Jiang Yanjiao

Jiang Yanjiao (; born 26 June 1986), is a Chinese badminton player from Changzhou. She graduated from the Huaqiao University.

Career A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships (2002) and the Asian Junior Championships (2004), Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players. She won the Chinese national title in 2005, the Denmark Open in 2006, the Asian Championships in both 2007 and 2008, and the China Open in 2008.

As one of several Chinese women's singles players who rate among the world's best, Jiang has been excluded from some international competitions which set a maximum number of participants from any one country. For example, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing neither Jiang nor reigning world champion Zhu Lin were entered in the women's singles event which limited the strongest badminton nations to three competitors.

Achievements

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Xie Xingfang 21–16, 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Wang Chen 17–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Lu Lan 25–23, 23–21 Gold Gold 2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Wang Lin 18–21, 21–18, 21–13 Gold Gold 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Lu Lan 18–21, 23–25 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Seo Yoon-hee 11–0, 8–11, 11–3Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhu Lin 3–11, 6–11 Silver Silver 2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea Lu Lan 11–9, 11–2 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries The 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2008 China Open Zhu Jingjing 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2009 Swiss Open Wang Yihan 17–21, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up 2009 Hong Kong Open Wang Shixian 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2009 China Open Wang Xin 21–19, 22–20 Winner 2010 Swiss Open Wang Shixian 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2010 Japan Open Wang Xin 23–21, 21–18 Winner 2010 China Open Wang Shixian 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2011 China Masters Wang Shixian 16–21, 5–8 retired Runner-up 2012 Korea Open Wang Shixian 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2012 China Masters Wang Yihan 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2006 Denmark Open Lu Lan 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2009 Macau Open Wang Yihan 21–16, 20–22, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 Thailand Open Li Xuerui 21–14, 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 6 5 1 +4 Li Xuerui 3 0 3 –3 Lu Lan 8 5 3 +2 Wang Lin 4 2 2 0 Wang Shixian 11 5 6 –1 Wang Xin 7 3 4 –1 Wang Yihan 14 5 9 –4 Xie Xingfang 6 2 4 –2 Zhang Ning 5 0 5 –5 Zhu Lin 4 2 2 0 Cheng Shao-chieh 2 1 1 0 Tai Tzu-ying 3 3 0 +3 Tine Baun 2 0 2 –2 Petra Overzier 1 0 1 –1 Juliane Schenk 6 2 4 –2

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Xu Huaiwen 2 2 0 +2 Pi Hongyan 6 5 1 +4 Wang Chen 8 4 4 0 Yip Pui Yin 6 6 0 +6 Zhou Mi 3 0 3 –3 Saina Nehwal 5 5 0 +5 P. V. Sindhu 2 2 0 +2 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 1 0 1 –1 Wong Mew Choo 4 3 1 +2 Mia Audina 2 0 2 –2 Bae Yeon-ju 3 3 0 +3 Sung Ji-hyun 5 1 4 –3 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2 Ratchanok Intanon 3 3 0 +3