Yip Pui Yin (born 6 August 1987) is a female badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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2005

She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain and Kanako Yonekura

Kanako Yonekura

is a female badminton player from Japan.Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final....

 (11th seed) in rounds one and two. In the third round she was beaten by the 1st seed and reigning world champion Zhang Ning

Zhang Ning

Zhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008...

 of China.

2006

She won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games

2006 Asian Games

The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...

 after losing to fellow Hong Kong player Wang Chen in the final.

2007

In 2007 she played at the World Championships and was defeated in third round by Zhu Lin

Zhu Lin

Zhu Lin is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of international badminton's leading singles players Zhu Lin's titles include the Thailand , Indonesia , and Malaysia Opens, and, most notably, the 2007 BWF World Championship in Kuala Lumpur. She is a member of...

, of China

China

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, 9-21, 21-16, 14-21.

2009

She won the gold medal in the 2009 East Asian games when her opponent Zhou Mi retired halfway through the deciding set. She won 15-21, 21-13, 17-10*.

External links

• BWF Player Profile