Wang Pengren
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Wang Pengren is a male former world level 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 China
China
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Career

He specialized in mixed doubles, winning almost all of his significant international titles partnership with Shi Fangjing
Shi Fangjing
-Career:A doubles specialist, Shi Fangjing won both women's doubles and mixed doubles at the Polish Open consecutively in 1985 and 1986, each with a different partner. Her biggest titles in badminton, however, all came with countryman Wang Pengren in mixed doubles...

. Though they had previously won together at the Polish Open
Polish Open (badminton)
The Polish Open in badminton is an international open held in Poland since 1975.In the years before 1990 they were one of the few meeting places of the badminton players of the Eastern Bloc countries. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit....

 in 1985, Wang and Shi were unexpected mixed doubles victors at the 1987 World Championships
1987 IBF World Championships
-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal table:-External links:* *...

 in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. Proving this achievement to be no fluke, they subsequently captured a number of top-tier events, including the Badminton World Cup
Badminton World Cup
The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005...

 (1987, 1988), the Swedish Open
Swedish Open (badminton)
The Swedish Open was an open badminton tournament that was annually held from 1956 to 1999 after which the organizer, Svenska Badmintonförbundet, could no longer find a suitable sponsor. To some extent it has been replaced by the Swedish International Stockholm tournament.-Winners:...

 (1988), the All-England Championships
All England Open Badminton Championships
The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 (1988), the World Badminton Grand Prix
World Badminton Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last...

 (1988), and the French Open
French Open (badminton)
The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton . The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November....

 (1989). In defense of their world title they were bronze medalists (semifinalists) at the 1989 edition
1989 IBF World Championships
-Medalists:- Men's singles :- Women's singles :- Men's doubles :- Women's doubles :- Mixed doubles :-References:***...

 of the IBF World Championships. After this, both soon disappeared from the world circuit.
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