Wendy Chen

Career Badminton was the family sport and all of Chen's family played. She excelled in her high school years and represented her school in both junior and senior Badminton events. She then turned professional and made her International debut for badminton in 2012.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chen made her Olympic debut representing Australia. Her opponents were Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk and Mauritius' Kate Foo Kune and in spite of a good contest she lost to both.

In 2017, Chen won the Casa Del Sole Nouméa International. In 2018, she represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Chen played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and was knocked out in the group stage after finishing second in her group.

Achievements

Oceania Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Joy Lai 21–18, 24–22 Gold Gold 2016 Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti Joy Lai 21–13, 21–15 Gold Gold 2017 Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia Tiffany Ho 21–18, 21–11 Gold Gold 2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Louisa Ma 21–7, 21–14 Gold Gold 2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Yingzi Jiang 17–21, 21–16, 23–21 Gold Gold 2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia Louisa Ma 21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,Auckland, New Zealand Louisa Ma Leanne Choo Gronya Somerville 18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Salle Anewy,Nouméa, New Caledonia Mitchell Wheller Joel Findlay Gronya Somerville 12–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 6 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2015 Maribyrnong International Julia Wong Pei Xian 22–20, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Waikato International Vũ Thị Trang 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2017 Nouméa International Joy Lai 21–16, 21–9 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2015 Maribyrnong International Lin Shu-yu Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville 22–20, 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2021 Irish Open Gronya Somerville Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen 21–15, 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2022 North Harbour International Gronya Somerville Sung Shuo-yun Yu Chien-hui 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament