Wang Xin (badminton)

Wang Xin 汪鑫
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 (age 39) Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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
Women's singles
Highest ranking	1 (September 2010)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 2010 Paris Women's singles 2011 London Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team Uber Cup 2012 Wuhan Women's team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's singles
BWF profile

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
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Wang Lin	11–21, 21–19, 13–21	Silver
2011	Wembley Arena, London, England	Wang Yihan	14–21, 15–21	Bronze

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Wang Shixian	18–21, 15–21	Silver

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
2009	Japan Open	Wang Yihan	8–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2009	China Open	Jiang Yanjiao	19–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2010	Malaysia Open	Bae Yeon-ju	19–21, 21–17, 14–6 retired	Winner
2010	China Masters	Tine Baun	21–13, 21–9	Winner
2010	Japan Open	Jiang Yanjiao	21–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2011	Singapore Open	Tine Baun	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2011	Denmark Open	Wang Yihan	21–14, 23–21	Winner
2011	French Open	Li Xuerui	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2011	Hong Kong Open	Tine Baun	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2011	China Open	Wang Yihan	12–18 retired	Runner-up
2012	Malaysia Open	Wang Yihan	19–21, 11–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

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
2009	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Wang Shixian	16–21, 21–18, 10–21	Runner-up
2009	Philippines Open	Zhou Mi	21–10, 12–21, 23–21	Winner
2010	German Open	Juliane Schenk	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2011	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Saina Nehwal	13–21, 21–8, 21–14	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Macau Satellite	Yuan Ting	Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai	7–11, 11–9, 11–6	Winner
2003	Malaysia Satellite	Pan Pan	Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda	15–8, 9–15, 11–15	Runner-up

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 3 3 0 +3 Li Xuerui 6 5 1 +4 Wang Lin 3 1 2 –1 Wang Shixian 13 6 7 –1 Wang Yihan 10 2 8 –6 Cheng Shao-chieh 2 2 0 +2 Tai Tzu-ying 3 1 2 –1 Tine Baun 9 9 0 +9 Pi Hongyan 5 5 0 +5 Juliane Schenk 4 3 1 +2 Yip Pui Yin 2 2 0 +2

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Zhou Mi 2 2 0 +2 Saina Nehwal 7 4 3 +1 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 1 0 1 –1 Wong Mew Choo 5 5 0 +5 Bae Yeon-ju 9 8 1 +7 Sung Ji-hyun 7 4 3 +1 Carolina Marín 2 2 0 +2 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 5 5 0 +5 Ratchanok Intanon 3 3 0 +3

• Wang Xin at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Wang Xin at BWFBadminton.com
• Wang Xin at Olympedia (archive)
• Wang Xin at Olympics.com
• Profile (in Chinese)