Yang Li Lian

Yang Li Lian (born 26 January 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. In 2014, she competed in badminton at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Career In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event, partnering with Sonia Cheah Su Ya. In 2013, she competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. In 2014, she became the runner-up at the Iran Fajr International tournament in the women's singles event after being defeated by her compatriot Tee Jing Yi. She also won the 2015 Bahrain International Series in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and the 2017 Iceland International in the women's singles and doubles events. In January 2015, Li Lian announced her retirement from the Badminton Association of Malaysia in pursuit of her further education. Li Lian subsequently graduated from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom with a first-class honours in Mathematics and Economics.

Achievements

Summer Universiade Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Lee Jang-mi 17–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Soniia Cheah Su Ya Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean 17–21, 8–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sonia Cheah Su Ya Xia Huan Tang Jinhua 11–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2017 Iceland International Lyddia Cheah 21–8, 21–11 Winner 2015 Bahrain International Saili Rane 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2014 Iran Fajr International Tee Jing Yi 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Irish Open Emily Westwood Jessica Hopton Victoria Williams 21–15, 19–21, 21–19 Winner 2017 Iceland International Lyddia Cheah Grace King Hope Warner 21–6, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Bahrain International Tan Yip Jiun Artyom Savatyugin Alesia Zaitsava 21–17, 21–10 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament