Lin Ying (badminton)

Lin Ying 林瑛
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1963-10-10) 10 October 1963 (age 61) Xiamen, Fujian, China
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Years active	1981-1989[1]
Handedness	Right[2]
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1987 Beijing Women's doubles 1989 Jakarta Women's doubles 1985 Calgary Women's doubles 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles World Cup 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles 1985 Jakarta Women's doubles 1988 Bangkok Women's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles 1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1986 Jakarta Women's team 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1986 Seoul Women's doubles 1982 New Delhi Women's team 1986 Seoul Women's team 1982 New Delhi Women's doubles 1982 New Delhi Mixed doubles 1986 Seoul Mixed doubles

Lin Ying (Chinese: 林瑛, or Lam Ying in Cantonese, born 1963) is a Chinese former badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history. During her 9-year career representing China's national badminton team, she won women's doubles at many world class tournaments and played on China's dominant Uber Cup teams of the 1980s. She has been nicknamed "The Chinese Queen of Doubles" due to her formidable partnership with Guan Weizhen in the late 80's.^[3]

Born in Xiamen, Fujian, Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships with Guan Weizhen. She, Guan Weizhen and five other later Chinese players, Gao Ling and Huang Sui, Yu Yang, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan are the only players who have won this title at least three times.^[4] She also won the World Badminton Grand Prix in women's doubles in 1987 and 1988 with Guan Weizhen, and the prestigious All England Championship in 1982 and 1984 with Wu Dixi, in addition to many other international titles. Lin was a member of the world champion Chinese Uber Cup teams of 1984, 1986, and 1988.^[5] After her final world cup win in 1989, She retired from the sport.^[6][7]

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Guan Weizhen	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	11–15, 17–14, 5–15	Silver

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Wu Dixi	Jane Webster Nora Perry	15–4, 15–12	Gold
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Wu Dixi	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	9–15, 18–14, 9–15	Silver
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Guan Weizhen	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	15–7, 15–8	Gold
1989	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Guan Weizhen	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–1, 15–7	Gold

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen,Denmark	Jiang Guoliang	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen	5–15, 6–15	Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Wu Dixi	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–6, 7–15, 15–7	Gold
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Wu Dixi	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–4, 15–5	Gold
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Guan Weizhen	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	10–15, 15–11, 5–15	Silver
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Guan Weizhen	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	15–3, 15–7	Gold
1989	Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Guan Weizhen	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	15–2, 17–15	Gold

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Jesper Helledie	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	16–17, 15–12, 1–15	Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Wu Dixi	Hwang Sun-ai Kang Haeng-suk	16–17, 7–15	Bronze
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Guan Weizhen	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–9, 8–15, 15–10	Gold

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Lin Jiangli	Icuk Sugiarto Ruth Damyanti	5–15, 8–15	Bronze
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Jiang Guoliang	Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young	9–15, 4–15	Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	India Open	Wu Dixi	Jane Webster Nora Perry	14–17, 15–13, 15–17	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Wu Dixi	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–8, 13–15, 15–9	Winner
1982	Swedish Open	Wu Dixi	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	7–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1982	Denmark Open	Wu Dixi	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–12, 15–3	Winner
1982	All England Open	Wu Dixi	Verawaty Fadjrin Ruth Damyanti	15–8, 15–5	Winner

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	All England Open	Wu Dixi	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	16–18, 15–11, 6–15	Runner-Up
1984	All England Open	Wu Dixi	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–8, 8–15, 17–14	Winner
1984	English Masters	Wu Dixi	Gillian Clark Nora Perry	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1984	Scandinavian Cup	Wu Dixi	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–1, 15–7	Winner
1985	Hong Kong Open	Wu Dixi	Han Aiping Xu Rong	4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1985	Malaysian Masters	Wu Dixi	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	15–5, 12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	Japan Open	Wu Dixi	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	15–4, 15–8	Winner
1986	Malaysia Open	Wu Jianqiu	Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin	15–4, 15–8	Winner
1987	Japan Open	Guan Weizhen	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1987	German Open	Guan Weizhen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–6, 15–10	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Guan Weizhen	Li Lingwei Qian Ping	15–1, 15–8	Winner
1987	All England Open	Guan Weizhen	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	6-15, 15-8, 11-15	Runner-up
1987	China Open	Guan Weizhen	Wu Jianqiu Lao Yujing	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1987	Thailand Open	Guan Weizhen	Luo Yun Zhou Lei	6-15, 15-5, 15-11	Winner
1987	Malaysia Open	Guan Weizhen	Dorte Kjaer Nettie Nielsen	15-2, 15-1	Winner
1987	Grand Prix Finals	Guan Weizhen	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–6, 13–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Swedish Open	Guan Weizhen	Lao Yujing Zheng Yuli	15–4, 15–8	Winner
1988	Hong Kong Open	Guan Weizhen	Han Aiping Shang Fumei	15–10, 15–4	Winner
1988	China Open	Guan Weizhen	Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1988	English Masters	Guan Weizhen	Gillian Clark Sara Sankey	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1988	Denmark Open	Guan Weizhen	Dorte Kjaer Nettie Nielsen	15–3, 15–12	Winner
1988	Malaysia Open	Guan Weizhen	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	15-6, 15-3	Winner
1988	Grand Prix Finals	Guan Weizhen	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1989	Malaysia Open	Guan Weizhen	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	15-4, 15-4	Winner
1989	Thailand Open	Guan Weizhen	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	5-15, 18-17, 15-9	Winner
1989	Hong Kong Open	Guan Weizhen	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	15-4, 15-9	Winner
1989	China Open	Guan Weizhen	Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei	12–15, 15–5, 15–4	Winner
1989	Denmark Open	Guan Weizhen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15-1, 15-3	Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	China Open	Zhou Jincan	He Shangquan Xie Yufeng	15–11, 15–1	Winner

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Konica Cup	Guan Weizhen	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–6, 15–8	Winner

• All England champions 1899-2007
• Lin Ying at BWFBadminton.com
• Lin Ying at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Lin Ying at Olympedia