Yip Pui Yin
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Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hong Kong | 6 August 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Wang Chen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 8 (13 January 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 230 (29 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Yip Pui Yin (Chinese: 葉姵延; pinyin: Yè Pèiyán; Jyutping: jip6 bui6 jin4; born 6 August 1987) is a badminton player from Hong Kong.
Career
Yip played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain and Kanako Yonekura (11th seed) in round one and round two respectively. In the third round she was beaten by the 1st seed and reigning world champion Zhang Ning of China.
She won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games after losing to fellow Hong Kong player Wang Chen in the final. In 2007, she played at the World Championships and was defeated in the third round by Zhu Lin, of China, 9–21, 21–16, 14–21. Yip made her first appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2009, she won the gold medal in the 2009 East Asian Games when her opponent Zhou Mi retired halfway through the deciding set. She won 15-21, 21-13, 17-10.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Yip won against eighth seed Sung Ji-hyun, of South Korea, in the group stage. Then Yip went through to the final eight of the women's singles in badminton after she beat France's 16th seed Pi Hongyan by two games to one, winning 13–21, 21–13, 21–16. Yip faced China's Li Xuerui, who beat her two games to one.[2][1] Her performance equalled the best performance by a Hong Kong shuttler at the Olympic Games.[3]
Achievements
Asian Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
14–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ![]() |
14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
East Asian Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
15–21, 21–13, 17–10 retired | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
5–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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7–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix
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 sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Macau Open | ![]() |
21–18, 10–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Australian Open | ![]() |
18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
21–16, 14–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2013 | Canada Open | ![]() |
18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 17 December 2021.[4]
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References
- ^ a b "Yip Pui Yin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "HK shuttler Yip into final 8". The Standard. 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Yip equals best HK performance by reaching quarters". South China Morning Post. 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Yip Pui Yin – Head to Head Analysis". BWF Tournament Software. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Hong Kong
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games