Wu Dixi

Template:Short description Template:Short description Wu Dixi (Template:Zh, born 1962 in Nanhai, Guangdong) is a retired Chinese female badminton player.

Career

Wu was part of a cadre of Chinese players who dominated women's international badminton after China became a member of the International Badminton Federation in 1981. She won the 1982 and 1984 All-England Championships and the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lin Ying. Wu played on the world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1984 and 1986. She was perhaps world class badminton's most effective practitioner of the "spin serve," in which the shuttle is struck on the side of the feathers rather than on the cork—producing a highly erratic flight, until it was banned by the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation) after her first All England victory. Though primarily a doubles player, Wu won singles at both the German and Swedish Opens in 1982. She was retired from badminton in 1986 due to severe back and knee injuries.

Post-retirement

Wu instantly married to an Indonesian businessman directly after retiring and moving on to Indonesia to live with her husband. In 1994, she used to coach for Malaysian women's badminton team where she addressed the unfair treatment between the male players and female players in the squad that hinders the female athletes progress. Nowadays, she is frequently handling badminton training camps in Guangzhou and more places in China.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Jane Webster Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	15–4, 15–12	Gold Gold
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Li Lingwei Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	9–15, 18–14, 9–15	Silver Silver

World Cup

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu Template:Flagicon Xu Rong	15–6, 7–15, 15–7	Gold Gold
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja Template:Flagicon Yoo Sang-hee	15–4, 15–5	Gold Gold

Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Hwang Sun-ai Template:Flagicon Kang Haeng-suk	16–17, 7–15	Bronze Bronze

International Tournaments (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	German Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	11–9, 11–3	Winner
1982	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu	11–12, 11–2, 11–1	Winner

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	India Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Jane Webster Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	14–17, 15–13, 15–17	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu Template:Flagicon Xu Rong	15–8, 13–15, 15–9	Winner
1982	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu Template:Flagicon Xu Rong	7–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1982	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu Template:Flagicon Xu Rong	15–12, 15–3	Winner
1982	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Verawaty Fadjrin Template:Flagicon Ruth Damyanti	15–8, 15–5	Winner

IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

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

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Scandinavian Cup	Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	11–9, 2–11, 2–11	Runner-up

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu Template:Flagicon Xu Rong	16–18, 15–11, 6–15	Runner-up
1984	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja Template:Flagicon Yoo Sang-hee	15–8, 8–15, 17–14	Winner
1984	English Masters	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1984	Dutch Masters	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1984	Scandinavian Cup	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja Template:Flagicon Yoo Sang-hee	15–1, 15–7	Winner
1985	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Han Aiping Template:Flagicon Xu Rong	4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1985	Malaysian Masters	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Li Lingwei Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	15–5, 12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying	Template:Flagicon Li Lingwei Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	15–4, 15–8	Winner

External links

• All England champions 1899-2007