Wang Lin

Wang Lin (born March 30, 1989, in Hangzhou) is a badminton player from China. Wang Lin was crowned the world champion after winning the gold medal at the 2010 BWF World Championships held at Paris defeating fellow Chinese Wang Xin 21–11, 19–21, 21–13.

In 2006, the 17-year-old, Wang Lin beat Xie Xingfang in the final of the China Masters Super Series.

Shortly after her World Championship triumph in Paris, Wang Lin suffered a severe knee ligament tear during her match against Maria Febe Kusumastuti in China Masters Super Series tournament. The injury was so severe to the extent it ruled out Wang Lin completely from playing for almost six months after her knee operation. From there, her ranking starts to decline and eventually Wang Lin fell out of favour from the first-team line-up as her jittery comeback coincided with the emergence of Wang Shixian and Wang Xin.

After making a comeback, she was clearly far from her best and has not achieved the same success as she once did prior to sustaining the injury. Wang Lin once cited fear of injury recurrence was one of the main reasons she was not able to play at her best.

On December 4, 2013, she announced her retirement on Tencent Weibo.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Wang Xin 21–11, 19–21, 21–13 Gold Gold 2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Lu Lan 18–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Zhu Lin 12–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Jiang Yanjiao 21–18, 18–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Summer Universiade Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand Cheng Shao-chieh 19–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand Zhang Dan Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing 19–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Waitakere Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand Bae Youn-joo 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold 2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Lu Lan Walkover Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Wang Yihan 11–4, 11–9 Gold Gold 2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea Lu Lan 9–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: 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 2009 French Open Wang Yihan 9–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2009 China Masters Wang Shixian 14–21, 21–14, 14–21 Runner-up 2009 Indonesia Open Saina Nehwal 21–12, 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2008 French Open Xie Xingfang 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 Winner 2008 Denmark Open Zhou Mi 21–18, 21–10 Winner 2008 China Masters Zhou Mi 19–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2006 China Masters Xie Xingfang 15–21, 21–13, 21–15 Winner

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 1 1 0 +1 Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1 Lu Lan 6 1 5 –4 Wang Shixian 3 0 3 –3 Wang Xin 3 2 1 +1 Wang Yihan 3 1 2 –1 Xie Xingfang 5 3 2 +1 Zhang Ning 2 1 1 0 Zhu Lin 2 1 1 0 Cheng Shao-chieh 4 2 2 0 Tai Tzu-ying 2 0 2 –2 Tine Baun 4 2 2 0 Tracey Hallam 1 0 1 –1 Pi Hongyan 2 1 1 0

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Juliane Schenk 3 1 2 –1 Xu Huaiwen 7 2 5 –3 Wang Chen 5 1 4 –3 Yip Pui Yin 9 6 3 +3 Zhou Mi 4 1 3 –2 Saina Nehwal 6 4 2 +2 P. V. Sindhu 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 2 0 2 –2 Wong Mew Choo 7 5 2 +3 Mia Audina 1 1 0 +1 Bae Yeon-ju 2 1 1 0 Sung Ji-hyun 2 1 1 0 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 2 1 +1 Ratchanok Intanon 2 1 1 0