hyun.
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Wang Yihan was beaten in the Denmark Open final by Li Xuerui.
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Wang Yihan finished the quarterfinalist in the World Championships after a gruelling contest with Saina Nehwal.
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Wang Yihan then lost in the Korean open final, as Sung Ji-hyun registered an upsetting victory over Wang Yihan.
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Wang Yihan was the runner up in the 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold event, losing to young Chinese He Bingjiao in the final.
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Wang Yihan won the Asian Championship title for the 3rd time, beating out Li Xuerui.
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Wang Yihan then sailed through to the finals of 2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier, which included her 2nd consecutive victory over 2-time reigning World Champion, Carolina Marin in the semifinal.
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Wang Yihan had a very illustrious career, winning thirty singles titles, including four Super Series Premier titles, fifteen Super Series titles, and one Super Series Finals title.
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Wang Yihan's mother used to play badminton with her just outside their home.
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Wang Yihan is good friends with teammates such as Li Xuerui, Tian Qing, Fu Haifeng, Lin Dan among others.
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On 26 October 2019, Wang Yihan announced her marriage to Gu Zhengyun, a former member of the Shanghai badminton team.