Zeng Yaqiong

Zeng Yaqiong (; born 8 January 1976) is a Chinese retired badminton player. She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 1994 World Junior Championships. Zeng competed at the 1997 East Asian Games in South Korea, helping the team clinch the gold medal, and won a bronze medal in the women's singles event. She left the national team at the end of 1999, and went to the United Kingdom to studying English for a year. In UK, she trained in Milton Keynes, and still competing in the international tournaments.

Achievements

Asian Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea Zhang Ning 11–5, 2–11, 4–11 Silver Silver

East Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wang Chen 11–3, 5–11, 4–11 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1995 Brunei Open Yao Jie 5–11, 10–12 Runner-up 1996 Vietnam Open Sun Jian 11–5, 12–9 Winner 1997 Thailand Open Wang Chen 3–11, 6–11 Runner-up 2002 Swiss Open Mia Audina 1–7, 3–7, 2–7 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Vietnam Open Sun Jian Peng Xinyong Zhang Jin 9–15, 15–12, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1999 Scottish International Takako Ida 8–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1999 Italian International Han Jingna Walkover Winner 1999 BMW Open Judith Meulendijks 11–13, 13–12, 11–1 Winner 2002 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Tine Høy 11–2, 11–3 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Italian International Anthony Clark Ian Sullivan Han Jingna 11–15, 7–15 Runner-up