Yu Yang (badminton)
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Yu Yang is a female badminton
player from the People's Republic of China
.
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 Korea
's Lee Kyung-won
and Lee Hyo-jung
. 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
, 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.
against Super Series finalists, Worlds 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 Wang Yili & Zhang Yawen
6–0 Wang 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
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 the People's Republic of 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...
.
Career
A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du JingDu Jing
Du Jing is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Du and her regular partner Yu Yang 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...
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
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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...
over Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
's Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...
and Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae...
. Their other titles have included 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....
(2004): 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:*...
(2005); the Asian 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 Swiss Open
Swiss Open (badminton)
The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:...
in 2006; the Russian
Russian Open (badminton)
The Russian Open in badminton is an international open held in Russia since 1993. This tournament is the continuation of the USSR International.In 2007 it became a BWF Grand Prix Gold.-Previous winners:...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Open (badminton)
The Hong Kong Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Hong Kong since 1982, but it did not take place annually. It is organized by Hong Kong Badminton Association and it became one of the Super Series tournament in 2007. In 2008, Wang Chen became the first home player to win the Hong Kong...
, and Indonesia Opens
Indonesia Open (badminton)
The Indonesia Open in an annual badminton tournament organized by Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia and held in Indonesia since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Premier Super Series status in 2011....
in 2007; and the French
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....
, Korea
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....
, and Singapore Opens
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....
in 2008. Yu and Du were bronze medalists at the World Championships in 2006
2006 IBF World Championships
The 2006 IBF World Championships was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, from September 18 to September 24, 2006.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:-Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:...
, but were unable to play in the tourney's 2007 edition. They were runners-up at the prestigious 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...
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
He Hanbin
He Hanbin is a male badminton player from China.- Career :A doubles specialist, He won men's doubles at the Austrian International tourney with Guo Zhendong in 2007. Most of his accomplishments, however, have come in mixed doubles with Yu Yang...
. They captured titles at 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 the Thailand
Thailand Open (badminton)
The Thailand Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Thailand since 1984. It was halted in 1986, 1998, 2002 and 2010.-Past winners:-External links:***...
and Denmark Opens in 2007; and the India
2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
The 2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix is the second season of BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix with fourteen tournaments in contested. The season will start with German Open and ended with Vietnam Open.-India Open:...
, Swiss
Swiss Open (badminton)
The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:...
, Malaysia
Malaysia Open (badminton)
The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan....
, and French Opens
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....
in 2008. They finished in third place at the Beijing Olympics
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
, making Yu one of only two players to win two medals at the competition.
Record against selected opponents
Women's Doubles results with former partner Du JingDu Jing
Du Jing is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Du and her regular partner Yu Yang 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...
against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
Petya Nedelcheva
Petya Nedelcheva
Petya Nedelcheva is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.-2004 Summer Olympics:...
&
Anastasia RusskikhAnastasia Russkikh
Anastasia Russkikh is an international badminton player from Gatchina, Russia.Russkikh is one of Russia's top badminton players, and is a high-ranking competitor in Women's Doubles competitions...
1–0 Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles. Currently, she and Zhang Nan are ranked world number one...
5–0 Gao Ling
Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...
& Huang Sui
Huang Sui
-Career:Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have come in women's doubles with Gao Ling, in a partnership where Huang's strength and consistency in the backcourt have complemented Gao's ability in the forecourt...
1–2 Ma Jin
Ma Jin
Ma Jin is a female badminton player from China....
& Wang Xiaoli
Wang Xiaoli
Wang Xiaoli is an internationally elite badminton player from China.Wang Xiaoli began her international career in 2009 when she paired with Tao Jiaming in Mixed Doubles and with Ma Jin in Women's Doubles...
4–1 Pan Pan & Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events...
1–0 Tian Qing
Tian Qing
Tian Qing is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Tian Qing had been Pan Pan's partner in women's doubles. They became the world number 5 in December. However, now Tian's partner is Zhao Yunlei. Tian plays with Tao Jiaming in the mixed doubles.2010In May, Tian Qing...
& Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events...
1–1 Wang Yili & Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events...
6–0 Wang Yili & Zhao Tingting
Zhao Tingting
Zhao Tingting is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zhao has often been a "utility player" on China's national team, winning international tournaments with a variety of compatriots who typically partner someone else...
0–1 Yang Wei
Yang Wei (badminton)
Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998...
& Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century...
2–6 Cheng Wen-hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing is a female badminton player from Taiwan.Cheng competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chien Yu Chin...
& Chien Yu-chin 8–0 Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa
Ashwini Ponnappa
Ashwini Ponnappa is an Indian badminton player.- Career :She completed her schooling in Bangalore and she moved to Hyderabad for her Bachelor's Degree....
1–0 Mizuki Fujii & Reika Kakiiwa
Reika Kakiiwa
Reika Kakiiwa is an internationally elite badminton player.Reika Kakiiwa has gained prominence in the badminton community because of her success in women's doubles. She has reached a career high ranking of third in the world with her partner Mizuki Fujii...
1–0 Miyuki Maeda
Miyuki Maeda
is a female international badminton player.-Career:Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete...
& Satoko Suetsuna 5–0 Kumiko Ogura
Kumiko Ogura
is a female badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ogura won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Reiko Shiota. They were defeated in semifinals by Gao Ling and Huang Sui of China, 16-21, 25-23, 6-21.-External links:*...
& Reiko Shiota
Reiko Shiota
is a female badminton player from Japan. She is popular amongst western nations for her good looks and playfullness.-Career:Shiota won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Kumiko Ogura...
6–0 Ha Jung-eun
Ha Jung-eun
Ha Jung-eun is a women's doubles and mixed doubles badminton player from South Korea.- Career :Ha played in mixed doubles with Lee Yong-dae and won the Asian Junior Championship 2005....
& Kim Min-jung
Kim Min-Jung
Kim Min-Jung is a South Korean short track speed skater.Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Vienna, edging out future 1500 meter Olympic champion Zhou Yang by 0.503 seconds.In...
3–0 Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae...
& Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...
6–4 Chin Eei Hui
Chin Eei Hui
Chin Eei Hui is a female badminton player from Malaysia in the women's doubles event.-Career:Eei Hui competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Wong Pei Tty...
& Wong Pei Tty
Wong Pei Tty
Wong Pei Tty is a female badminton player from Malaysia.Wong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chin Eei Hui...
5–1 Jiang Yanmei
Jiang Yanmei
Jiang Yanmei is a Singapore badminton player.Jiang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the round of 32.-References:***...
& Li Yujia
Li Yujia
Li Yujia is Singapore's national badminton player.Born in Hubei on 18 January 1983, she moved to Singapore at the age of 18 and is now a Singapore citizen....
2–0 Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Duanganong Aroonkesorn is an internationally elite badminton player from Thailand.Duanganong Aroonkesorn is a Women's Doubles specialist who is currently paired with Kunchala Voravichitchaikul in Women's Doubles...
& Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul is an internationally elite badminton player from Thailand.Kunchala Voravichitchaikul is a doubles specialist who is currently paired with Duanganong Aroonkesorn in Women's Doubles and Songphon Anugritayawan in Mixed Doubles...
4–0