Wang Wei

Wang Wei (; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai. In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships and clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying.

In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei. He also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Cheng Rui.

Wang was part of the national men's team that won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and at the Thomas Cup in Guangzhou. Partnering with Zhao Tingting, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event. His best achievement in the World Grand Prix tournament was a runner-up at the 2002 Malaysia Open in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Yawen.

In 2003, he was a mixed doubles runner-up at the National Championships tournament with his partner Zhang Jiewen. He competed at the World Championships with Cheng Rui in the men's doubles event, but finished in the quarter finals defeated by the Indonesian pair Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya in straight games.

In 2004, he won a silver medal at the World University Championships.

He once served as a coach in Linyi Normal University, and as a Chinese national second team head coach.

Achievements

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 PhilSports Arena,Manila, Philippines Cheng Rui Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 4–15, 14–17 BronZe Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Bangkok, Thailand Zhao Tingting Zhang Jun Gao Ling 4–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,Silkeborg, Denmark Lu Ying Cheng Rui Gao Ling 15–4, 15–10 Gold Gold

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 2002 Malaysia Open Zhang Yawen Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 9–11, 4–11 Runner-up

IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Mongolian Satellite Zhang Lei Han Sang-hoon Lee Yong-dae 3–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2002 French International Cheng Rui Sang Yang Zheng Bo 8–7, 7–1, 7–3 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Mongolian Satellite Tao Xiaolan Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun 7–15, 11–15 Runner-up