Lim Xiaoqing

Lim Xiaoqing
林小青
Lim Xiaoqing; 林小青
Personal information
Birth name	Sun Xiaoqing; 孫小青
Country	Sweden
Born	15 August 1967 (age 57); China
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Handedness	Left
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WS) (March 1995)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Sweden
World Cup
Uber Cup
European Championships
Representing China
World Championships
World Cup
	BWF profile

Lim Xiaoqing (Chinese: 林小青; born 15 August 1967 as Sun Xiaoqing; Chinese: 孫小青) is a retired badminton player originally from China who later represented Sweden.^[2] She won five European Badminton Championships, one in women's singles in 1994, two in women's doubles and mixed team events in 1992 and 1994 respectively.^[3]^[4] She achieved the women's singles titles at the prestigious 1995 All England Open, defeating Denmark's Camilla Martin in the final.^[5] She ranked as the World’s number 1 in Women’s Singles last March 1995.^[6]

Lim is married to retired Swedish badminton player Thomas Kihlström.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Zhou Lei	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–13, 1–15, 4–15	Bronze

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Susi Susanti	7–11, 5–11	Silver
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Susi Susanti	2–11, 5–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Zhou Lei	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	7–15, 4–15	Bronze
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Christine Magnusson	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–12, 15–9	Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Camilla Martin	7–11, 10–12	Bronze
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Catrine Bengtsson	11–5, 12–9	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Christine Magnusson	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	8–15, 15–11, 15–6	Gold
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Christine Magnusson	Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	17–14, 15–12	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Swedish Open	Li Lingwei	8–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1991	Scottish Open	Christine Magnusson	11–0, 11–3	Winner
1992	Swedish Open	Tang Jiuhong	5–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1992	U.S. Open	Christine Magnusson	11–2, 11–2	Winner
1992	Dutch Open	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	4–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1992	Denmark Open	Susi Susanti	3–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1992	Scottish Open	Christine Magnusson	11–9, 11–2	Winner
1993	Chinese Taipei Open	Yuliani Santosa	11–6, 9–12, 11–5	Winner
1993	Swiss Open	Yuliani Santosa	6–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1993	Malaysia Open	Susi Susanti	6–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1993	U.S. Open	Christine Magnusson	11–5, 11–0	Winner
1994	Dutch Open	Liu Yuhong	11–3, 12–9	Winner
1994	German Open	Dai Yun	12–10, 11–4	Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Camilla Martin	5–11, 11–5, 11–12	Runner-up
1994	Thailand Open	Susi Susanti	5–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1994	Hong Kong Open	Bang Soo-hyun	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1994	Scottish Open	Julia Mann	11–3, 11–0	Winner
1995	Chinese Taipei Open	Yuliani Santosa	11–1, 11–5	Winner
1995	Swiss Open	Camilla Martin	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1995	Swedish Open	Ye Zhaoying	6–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1995	All England Open	Camilla Martin	11–9, 10–12, 11–7	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Bang Soo-hyun	11–7, 6–11, 11–8	Winner
1995	Denmark Open	Wang Chen	11–6, 11–3	Winner
1995	Thailand Open	Ra Kyung-min	11–4, 11–0	Winner
1995	World Grand Prix Finals	Ye Zhaoying	10–12, 11–8, 8–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	China Open	Zhou Lei	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	All England Open	Zhou Lei	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	7–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	French Open	Zhou Lei	Chiu Mei Yin Li Lingwei	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1989	China Open	Zhou Lei	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	15–12, 5–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1991	Singapore Open	Christine Magnusson	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	11–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1991	German Open	Christine Magnusson	Lin Yanfen Yao Fen	15–11, 17–15	Winner
1991	Scottish Open	Christine Magnusson	Joanne Muggeridge Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	11–0, 11–5	Winner
1992	Malaysia Open	Christine Magnusson	Gil Young-ah Park Soo-yun	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1992	U.S. Open	Christine Magnusson	Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1992	German Open	Christine Magnusson	Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson	15–9, 15–0	Winner
1992	Denmark Open	Christine Magnusson	Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1992	Scottish Open	Christine Magnusson	Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1993	Chinese Taipei Open	Christine Magnusson	Tomomi Matsuo Kyoko Sasage	18–15, 18–13	Winner
1993	Swedish Open	Christine Magnusson	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Malaysia Open	Christine Magnusson	Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	15–12, 18–14	Winner
1993	U.S. Open	Christine Magnusson	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1994	Denmark Open	Christine Magnusson	Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk	15–12, 7–15, 15–12	Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Stockholm International	Helle Andersen	11–4, 11–5	Winner
1991	Iceland International	Birna Petersen	11–0, 11–0	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Polish International	Shi Fangjing	Luo Yun Shang Fumei	15–3, 10–15, 15–7	Winner
1991	Iceland International	Kristín Magnúsdóttir	Guðrún Júlíusdóttir Birna Petersen	2–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1993	Canadian Open	Christine Magnusson	Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	15–11, 15–5	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Polish International	Shu Yiong	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1991	Iceland International	Broddi Kristjánsson	Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson Kristín Magnúsdóttir	8–15, 18–16, 15–3	Winner

Nordic Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Reykjavík, Iceland			Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Malmö, Sweden	Christine Magnusson	Lotte Olsen Marlene Thomsen	15–6, 15–13	Winner

Invitational tournament

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Asian Invitational Championships	Bandar Lampung, Indonesia	Zhou Lei	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–11, 8–15, 5–15	Bronze

References

^ ^a ^b "Players: Xiaoqing Lim". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "Tjing" fick en kick i Sverige" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 1 June 1993. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ European Badminton Championships History Archived 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-07-07
^ "Två nya minnesplattor på Malmöidrottens Walk of Fame" (in Swedish). Skånesport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "All England en mytomspunnen toppelittävling" (in Swedish). Täby BM. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "Lim is now world No. 1". The Straits Times. 22 March 1995. p. 30 – via NewspaperSG.

[bwf-1] "Players: Xiaoqing Lim". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[2] "Tjing" fick en kick i Sverige" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 1 June 1993. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[3] European Badminton Championships History Archived 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-07-07

[4] "Två nya minnesplattor på Malmöidrottens Walk of Fame" (in Swedish). Skånesport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[5] "All England en mytomspunnen toppelittävling" (in Swedish). Täby BM. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[6] "Lim is now world No. 1". The Straits Times. 22 March 1995. p. 30 – via NewspaperSG.

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