Qin Yiyuan

Qin Yiyuan (; born 14 February 1973) is a Chinese former world level badminton player. Qin played internationally for China from the mid-1990s through the 2000 Summer Olympics, a period during which her fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun dominated international women's doubles play. Qin won women's doubles at the 1996 China Open, 1997 Thailand Open, 1998 Denmark Open with Tang Yongshu, and at the 1999 Thailand, French, and Denmark Opens, and 2000 Swiss Open with Gao Ling. She was a bronze medalist at the 1995 IBF World Championships and a silver medalist at the 1997 IBF World Championships with Tang Yongshu. She earned a bronze medal again at the 1999 edition of the tourney with Gao Ling. Qin also earned bronze medals for women's doubles at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, the first with Tang Yongshu and the second with Gao. She was a member of Chinese teams which captured the Uber Cup (women's world team competition and trophy) in 1998 and 2000.

Achievements

Summer Olympics Women's doubles

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Gao Ling Ge Fei Gu Jun 6–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 1–15, 8–15 Silver Silver 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Tang Yongshu Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 8–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 10–15, 15–9, 9–15 Silver Silver 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 6–15, 12–15 Silver Silver

Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,Bangkok, Thailand Tang Yongshu Eliza Nathanael Deyana Lomban 10–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,Bangkok, Thailand Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 3–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 8–15, 7–15 Silver Silver 1995 Beijing, China Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 1–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Qingdao, China Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 8–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Shanghai, China Zhang Ning Kim Shin-young Shon Hye-joo 12–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Swiss Open Gao Ling Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 15–5, 8–15, 15–9 Winner 1999 China Open Gao Ling Ge Fei Gu Jun 5–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1999 Denmark Open Gao Ling Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian 15–12, 15–8 Winner 1999 German Open Gao Ling Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian 13–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1999 Thailand Open Gao Ling Emma Ermawati Vita Marissa 15–8, 15–2 Winner 1999 Malaysia Open Gao Ling Ge Fei Gu Jun 8–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1998 Denmark Open Tang Yongshu Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 15–17, 15–10, 15–11 Winner 1998 Singapore Open Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 8–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1998 Japan Open Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun Walkover Runner-up 1997 Grand Prix Finals Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 1–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1997 Thailand Open Tang Yongshu Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 15–8, 15–2 Winner 1997 China Open Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 13–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1997 U.S. Open Tang Yongshu Yoshiko Iwata Haruko Matsuda 15–6, 15–2 Winner 1997 Korea Open Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1996 China Open Tang Yongshu Kim Mee-hyang Park Soo-yun 15–2, 15–12 Winner 1995 Canadian Open Tang Yongshu Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1995 Indonesia Open Tang Yongshu Ge Fei Gu Jun 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1994 Dutch Open Tang Yongshu Peng Xinyong Zhang Jin 4–15, 7–15 Runner-up

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 French Open Gao Ling Ang Li Peng Chor Hooi Yee 15–0, 15–3 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 French Open Chen Gang Ian Sullivan Gail Emms 15–12, 15–12 Winner