Yu Yang

Yu Yang (; born 7 April 1986) is a retired Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, three time World Champion and four time Asian Champion. Yu was part of the China winning team in four Sudirman Cup, three Uber Cup, two Asian Games, and in a Asia Team Championships.

She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Career A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over South Korea's Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won. Their other titles have included the Polish Open (2004): the China Masters (2005); the Asian Championships and Swiss Open in 2006; the Russian, Hong Kong, and Indonesia Opens in 2007; and the French, South Korea, and Singapore Opens in 2008. Yu and Du were bronze medalists at the World Championships in 2006, but were unable to play in the tourney's 2007 edition. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2008, but avenged that loss by beating their All-England conquerors in the Olympic final.

Yu has also enjoyed recent success in mixed doubles with He Hanbin. They captured titles at the Badminton Asia Championships and the Thailand and Denmark Opens in 2007; and the India, Swiss, Malaysia, and French Opens in 2008. They finished in third place at the Beijing Olympics, making Yu one of only two players to win two medals at the competition.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yu Yang and her partner, Wang Xiaoli, along with Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na, Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung of South Korea, and Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii of Indonesia were disqualified from the competition for "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" following matches the previous evening during which they were accused of throwing the match. Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli played against South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na, and it has been suggested both teams wanted to lose in order to secure an easier draw, although Yu claimed "she and her partner were just trying to conserve their strength for the knockout rounds". Shortly after, Yu Yang announced that she would retire from badminton.

Achievements

Olympic Games Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Du Jing Gao Ling Huang Sui 21–18, 20–22, 21–17 Bronze Bronze 2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Du Jing Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting 22–24, 21–18, 8–21 Bronze Bronze 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Du Jing Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli 21–9, 21–17 Gold Gold 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–11 Gold Gold 2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Wang Xiaoli Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na 21–14, 18–21, 21–8 Gold Gold 2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France He Hanbin Zheng Bo Ma Jin 14–21, 10–21 Silver Silver

Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 15–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Du Jing Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won 15–6, 11–15, 7–15 Silver Silver 2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Du Jing Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 21–11, 21–16 Gold Gold 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 21–13, 21–10 Gold Gold 2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin Tang Jinhua 21–15, 14–21, 21–15 Gold Gold 2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin Tang Yuanting 12–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Xie Zhongbo Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 3–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Zhang Wei Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 9–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze 2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia He Hanbin Xu Chen Zhao Tingting 22–20, 21–15 Gold Gold 2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia He Hanbin Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 14–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Chen Lanting Du Jing Rong Lu 6–11, 7–11 Silver Silver 2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Tian Qing Feng Chen Pan Pan 15–3, 15–5 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Guo Zhendong Cao Chen Rong Lu 11–2, 11–1 Gold Gold 2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada He Hanbin Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii 15–12, 15–12 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries (42 titles, 16 runner-ups) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Indonesia Open Du Jing Yang Wei Zhao Tingting 21–8, 16–21, 22–20 Winner 2007 Japan Open Zhao Tingting Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 17–21, 5–21 Runner-up 2007 French Open Zhao Tingting Wei Yili Zhang Yawen 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2007 China Open Du Jing Gao Ling Zhao Tingting 21–17, 15–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2007 Hong Kong Open Du Jing Wei Yili Zhang Yawen 22–20, 13–21, 21–17 Winner 2008 Korea Open Du Jing Gao Ling Zhao Tingting 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2008 All England Open Du Jing Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won 21–12, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2008 Singapore Open Du Jing Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2008 French Open Du Jing Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty 20–22, 21–19, 21–11 Winner 2009 Swiss Open Du Jing Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2009 China Masters Du Jing Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2009 Hong Kong Open Du Jing Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli 21–16, 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2009 China Open Du Jing Tian Qing Zhang Yawen 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2010 Malaysia Open Du Jing Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2010 All England Open Du Jing Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 20–22, 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2010 Swiss Open Tian Qing Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2010 China Masters Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin Lu Lu 21–8, 21–8 Winner 2010 Japan Open Wang Xiaoli Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–17, 21–6 Winner 2010 Hong Kong Open Wang Xiaoli Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2010 World Superseries Finals Wang Xiaoli Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–7, 21–17 Winner 2011 Malaysia Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 12–21, 21–6, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Korea Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 21–18, 19–21, 21–4 Winner 2011 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa 21–2, 21–9 Winner 2011 Indonesia Open Wang Xiaoli Vita Marissa Nadya Melati 21–12, 21–10 Winner 2011 China Masters Wang Xiaoli Tang Jinhua Xia Huan 19–21, retired Runner-up 2011 Denmark Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–16 Winner 2011 French Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 26–24, 21–15 Winner 2011 Hong Kong Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 21–12, 14–2 retired Winner 2011 China Open Wang Xiaoli Tang Jinhua Xia Huan 21–11, 21–10 Winner 2011 World Superseries Finals Wang Xiaoli Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung 21–8, 21–12 Winner 2012 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2012 Indonesia Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 21–9, 21–16 Winner 2012 China Open Wang Xiaoli Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna 21–19, 14–7 retired Winner 2012 Hong Kong Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 20–22, 21–14, 17–21 Runner-up 2012 World Superseries Finals Wang Xiaoli Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21–16, 21–14 Winner 2013 Korea Open Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin Tang Jinhua 21–17, 21–13 Winner 2013 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei 21–18, 21–10 Winner 2013 Indonesia Open Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin Cheng Shu 21–15, 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2013 China Masters Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin Tang Jinhua 21–17, 21–16 Winner 2013 China Open Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin 21–13, 21–7 Winner 2014 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin Tang Yuanting 21–17, 18–21, 23–21 Winner 2014 India Open Tang Yuanting Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na 21–10, 13–21, 21–16 Winner 2014 Denmark Open Wang Xiaoli Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2014 French Open Wang Xiaoli Ma Jin Tang Yuanting 21–15, 21–9 Winner 2014 China Open Wang Xiaoli Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 21–16, 19–21, 22–20 Winner 2015 All England Open Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin Tang Yuanting 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2015 China Open Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 18–21, 21–13, 21–12 Winner 2015 Hong Kong Open Tang Yuanting Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2016 All England Open Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 10–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2016 Malaysia Open Tang Yuanting Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan 21–11, 21–17 Winner 2016 Indonesia Open Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 15–21, 21–8, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Denmark Open He Hanbin Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 21–17, 19–21, 21–17 Winner 2008 Malaysia Open He Hanbin Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2008 Swiss Open He Hanbin Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg 21–15, 21–9 Winner 2008 French Open He Hanbin Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg 21–13, 21–19 Winner 2009 All England Open He Hanbin Ko Sung-hyun Ha Jung-eun 13–21, 21–15, 21–9 Winner 2010 Korea Open He Hanbin Tao Jiaming Zhang Yawen 21–15, 21–16 Winner 2010 China Masters Xu Chen Tao Jiaming Tian Qing 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 9 runner-ups) 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 doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Thailand Open Du Jing Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen 5–15, 7–15 Runner-up 2005 China Masters Du Jing Gao Ling Huang Sui 15–4, 17–14 Winner 2006 Swiss Open Du Jing Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting 15–5, 10–15, 15–11 Winner 2007 German Open Du Jing Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 8–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2007 Thailand Open Du Jing Gao Ling Huang Sui Walkover Runner-up 2007 Russian Open Du Jing Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2009 Macau Open Du Jing Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2014 Chinese Taipei Open Wang Xiaoli Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2015 U.S. Open Zhong Qianxin Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya 21–14, 21–10 Winner 2015 Bitburger Open Tang Yuanting Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet 21–10, 21–18 Winner 2015 Indonesian Masters Tang Yuanting Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 21–17, 21–11 Winner 2016 Malaysia Masters Tang Yuanting Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 18–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2016 Thailand Masters Tang Yuanting Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 21–11, 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Thailand Open He Hanbin Han Sang-hoon Hwang Yu-mi 21–12, 21–14 Winner 2007 Russian Open He Hanbin Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 23–25, 21–13, 13–21 Runner-up 2008 German Open He Hanbin Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 21–9, 25–27, 18–21 Runner-up 2008 India Open He Hanbin Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier 21–18, 21–9 Winner 2008 Thailand Open He Hanbin Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 25–23, 10–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2009 Macau Open He Hanbin Hendra Aprida Gunawan Vita Marissa 21–14, 21–9 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International (3 titles) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 French International Du Jing Feng Chen Pan Pan 5–15, 15–4, 15–6 Winner 2004 Polish International Du Jing Feng Chen Pan Pan 15–5, 15–6 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 French International Xie Zhongbo Nikolaj Zuev Marina Yakusheva 17–16, 15–9 Winner

Record against selected opponents Women's doubles results with former partner Du Jing against Super Series finalists, World semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:

Petya Nedelcheva & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0 Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei 5–0 Gao Ling & Huang Sui 1–2 Ma Jin & Wang Xiaoli 4–1 Pan Pan & Zhang Yawen 1–0 Tian Qing & Zhang Yawen 1–1 Wei Yili & Zhang Yawen 6–0 Wei Yili & Zhao Tingting 0–1 Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen 2–6 Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 8–0 Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 1–0 Mizuki Fujii & Reika Kakiiwa 1–0 Miyuki Maeda & Satoko Suetsuna 5–0 Kumiko Ogura & Reiko Shiota 6–0 Ha Jung-eun & Kim Min-jung 3–0 Lee Hyo-jung & Lee Kyung-won 6–4 Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 5–1 Jiang Yanmei & Li Yujia 2–0 Duanganong Aroonkesorn & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 4–0