Yang Wei (badminton)

Yang Wei (Template:Zh; born 13 January 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player who affiliate with Guangdong provincial team.

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. Prior to 2003 she partnered Huang Nanyan with whom she earned a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and gained the winning point against South Korea in the 2002 Uber Cup (women's world team championship) final. Her subsequent partnership with Zhang Jiewen has been even more successful as they have shared international domination with compatriot rivals Gao Ling and Huang Sui. Yang and Zhang captured gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics by defeating Gao and Huang in the final. They bested the same team in winning both the 2005 and 2007 BWF World Championships. On the other hand, Gao and Huang have been an obstacle for them at the prestigious All-England Championships, defeating Yang and Zhang in the 2003, 2004, and 2006 finals. Curiously, this is the one major tournament that neither Yang nor Zhang has ever won.

In 2008 Yang helped China to secure its sixth consecutive Uber Cup title and won women's doubles at the Swiss, Thailand, and Malaysia Opens with Zhang Jiewen. At the Beijing Olympics where they were first seeded, however, Yang and Zhang were upset in the quarterfinals by Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna. The event was eventually won by a younger Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang, perhaps signaling a changing of the guard in the Chinese dynasty. Yang Wei received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, 23 November 2008.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei Template:Flagicon Gu Jun	5–15, 5–15	File:Silver medal.svg Silver
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	7–15, 15–4, 15–8	File:Gold medal.svg Gold

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	17–16, 15–7	Gold Gold
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	14–21, 19–21	Bronze Bronze
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	21–16, 21–19	Gold Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	21–18, 21–15	Gold Gold
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	19–21, 6–21	Silver Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	7–11, 9–11	Bronze Bronze
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	21–18, 21–23, 14–21	Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	11–8, 11–6	Gold Gold
2007	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	Template:Flagicon Cheng Shu Template:Flagicon Zhao Yunlei	21–10, 21–11	Gold Gold
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Cheng Wen-hsing Template:Flagicon Chien Yu-chin	22–20, 21–16	Gold Gold
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Ma Jin Template:Flagicon Wang Xiaoli	16–21, 20–22	Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Lu Ying Template:Flagicon Zhan Xubin	15–12, 15–8	Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Chor Hooi Yee Template:Flagicon Lim Pek Siah	15–10, 15–8	Gold Gold

BWF Superseries (5 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	21–12, 14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2007	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	16–21, 21–8, 22–24	Runner-up
2007	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won	21–15, 21–10	Winner
2007	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	21–10, 19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2007	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	Template:Flagicon Du Jing Template:Flagicon Yu Yang	8–21, 21–16, 20–22	Runner-up
2007	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	21–12, 15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2007	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Yu Yang Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	21–17, 21–5	Winner
2007	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won	12–21, 21–19, 21–19	Winner
2008	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	21–13, 16–21, 24–22	Winner
2008	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	21–18, 22–24, 21–8	Winner
2009	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (33 titles, 20 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Brunei Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	15–11, 17–14	Winner
1998	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Naomi Murakami Template:Flagicon Hiromi Yamada	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1998	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	17–15, 10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1999	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei Template:Flagicon Zhang Ning	15–10, 15–1	Winner
1999	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	13–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1999	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei Template:Flagicon Gu Jun	15–12, 16–17, 5–15	Runner-up
1999	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Carmelita Template:Flagicon Indarti Issolina	15–3, 15–8	Winner
2000	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	6–15, 15–8, 5–15	Runner-up
2000	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan	5–15, 15–8, 9–15	Runner-up
2000	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei Template:Flagicon Gu Jun	13–15, 15–4, 15–11	Winner
2000	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei Template:Flagicon Gu Jun	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2000	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei Template:Flagicon Gu Jun	17–15, 6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2000	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Chen Lin Template:Flagicon Jiang Xuelian	8–6, 7–3, 3–7, 7–3	Winner
2001	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Kim Kyeung-ran Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–13, 15–10	Winner
2001	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2001	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	7–1, 4–7, 7–3, 7–0	Winner
2001	China Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	6–8, 3–7, 8–6, 7–8	Runner-up
2002	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	11–5, 11–5	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan	Template:Flagicon Hwang Yu-mi Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	11–1, 11–8	Winner
2003	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	9–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2003	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	11–7, 6–11, 11–4	Winner
2003	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	17–16, 15–7	Winner
2003	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	Walkover	Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	15–5, 1–15, 17–15	Winner
2003	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Zhang Dan Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	15–2, 15–1	Winner
2003	German Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	6–15, 17–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2003	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	14–17, 5–15	Runner-up
2003	China Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2004	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	Walkover	Runner-up
2004	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	Walkover	Runner-up
2004	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–8, 9–15, 15–6	Winner
2004	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	15–7, 15–6	Winner
2004	China Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	15–14, 15–12	Winner
2004	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	15–5, 9–15, 15–11	Winner
2004	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Zhang Dan Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	15–10, 15–5	Winner
2005	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	15–12, 15–2	Winner
2005	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	15–6, 15–8	Winner
2005	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	15–13, 8–15, 15–6	Winner
2005	China Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	15–10, 15–4	Winner
2006	German Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	3–15, 15–11, 15–10	Winner
2006	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	15–6, 11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2006	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	13–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2006	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Zhang Dan Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2006	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Jo Novita Template:Flagicon Greysia Polii	21–10, 21–11	Winner
2006	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	21–19, 15–21, 21–19	Winner
2006	China Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Wei Yili Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	21–17, 21–7	Winner
2007	German Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Du Jing Template:Flagicon Yu Yang	21–8, 21–7	Winner
2007	Bitburger Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Natalie Munt Template:Flagicon Joanne Nicholas	21–11, 21–10	Winner
2008	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Chin Eei Hui Template:Flagicon Wong Pei Tty	15–21, 21–13, 21–13	Winner
2009	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Wei Yili	22–24, 21–17, 21–15	Winner
2009	Macau Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Du Jing Template:Flagicon Yu Yang	16–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa Template:Flagicon Mona Santoso	21–14, 21–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Ann Jorgensen	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

External links

• Yang Wei at sports.sina.com.cn Template:In lang
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