Lin Ying

Lin Ying (, 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.

Career 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. 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. After her final world cup win in 1989, She retired from the sport.

Achievements

Olympic Games (Exhibition) Women's Doubles

World Championships 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 Gold 1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Wu Dixi Li Lingwei Han Aiping 9–15, 18–14, 9–15 Silver Silver 1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Guan Weizhen Li Lingwei Han Aiping 15–7, 15–8 Gold Gold 1989 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Guan Weizhen Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–1, 15–7 Gold 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 Bronze

World Cup 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 Gold 1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Wu Dixi Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–4, 15–5 Gold Gold 1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Guan Weizhen Li Lingwei Han Aiping 10–15, 15–11, 5–15 Silver Silver 1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Guan Weizhen Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja 15–3, 15–7 Gold Gold 1989 Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Guan Weizhen Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 15–2, 17–15 Gold 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 Bronze

Asian Games 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 Bronze 1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Guan Weizhen Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–9, 8–15, 15–10 Gold 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 Bronze 1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Jiang Guoliang Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young 9–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

International Tournaments (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's Doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 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

IBF World Grand Prix (26 titles, 5 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 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 Dutch Masters Wu Dixi Gillian Clark Nora Perry 15–4, 15–9 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 YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1984 Dutch Masters Jiang Guoliang Martin Dew Gillian Gilks 10–15, 17–14, 10–15 Runner-up 1987 China Open Zhou Jincan He Shangquan Xie Yufeng 15–11, 15–1 Winner

Invitational Tournament Women's Doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1989 Konica Cup Guan Weizhen Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–6, 15–8 Winner