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Wang Chen
Personal information
Birth name王晨
Country Hong Kong
Born (1976-06-21) June 21, 1976 (age 48)
Shanghai
HandednessRight
Women's Singles
Current ranking5 (November 1, 2007)
BWF profile

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Wang Chen (Chinese: 王晨; pinyin: Wáng Chén; Jyutping: wong4 san4; born 21 June 1976) is a badminton player from Hong Kong.

Personal life

Wang married mainland Chinese badminton player Zheng Yumin in 2002.[1][2] Their son Longlong (龍龍) was born in 2012.[3]

Career

1994

Wang won the gold medal at the BWF World Junior Championships in women's singles.

1996

She won the gold medal at the 1996 Thailand Open in women's singles. She was also on the losing national team against a strong Indonesian squad in Uber Cup that year.

1997

She won the gold medal at the 1997 Thailand Open in women's singles.

2002

She won the gold medal at the 2002 Chinese Taipei Open in women's singles.

2003

She won the gold medal at the 2003 Badminton Asia Championships in women's singles.

2004 Summer Olympics

Wang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Lorena Blanco of Peru and Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Wang lost to Zhang Ning of the People's Republic of China 9-11, 11-6, 11-7.

2005

She won the gold medal at the 2005 Indonesia Open and Badminton Asia Championships in women's singles.

2006

She won the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games and Badminton Asia Championships in women's singles.

2007

In 2007, she played at the World Championships and won the silver medal. She was defeated in the final by Zhu Lin, of China, 8-21, 12-21

2008 Summer Olympics

Wang competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was seeded fourth going into the competition. She defeated Eva Sládeková of Slovakia, 21-7, 21-7 to advance to the third round. There she lost to Saina Nehwal of India, 19-21, 21-11, 11-21.

She won the gold medal at the 2008 Hong Kong Super Series in women's singles.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Zhu Lin 8–21, 12–21 Silver Silver
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland China Ye Zhaoying 5–11, 11–5, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Susi Susanti 7–11, 4–11 Silver Silver

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Hong Kong Yip Pui Yin 21–14, 22–20 Gold Gold
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea China Zhou Mi 1–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

Asia Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia China Jiang Yanjiao 17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia China Jiang Yanjiao 13–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Japan Kaori Mori 21–14, 9–21, 21–13 Gold Gold
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Japan Kaori Mori 11–8, 11–4 Gold Gold
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
South Korea Jun Jae Youn 9–11, 7–11 Silver Silver
2003 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Silvi Antarini 11–6, 11–5 Gold Gold
2002 Bangkok, Thailand China Zhang Ning 2–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze
2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines China Zhang Ning 1–11, 3–11 Silver Silver
1995 Beijing, China China Ye Zhaoying 4–11, 11–4, 7–11 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Zeng Yaqiong 3–11, 11–5, 11–4 Gold Gold

Superseries

The BWF Superseries, 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 has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Superseries Finals Hong Kong Zhou Mi 14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Hong Kong Open China Xie Xingfang 21–16, 10–21, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Indonesia Open China Zhu Lin 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  Superseries tournament
  Superseries Premier tournament
  Superseries Finals tournament

Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Chinese Taipei Open France Pi Hongyan 21–18, 14–21, 26–24 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Indonesia Open Netherlands Mia Audina Tjiptawan 11–7, 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 China Open China Xie Xingfang 11–5, 3–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open China Zhang Ning Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Chinese Taipei Open Thailand Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn 11–3, 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Indonesia Open Indonesia Ellen Angelina 5–7, 3–7, 7–5, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Thailand Open China Zeng Yaqiong 11–3, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Thailand Open South Korea Kim Ji Hyun 2–11, 11–5, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 China Open China Zhang Ning 6–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  IBF/BWF Grand Prix tournament

International Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Waitakere International Japan Kanako Yonekura 11–1, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Australia Capital International Japan Kanako Yonekura 11–6, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Waitakere International Hong Kong Mei Mei Chan Australia Rhonda Cator
Australia Amanda Hardy
15–4, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Australia Capital International Hong Kong Mei Mei Chan New Zealand Tammy Jenkins
New Zealand Rhona Robertson
15–7, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

Specific
  1. ^ "鄭昱閩:她處搏殺期". Apple Daily. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ "香港女单瞄准奥运奖牌 王晨老公将任其教练". sports.qq.com. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "王晨唔會做辣媽". Oriental Daily. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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