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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Shenyang, Liaoning, China | 10 November 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 5 December 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Zhang Ning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (September 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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Traditional Chinese | 汪鑫 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 汪鑫 | ||
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Wang Xin (Chinese: 汪鑫; pinyin: Wāng Xīn; born 10 November 1985) is a retired badminton player from China and former World No. 1 women's singles player. She was awarded as Best Female Players of the Year by the BWF in 2010.[1] Wang represented China in the 2012 Summer Olympics and had to forfeit the match in the bronze medal playoff game against Saina Nehwal of India in which she was 21–18, 1–0 up, due to a knee injury.[2]
After the Olympics, Wang Xin struggled to get back into competition but was never successful due to the severity of her injury. In 2013, at the age of 28 years, she retired from professional badminton.[3]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | ![]() |
11–21, 21–19, 13–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | ![]() |
14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[5] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Japan Open | ![]() |
8–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2009 | China Open | ![]() |
19–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2010 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
19–21, 21–17, 14–6 retired | ![]() |
2010 | China Masters | ![]() |
21–13, 21–9 | ![]() |
2010 | Japan Open | ![]() |
21–23, 18–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
21–19, 21–17 | ![]() |
2011 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
21–14, 23–21 | ![]() |
2011 | French Open | ![]() |
21–15, 21–19 | ![]() |
2011 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2011 | China Open | ![]() |
12–18 retired | ![]() |
2012 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
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.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
16–21, 21–18, 10–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Philippines Open | ![]() |
21–10, 12–21, 23–21 | ![]() |
2010 | German Open | ![]() |
21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2011 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
13–21, 21–8, 21–14 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Macau Satellite | ![]() |
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7–11, 11–9, 11–6 | ![]() |
2003 | Malaysia Satellite | ![]() |
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15–8, 9–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
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