Wang Xin

Wang Xin (; born 10 November 1985) is a retired badminton player from China and former World No. 1 women's singles player. She was awarded as Best Female Players of the Year by the BWF in 2010. Wang represented China in the 2012 Summer Olympics and had to forfeit the match in the bronze medal playoff game against Saina Nehwal of India in which she was 21–18, 1–0 up, due to a knee injury.

After the Olympics, Wang Xin struggled to get back into competition but was never successful due to the severity of her injury. In 2013, at the age of 28 years, she retired from professional badminton.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Wang Lin 11–21, 21–19, 13–21 Silver Silver 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Wang Yihan 14–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wang Shixian 18–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

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 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 2009 Japan Open Wang Yihan 8–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2009 China Open Jiang Yanjiao 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2010 Malaysia Open Bae Yeon-ju 19–21, 21–17, 14–6 retired Winner 2010 China Masters Tine Baun 21–13, 21–9 Winner 2010 Japan Open Jiang Yanjiao 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up 2011 Singapore Open Tine Baun 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2011 Denmark Open Wang Yihan 21–14, 23–21 Winner 2011 French Open Li Xuerui 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2011 Hong Kong Open Tine Baun 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2011 China Open Wang Yihan 12–18 retired Runner-up 2012 Malaysia Open Wang Yihan 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Wang Shixian 16–21, 21–18, 10–21 Runner-up 2009 Philippines Open Zhou Mi 21–10, 12–21, 23–21 Winner 2010 German Open Juliane Schenk 21–17, 21–18 Winner 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Saina Nehwal 13–21, 21–8, 21–14 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Macau Satellite Yuan Ting Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai 7–11, 11–9, 11–6 Winner 2003 Malaysia Satellite Pan Pan Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda 15–8, 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up

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 3 3 0 +3 Li Xuerui 6 5 1 +4 Wang Lin 3 1 2 –1 Wang Shixian 13 6 7 –1 Wang Yihan 10 2 8 –6 Cheng Shao-chieh 2 2 0 +2 Tai Tzu-ying 3 1 2 –1 Tine Baun 9 9 0 +9 Pi Hongyan 5 5 0 +5 Juliane Schenk 4 3 1 +2 Yip Pui Yin 2 2 0 +2

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Zhou Mi 2 2 0 +2 Saina Nehwal 7 4 3 +1 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 1 0 1 –1 Wong Mew Choo 5 5 0 +5 Bae Yeon-ju 9 8 1 +7 Sung Ji-hyun 7 4 3 +1 Carolina Marín 2 2 0 +2 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 5 5 0 +5 Ratchanok Intanon 3 3 0 +3