Wang Zhengming is a male 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

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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2010

A World Junior Champion two years earlier, 2010 was Wang Zhengming's breakthrough year on the international badminton scene. His most impressive achievements were finishing runner-up to his idol Lin Dan

Lin Dan

Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...

 in the Badminton Asia Championships

Badminton Asia Championships

The Badminton Asia Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best badminton players in Asia....

 and reaching the semi-finals of the China Masters

China Masters

The China Masters in an annual badminton tournament held in China. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:-External links:*...

 Super Series

BWF Super Series

The BWF Super Series is a badminton tournament introduced by Badminton World Federation in order to improve the quality of the sport. It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007...

 event. By the end of the year, Wang's ranking had risen over 200 places to 43rd.

2011

Wang reached the quarter-finals of the first Premier Super Series event, the Korea Open

Korea Open (badminton)

The Korea Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament is also known as Korea Open Super Series because it become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007....

, registering an impressive 21-11, 21-14 victory over reigning World Champion Chen Jin

Chen Jin

Chen Jin is a male badminton player from China. He is currently rank 6 in world singles men, after defeating Taufik Hidayat in the final of the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris.-2004–2008:...

 along the way. Wang also reached the semi-finals of the Singapore Open

Singapore Open (badminton)

The Singapore Open is an badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1990, and which is now part of the BWF Super Series tournament that began 2007....

 beating former Olympic and two-time Asian games winner Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...

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Achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
International Tournaments
2	Singles	2010	Badminton Asia Championships Badminton Asia Championships The Badminton Asia Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best badminton players in Asia....
Junior Tournaments
1	Singles	2008	World Junior Championships BWF World Junior Championships The BWF World Junior Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best junior badminton players in the world....
1	Singles	2008	Asian Junior Championships Asian Junior Badminton Championships The Asian Junior Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best junior badminton players in Asia.-Previous winners:-Team competition:...

External links

Wang Zhengming Profile