Wang Zhiyi (Chinese: 王祉怡; pinyin: Wáng Zhǐyí; born 29 April 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Shashi, Jingzhou, in Hubei province.[1] She started her career as a badminton player by training in Jingzhou sports school. She went to the Hubei provincial training centre in 2009, and was selected to join the team in 2013. In 2016, Wang joined the national team, and became part of the national second team in 2017.[2] She was the girls' singles champion at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships, and also helped the national team to clinch the mixed team title.[1] Wang represented her country at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the girls' singles silver.[3] She won the women's singles title at the 2022 Asian Championships, which is the biggest title of her career.[4]
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.jpeg) Wang with her silver medal of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 2000 Shashi, Jingzhou, Hubei, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Luo Yigang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 6 (31 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 8 (23 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Asian Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |  Akane Yamaguchi
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15–21, 21–13, 21–19 |  Gold
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| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China |  Chen Yufei
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21–19, 21–7 | Gold
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Youth Olympic Games edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Goh Jin Wei
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21–16, 13–21, 19–21 |  Silver
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World Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Goh Jin Wei
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9–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | Zhou Meng
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21–19, 21–8 | Gold
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BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 runners-up) edit
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 |  An Se-young
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15–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Kim Ga-eun
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21–18, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
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20–22, 21–15, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2019 | Dutch Open | Super 100 |  Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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21–14, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 |  Tai Tzu-ying
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23–21, 6–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 |  P. V. Sindhu
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9–21, 21–11, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Han Yue
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21–16, 20–22, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Nozomi Okuhara
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21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | China International | Cai Yanyan
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9–11, 13–10, 11–9, 7–11 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Malaysia International | Lee Ying Ying
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21–10, 22–24, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2019 | Austrian Open | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
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21–18, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2019 | Belarus International | Zhang Yiman
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18–21, 21–9, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2019 | Malaysia International | Asuka Takahashi
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12–21, 21–17, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (4 titles) edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Korea Junior International | Wei Yaxin
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21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | Dutch Junior International | Wei Yaxin
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21–15, 21–5 | Winner
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| 2018 | Jaya Raya Junior International | Zhou Meng
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21–15, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | Phittayaporn Chaiwan
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21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents edit
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 28 October 2022.[7]
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References edit
- ^ a b "骄傲！荆州又诞生一位体坛冠军，她才18岁！". Sohu (in Chinese). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "荆州籍羽毛球新星闪耀亚洲 市教体局上门送祝福". Jingzhou City Department of Education and Sports (in Chinese). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "王祉怡：永不"祉"步 "怡"于拼搏 "王"者归来". Central China Normal University (in Chinese). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Malanum, Jean (3 May 2022). "Wang stuns top seed Yamaguchi, rules Asia Championships". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Wang Zhi Yi Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
External links edit
- Wang Zhiyi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com