Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Ye.

Badminton player

Ye Zhaoying
叶钊颖

Personal information
Country| China
Born|  (1974-05-07) 7 May 1974 (age 51)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight| 65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness| Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking| 1 (January 1996[1])

Medal record

Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
| 2000 Sydney | Women's singles
World Championships
| 1997 Glasgow | Women's singles
| 1995 Lausanne | Women's singles
| 1993 Birmingham | Women's singles
World Cup
| 1995 Jakarta | Women's singles
| 1997 Yogyakarta | Women's singles
| 1993 New Delhi | Women's singles
| 1994 Ho Chi Minh | Women's singles
| 1996 Jakarta | Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
| 1997 Glasgow | Mixed team
| 1995 Lausanne | Mixed team
| 1993 Birmingham | Mixed team
Uber Cup
| 2000 Kuala Lumpur | Women's team
| 1998 Hong Kong | Women's team
| 1992 Kuala Lumpur | Women's team
| 1996 Hong Kong | Women's team
| 1994 Jakarta | Women's team
Asian Games
| 1998 Bangkok | Women's team
| 1994 Hiroshima | Women's singles
| 1994 Hiroshima | Women's team
Asian Championships
| 1999 Kuala Lumpur | Women's singles
| 1998 Bangkok | Women's singles
| 1995 Beijing | Women's singles
| 1994 Shanghai | Women's singles
| 1992 Kuala Lumpur | Women's singles
Asian Cup
| 1994 Beijing | Women's singles

Ye Zhaoying (simplified Chinese: 叶钊颖; traditional Chinese: 葉釗穎; pinyin: Yè Zhāoyǐng; born 7 May 1974) is a retired badminton player from Hangzhou, China.[2] Officially ranked as the number one women's singles player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost and regained that ranking several times during her career. Her best years as a player overlapped those of the slightly older Susi Susanti and Bang Soo-hyun, in what some see as a "golden" era in women's badminton.

She retired after the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and in 2002, she started a new career as a golfer, trained at the Tian An Golf Club.[2] She married former Chinese footballer and top-scoring striker Hao Haidong in summer 2019.[3]

## Career

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Her main achievements include winning the World Grand Prix Finals in 1995, 1997 and 1999, the IBF World Championships in 1995 and 1997, and the IBF World Cup in 1995. She played on Chinese teams that won the Uber Cup in 1992, 1998 and 2000 and the Sudirman Cup in 1995 and 1997. She won the prestigious All-England title in 1997, 1998 and 1999.

Her other titles include: Asian Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999; Japan Open in 1993, 1996, 1999; Indonesia Open in 1992, 1993; Denmark Open in 1993; Hong Kong Open in 1993; Asian Cup of badminton in 1994; China Open in 1995; Swedish Open in 1995; US Open in 1995; Singapore Open in 1992, 1998, 1999; Thailand Open in 2000 . She was a member of the Chinese Women's Badminton Team that won the Asian Games in 1998. In addition, she earned a bronze medal in the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, having been upset in the quarterfinals of the '96 Games in Atlanta. Ye Zhaoying was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.

## Personal life

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Ye married former top footballer Hao Haidong  in summer 2019.[3] As of present, she and Hao reside in Málaga, Spain.[4]

## Political views and controversy

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On the 31st anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in 2020, Hao uploaded a video calling for the overthrow of the Chinese Communist Party.[5] Afterwards the couple's Weibo accounts were deleted; their online profiles on major portals in China – Sina Sports, Tencent Sport and Baidu - have also been deleted. They moved to Spain, living in exile.[3]

Two years later, in an interview with TV 2 Sport with Camilla Martin, Ye stated that the Chinese coaches ordered her to lose in the semi-final match at the 2000 Olympics, in order for her teammate, Gong Zhichao to win the title for China, as she was thought to be able to defeat Martin in the final. She ended up losing in 2 sets to Gong in the semi-final, and went on to win the bronze medal after defeating Dai Yun in the playoff. In the interview, Ye strongly criticized the Chinese system for doing so, and stated that if she had won the match in the semi-final and lost in the final, "all of China" would have considered her a "traitor", adding on that her previous victories would have been "meaningless", had she not won the gold for China.[6]

In response, the Chinese embassy in Denmark issued a statement, stating that Ye "has always been anti-China. Her statements don't deserve a response."[6]

After the entire incident in 2020, family and friends have turned their backs on Hao and Ye, and that they have been blocked by their former teammates on Chinese social messaging platform WeChat.[6]

## Achievements

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### Olympic Games

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia |  Dai Yun | 8–11, 11–2, 11–6  |  Bronze

### World Championships

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland |  Gong Zhichao | 12–11, 11–8  |  Gold
1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Han Jingna | 11–7, 11–0  |  Gold
1993 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England |  Susi Susanti | 10–12, 10–12  |  Bronze

### World Cup

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1997 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |  Susi Susanti | 8–11, 5–11  |  Silver
1996 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Susi Susanti | 2–11, 11–9, 2–11  |  Bronze
1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Susi Susanti | 12–9, 2–11, 12–9  |  Gold
1994 | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Bang Soo-hyun | 2–11, 4–11  |  Bronze
1993 | Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India |  Lim Xiaoqing | 2–11, 11–2, 6–11  |  Bronze

### Asian Games

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1994 | Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan |  Bang Soo Hyun | 12–10, 8–11, 3–11  |  Bronze

### Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Zhang Ning | 11–8, 11–5  |  Gold
1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Gong Zhichao | 11–5, 13–12  |  Gold
1995 | Beijing, China |  Yao Yan | 11–2, 11–0  |  Gold
1994 | Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China |  Liu Yuhong | 11–4, 12–10  |  Gold
1992 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Zhou Lei | 12–10, 11–2  |  Gold

### Asian Cup

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1994 | Beijing, China |  Han Jingna | 11–6, 9–12, 11–3  |  Gold

### IBF World Grand Prix (21 titles, 21 runners-up)

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2000  | Thailand Open |  Zhou Mi | 11–5, 11–0  |  Winner
2000  | Japan Open |  Gong Zhichao | 7–11, 3–11  |  Runner-up
1999 | Grand Prix Finals |  Dai Yun | 11–4, 6–11, 11–9  |  Winner
1999  | Singapore Open |  Gong Zhichao | 11–5, 5–11, 11–7  |  Winner
1999  | Japan Open |  Gong Zhichao | 1–11, 11–5, 11–6  |  Winner
1999 | All England Open |  Dai Yun | 9–11, 11–5, 11–1  |  Winner
1998  | Denmark Open |  Camilla Martin | 10–13, 8–11  |  Runner-up
1998  | Singapore Open |  Susi Susanti | 11–5, 6–11, 11–2  |  Winner
1998  | Swiss Open |  Camilla Martin | 9–12, 8–11  |  Runner-up
1998 | All England Open |  Zhang Ning | 11–5, 11–8  |  Winner
1998  | Japan Open |  Gong Zhichao | 1–11, 4–11  |  Runner-up
1997 | Grand Prix Finals |  Susi Susanti | 11–4, 11–4  |  Winner
1997  | Malaysia Open |  Susi Susanti | 5–11, 7–11  |  Runner-up
1997  | Swiss Open |  Camilla Martin | 12–9, 6–11, 5–11  |  Runner-up
1997 | All England Open |  Gong Zhichao | 11–3, 11–1  |  Winner
1997  | Korea Open |  Gong Zhichao | 6–11, 12–10, 11–4  |  Winner
1996 | Grand Prix Finals |  Susi Susanti | 4–11, 1–11  |  Runner-up
1996 | All England Open |  Bang Soo-hyun | 1–11, 1–11  |  Runner-up
1996  | Japan Open |  Susi Susanti | 11–7, 11–8  |  Winner
1996  | Chinese Taipei Open |  Susi Susanti | 5–11, 2–11  |  Runner-up
1995 | Grand Prix Finals |  Lim Xiaoqing | 12–10, 8–11, 11–8  |  Winner
1995  | China Open |  Bang Soo-hyun | 11–5, 11–0  |  Winner
1995  | U.S. Open |  Bang Soo-hyun | 12–10, 3–11, 11–8  |  Winner
1995  | Swedish Open |  Lim Xiaoqing | 11–6, 11–6  |  Winner
1994 | Grand Prix Finals |  Susi Susanti | 11–4, 10–12, 4–11  |  Runner-up
1994  | China Open |  Bang Soo-hyun | 8–11, 8–11  |  Runner-up
1994  | Malaysia Open |  Susi Susanti | 3–11, 8–11  |  Runner-up
1994 | All England Open |  Susi Susanti | 5–11, 9–11  |  Runner-up
1994  | Japan Open |  Susi Susanti | 6–11, 12–10, 8–11  |  Runner-up
1993 | Grand Prix Finals |  Susi Susanti | 3–11, 9–12  |  Runner-up
1993  | Hong Kong Open |  Han Jingna | 10–12, 11–7, 11–1  |  Winner
1993  | China Open |  Han Jingna | 10–12, 1–11  |  Runner-up
1993  | Denmark Open |  Liu Yuhong | 11–8, 11–1  |  Winner
1993  | German Open |  Susi Susanti | 6–11, 8–11  |  Runner-up
1993  | Indonesia Open |  Susi Susanti | 11–9, 12–11  |  Winner
1993  | French Open |  Yao Yan | 7–11, 11–5, 5–11  |  Runner-up
1993  | Japan Open |  Bang Soo-hyun | 11–6, 11–5  |  Winner
1992  | Singapore Open |  Han Jingna | 8–11, 11–2, 11–3  |  Winner
1992  | Indonesia Open |  Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 11–7, 11–6  |  Winner
1992  | Japan Open |  Susi Susanti | 2–11, 0–11  |  Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1997  | Swiss Open |  Han Jingna |  Ge Fei
Gu Jun | 15–9, 2–15, 11–15  |  Runner-up
1995  | Swedish Open |  Han Jingna |  Kim Mee-hyang
Kim Shin-young | 15–12, 12–15, 8–15  |  Runner-up

## Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

| Players  | Matches  | Results  | Difference

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Won  | Lost
Dai Yun | 10 | 9 | 1 | +8
Gong Ruina | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2
Gong Zhichao | 12 | 9 | 3 | +6
Han Jingna | 6 | 5 | 1 | +4
Tang Jiuhong | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1
Yao Yan | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1
Zhang Ning | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4
Zhou Mi | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2
Huang Chia-chi | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3
Camilla Martin | 9 | 6 | 3 | +3
Mette Sørensen | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3
| Players  | Matches  | Results  | Difference

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Won  | Lost
Helen Troke | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1
Xu Huaiwen | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3
Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2
Susi Susanti | 34 | 11 | 23 | –12
Yasuko Mizui | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5
/ Mia Audina | 8 | 5 | 3 | +2
Bang Soo-hyun | 17 | 9 | 8 | +1
Kim Ji-hyun | 14 | 11 | 3 | +8
Lee Heung-soon | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2
Lim Xiaoqing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0
Somharuthai Jaroensiri | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5

## References

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1. ^ "Turnover at the top of rankings" (PDF). World Badminton. May 1996. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
2. ^ a b Castka, Richard (1 April 2009). "Ex-badminton star Ye in Open quest". SCMP. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. ^ a b c "Chinese sports couple who denounced Communist Party may disappear from record books". South China Morning Post. 5 June 2020.
4. ^ "Former World No.1 shuttler Ye Zhaoying reveals she was asked to lose 2000 Olympic semi-final". India Today. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
5. ^ Yew, Lun Tian (4 June 2020). "Retired China soccer star calls for ouster of Communist Party". Reuters. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
6. ^ a b c Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (27 August 2022). "Former world champion reveals that she was ordered to lose Olympic semi-final". TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

## External links

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* Ye Zhaoying at BWFBadminton.com
* Ye Zhaoying at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
* Ye Zhaoying at Olympedia
* Ye Zhaoying at Olympics.com

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World badminton women's singles champions

* 1977:  Lene Køppen (DEN)
* 1978 (WBF):  Zhang Ailing (CHN)
* 1979 (WBF):  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1980:  Verawaty Wiharjo (INA)
* 1983:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1985:  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1987:  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1989:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1991:  Tang Jiuhong (CHN)
* 1993:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1995:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1997:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1999:  Camilla Martin (DEN)
* 2001:  Gong Ruina (CHN)
* 2003:  Zhang Ning (CHN)
* 2005:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2006:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2007:  Zhu Lin (CHN)
* 2009:  Lu Lan (CHN)
* 2010:  Wang Lin (CHN)
* 2011:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2013:  Ratchanok Intanon (THA)
* 2014:  Carolina Marín (ESP)
* 2015:  Carolina Marín (ESP)
* 2017:  Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)
* 2018:  Carolina Marín (ESP)
* 2019:  P. V. Sindhu (IND)
* 2021:  Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)
* 2022:  Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)
* 2023:  An Se-young (KOR)

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* t
* e

Uber Cup badminton women's team champions

* 1957:  Lois Alston, Judy Devlin, Susan Devlin, Ethel Marshall, Bea Massman, Margaret Varner (USA)
* 1960:  Judy Devlin, Susan Devlin, Dorothy O'Neil, Margaret Varner (USA)
* 1963:  Tyna Barinaga, Judy Hashman, Caroline Jensen, Dorothy O'Neil, Carlene Starkey, McGregor Stewart (USA)
* 1966:  Hiroe Amano, Kazuko Goto, Noriko Takagi, Tomoko Takahashi, Fumiko Yokoi, Mitsuko Yokoyama (JPN)
* 1969:  Hiroe Amano, Noriko Takagi, Tomoko Takahashi, Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1972:  Machiko Aizawa, Noriko Nakayama, Kaoru Takasaka, Etsuko Takenaka, Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1975:  Utami Dewi, Regina Masli, Minarni, Taty Sumirah, Theresia Widiastuti, Imelda Wiguna (INA)
* 1978:  Saori Kondo, Noriko Nakayama, Mikiko Takada, Atsuko Tokuda, Emiko Ueno, Yoshiko Yonekura, Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1981:  Saori Kondo, Mikiko Takada, Atsuko Tokuda, Yoshiko Yonekura (JPN)
* 1984:  Han Aiping, Li Lingwei, Lin Ying, Qian Ping, Wu Dixi, Wu Jianqiu, Xu Rong, Zhang Ailing (CHN)
* 1986:  Guan Weizhen, Han Aiping, Lao Yujing, Li Lingwei, Lin Ying, Wu Dixi, Wu Jianqiu, Zheng Yuli (CHN)
* 1988:  Gu Jiaming, Guan Weizhen, Han Aiping, Lao Yujing, Li Lingwei, Lin Ying, Shang Fumei, Shi Wen, Zheng Yuli (CHN)
* 1990:  Guan Weizhen, Huang Hua, Lai Caiqin, Nong Qunhua, Shi Fangjing, Shi Xiaohui, Tang Jiuhong, Yao Fen, Zhou Lei (CHN)
* 1992:  Guan Weizhen, Hu Ning, Huang Hua, Lin Yanfen, Nong Qunhua, Tang Jiuhong, Wu Yuhong, Yao Fen, Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1994:  Mia Audina, Finarsih, Yuni Kartika, Eliza Nathanael, Zelin Resiana, Yuliani Santosa, Susi Susanti, Lili Tampi, Rosiana Tendean (INA)
* 1996:  Mia Audina, Lidya Djaelawijaya, Finarsih, Deyana Lomban, Meiluawati, Eliza Nathanael, Zelin Resiana, Yuliani Santosa, Susi Susanti, Lili Tampi (INA)
* 1998:  Dai Yun, Ge Fei, Gong Zhichao, Gu Jun, Han Jingna, Liu Lu, Qian Hong, Qin Yiyuan, Tang Yongshu, Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 2000:  Dai Yun, Gao Ling, Ge Fei, Gong Ruina, Gong Zhichao, Gu Jun, Huang Nanyan, Qin Yiyuan, Yang Wei, Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 2002:  Dai Yun, Gao Ling, Gong Ruina, Huang Nanyan, Huang Sui, Wei Yili, Yang Wei, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Ning, Zhou Mi (CHN)
* 2004:  Gao Ling, Gong Ruina, Huang Sui, Wei Yili, Xie Xingfang, Yang Wei, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Ning, Zhao Tingting, Zhou Mi (CHN)
* 2006:  Du Jing, Gao Ling, Huang Sui, Jiang Yanjiao, Lu Lan, Xie Xingfang, Yang Wei, Yu Yang, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Ning (CHN)
* 2008:  Gao Ling, Jiang Yanjiao, Lu Lan, Wei Yili, Xie Xingfang, Yang Wei, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Yawen, Zhao Tingting, Zhu Lin (CHN)
* 2010:  Bae Seung-hee, Bae Yeon-ju, Chang Ye-na, Ha Jung-eun, Jung Kyung-eun, Kim Min-jung, Lee Hyo-jung, Lee Kyung-won, Lee Yun-hwa, Sung Ji-hyun (KOR)
* 2012:  Cheng Shu, Li Xuerui, Pan Pan, Tian Qing, Wang Shixian, Wang Xiaoli, Wang Xin, Wang Yihan, Yu Yang, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2014:  Bao Yixin, Li Xuerui, Ma Jin, Sun Yu, Tang Jinhua, Tian Qing, Wang Shixian, Wang Xiaoli, Wang Yihan, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2016:  Chen Qingchen, Li Xuerui, Sun Yu, Tang Jinhua, Tang Yuanting, Tian Qing, Wang Shixian, Wang Yihan, Yu Yang, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2018:  Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota, Misaki Matsutomo, Nozomi Okuhara, Sayaka Sato, Ayaka Takahashi, Sayaka Takahashi, Shiho Tanaka, Akane Yamaguchi, Koharu Yonemoto (JPN)
* 2020:  Chen Qingchen, Chen Yufei, Han Yue, He Bingjiao, Huang Dongping, Jia Yifan, Li Wenmei, Liu Xuanxuan, Wang Zhiyi, Xia Yuting, Zheng Yu (CHN)
* 2022:  An Se-young, Baek Ha-na, Jeong Na-eun, Kim Ga-eun, Kim Hye-jeong, Kim So-yeong, Kong Hee-yong, Lee Seo-jin, Lee So-hee, Lee Yu-lim, Shin Seung-chan, Sim Yu-jin (KOR)
* 2024:  Chen Qingchen, Chen Yufei, Han Yue, He Bingjiao, Jia Yifan, Liu Shengshu, Tan Ning, Wang Zhiyi, Zhang Shuxian, Zheng Yu (CHN)

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* t
* e

Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team champions

* 1989:  Verawaty Fadjrin, Rudy Gunawan, Eddy Hartono, Eddy Kurniawan, Yanti Kusmiati, Sarwendah Kusumawardhani, Aryono Miranat, Icuk Sugiarto, Susi Susanti, Minarti Timur (INA)
* 1991:  Ahn Jae-chang, Bang Soo-hyun, Chung Myung-hee, Chung So-young, Hwang Hye-young, Kim Hak-kyun, Kim Moon-soo, Lee Gwang-jin, Lee Heung-soon, Lee Sang-bok, Park Joo-bong (KOR)
* 1993:  Bang Soo-hyun, Chung So-young, Gil Young-ah, Kim Hak-kyun, Kim Moon-soo, Lee Heung-soon, Park Joo-bong, Park Sung-woo, Shon Jin-hwan (KOR)
* 1995:  Chen Xingdong, Dong Jiong, Ge Fei, Gu Jun, Huang Zhanzhong, Jiang Xin, Liu Jianjun, Sun Jun, Wang Xiaoyuan, Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1997:  Chen Xingdong, Dong Jiong, Ge Cheng, Ge Fei, Gong Zhichao, Gu Jun, Lin Liwen, Liu Yong, Qin Yiyuan, Tang Yongshu, Tao Xiaoqiang, Sun Jun, Ye Zhaoying, Zhang Wei (CHN)
* 1999:  Dai Yun, Dong Jiong, Ge Fei, Gong Zhichao, Gu Jun, Huang Nanyan, Liu Yong, Sun Jun, Yang Wei, Yu Jinhao, Zhang Jun, Zhang Ning, Zhang Wei (CHN)
* 2001:  Chen Hong, Gao Ling, Gong Zhichao, Huang Nanyan, Huang Sui, Ji Xinpeng, Liu Yong, Yang Wei, Zhang Jun, Zhang Wei, Zhou Mi (CHN)
* 2003:  Jun Jae-youn, Kim Dong-moon, Kim Kyeung-ran, Kim Yong-hyun, Lee Dong-soo, Lee Hyo-jung, Lee Hyun-il, Lee Kyung-won, Park Sung-hwan, Ra Kyung-min, Yim Kyung-jin, Yoo Yong-sung (KOR)
* 2005:  Bao Chunlai, Cai Yun, Chen Qiqiu, Fu Haifeng, Gao Ling, Huang Sui, Lin Dan, Xie Xingfang, Yang Wei, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Jun, Zhang Ning, Zhao Tingting (CHN)
* 2007:  Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng, Gao Ling, Lin Dan, Wei Yili, Xie Xingfang, Yang Wei, Zhang Ning, Zhang Yawen, Zhao Tingting, Zheng Bo (CHN)
* 2009:  Cai Yun, Du Jing, Fu Haifeng, He Hanbin, Lin Dan, Ma Jin, Pan Pan, Wang Lin, Wang Yihan, Yu Yang, Zhang Yawen, Zheng Bo (CHN)
* 2011:  Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng, Lin Dan, Ma Jin, Tian Qing, Wang Shixian, Wang Xiaoli, Wang Xin, Xu Chen, Yu Yang, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2013:  Cai Yun, Chen Long, Fu Haifeng, Li Xuerui, Liu Xiaolong, Ma Jin, Qiu Zihan, Wang Xiaoli, Wang Yihan, Xu Chen, Yu Yang, Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2015:  Cai Yun, Chai Biao, Chen Long, Fu Haifeng, Hong Wei, Li Xuerui, Lin Dan, Liu Cheng, Ma Jin, Tang Yuanting, Wang Yihan, Xu Chen, Yu Yang, Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2017:  Chae Yoo-jung, Chang Ye-na, Choi Sol-gyu, Jeon Hyeok-jin, Jung Kyung-eun, Kim Duk-young, Kim Ha-na, Kim Won-ho, Lee Jang-mi, Lee So-hee, Park Kyung-hoon, Seo Seung-jae, Son Wan-ho, Sung Ji-hyun (KOR)
* 2019:  Chen Long, Chen Qingchen, Chen Yufei, Du Yue, Han Chengkai, Huang Dongping, Huang Yaqiong, Jia Yifan, Li Junhui, Li Yinhui, Liu Yuchen, Shi Yuqi, Wang Yilyu, Zheng Siwei, Zhou Haodong (CHN)
* 2021:  Chen Qingchen, Chen Yufei, Du Yue, Feng Yanzhe, He Bingjiao, He Jiting, Huang Dongping, Jia Yifan, Li Wenmei, Liu Cheng, Lu Guangzu, Shi Yuqi, Tan Qiang, Wang Yilyu, Zheng Yu, Zhou Haodong (CHN)
* 2023:  Chen Qingchen, Chen Yufei, Feng Yanzhe, He Bingjiao, Huang Dongping, Huang Yaqiong, Jia Yifan, Li Shifeng, Liang Weikeng, Liu Yuchen, Ou Xuanyi, Shi Yuqi, Wang Chang, Zhang Shuxian, Zheng Siwei, Zheng Yu (CHN)
* 2025:  Chen Boyang, Chen Qingchen, Chen Yufei, Feng Yanzhe, Huang Dongping, Jia Yifan, Jiang Zhenbang, Li Shifeng, Liang Weikeng, Liu Shengshu, Liu Yi, Shi Yuqi, Tan Ning, Wang Chang, Wang Zhiyi, Wei Yaxin (CHN)

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* e

World Cup badminton women's singles champions

* 1979:  Lene Køppen (DEN)
* 1980:  Lene Køppen (DEN)
* 1981:  Chen Ruizhen (CHN)
* 1982:  Lene Køppen (DEN)
* 1983:  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1984:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1985:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1986:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1987:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1988:  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1989:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1990:  Sarwendah Kusumawardhani (INA)
* 1991:  Huang Hua (CHN)
* 1992:  Tang Jiuhong (CHN)
* 1993:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1994:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1995:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1996:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1997:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 2005:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2006:  Wang Yihan (CHN)

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All England Open badminton women's singles champions

* 1900:  Ethel Thomson (ENG)
* 1901:  Ethel Thomson (ENG)
* 1902:  Meriel Lucas (ENG)
* 1903:  Ethel Thomson (ENG)
* 1904:  Ethel Thomson (ENG)
* 1905:  Meriel Lucas (ENG)
* 1906:  Ethel Thomson (ENG)
* 1907:  Meriel Lucas (ENG)
* 1908:  Meriel Lucas (ENG)
* 1909:  Meriel Lucas (ENG)
* 1910:  Meriel Lucas (ENG)
* 1911:  Margaret Tragett (ENG)
* 1912:  Margaret Tragett (ENG)
* 1913:  Lavinia Radeglia (ENG)
* 1914:  Lavinia Radeglia (ENG)
* 1920:  Kathleen McKane (ENG)
* 1921:  Kathleen McKane (ENG)
* 1922:  Kathleen McKane (ENG)
* 1923:  Lavinia Radeglia (ENG)
* 1924:  Kathleen McKane (ENG)
* 1925:  Margaret Stocks (ENG)
* 1926:  Marjorie Barrett (ENG)
* 1927:  Marjorie Barrett (ENG)
* 1928:  Margaret Tragett (ENG)
* 1929:  Marjorie Barrett (ENG)
* 1930:  Marjorie Barrett (ENG)
* 1931:  Marjorie Barrett (ENG)
* 1932:  Leoni Kingsbury (ENG)
* 1933:  Alice Woodroffe (ENG)
* 1934:  Leoni Kingsbury (ENG)
* 1935:  Betty Uber (ENG)
* 1936:  Thelma Kingsbury (ENG)
* 1937:  Thelma Kingsbury (ENG)
* 1938:  Daphne Young (ENG)
* 1939:  Dorothy Walton (CAN)
* 1947:  Marie Ussing (DEN)
* 1948:  Kirsten Thorndahl (DEN)
* 1949:  Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen (DEN)
* 1950:  Tonny Ahm (DEN)
* 1951:  Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen (DEN)
* 1952:  Tonny Ahm (DEN)
* 1953:  Marie Ussing (DEN)
* 1954:  Judy Devlin (USA)
* 1955:  Margaret Varner (USA)
* 1956:  Margaret Varner (USA)
* 1957:  Judy Devlin (USA)
* 1958:  Judy Devlin (USA)
* 1959:  Heather Ward (ENG)
* 1960:  Judy Devlin (USA)
* 1961:  Judy Hashman (USA)
* 1962:  Judy Hashman (USA)
* 1963:  Judy Hashman (USA)
* 1964:  Judy Hashman (USA)
* 1965:  Ursula Smith (ENG)
* 1966:  Judy Hashman (USA)
* 1967:  Judy Hashman (USA)
* 1968:  Eva Twedberg (SWE)
* 1969:  Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1970:  Etsuko Takenaka (JPN)
* 1971:  Eva Twedberg (SWE)
* 1972:  Noriko Nakayama (JPN)
* 1973:  Margaret Beck (ENG)
* 1974:  Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1975:  Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1976:  Gillian Gilks (ENG)
* 1977:  Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1978:  Gillian Gilks (ENG)
* 1979:  Lene Køppen (DEN)
* 1980:  Lene Køppen (DEN)
* 1981:  Hwang Sun-ai (KOR)
* 1982:  Zhang Ailing (CHN)
* 1983:  Zhang Ailing (CHN)
* 1984:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1985:  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1986:  Kim Yun-ja (KOR)
* 1987:  Kirsten Larsen (DEN)
* 1988:  Gu Jiaming (CHN)
* 1989:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1990:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1991:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1992:  Tang Jiuhong (CHN)
* 1993:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1994:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1995:  Lim Xiaoqing (SWE)
* 1996:  Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)
* 1997:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1998:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1999:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 2000:  Gong Zhichao (CHN)
* 2001:  Gong Zhichao (CHN)
* 2002:  Camilla Martin (DEN)
* 2003:  Zhou Mi (CHN)
* 2004:  Gong Ruina (CHN)
* 2005:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2006:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2007:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2008:  Tine Rasmussen (DEN)
* 2009:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2010:  Tine Rasmussen (DEN)
* 2011:  Wang Shixian (CHN)
* 2012:  Li Xuerui (CHN)
* 2013:  Tine Baun (DEN)
* 2014:  Wang Shixian (CHN)
* 2015:  Carolina Marín (ESP)
* 2016:  Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)
* 2017:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2018:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2019:  Chen Yufei (CHN)
* 2020:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2021:  Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)
* 2022:  Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)
* 2023:  An Se-young (KOR)
* 2024:  Carolina Marín (ESP)
* 2025:  An Se-young (KOR)

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World Badminton Grand Prix Finals women's singles champions

* 1983:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1984:  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1985:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1986:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1987:  Li Lingwei (CHN)
* 1988:  Han Aiping (CHN)
* 1989:  Tang Jiuhong (CHN)
* 1990:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1991:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1992:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1993:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1994:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1995:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1996:  Susi Susanti (INA)
* 1997:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1998:  Zhang Ning (CHN)
* 1999:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 2000:  Zhou Mi (CHN)

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Asian Games badminton women's team champions

* 1962:  Goei Kiok Nio, Happy Herowati, Corry Kawilarang, Retno Kustijah, Minarni (INA)
* 1966:  Hiroe Amano, Kazuko Goto, Noriko Takagi, Tomoko Takahashi (JPN)
* 1970:  Machiko Aizawa, Mariko Nishio, Etsuko Takenaka, Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
* 1974:  Chen Yuniang, Liang Qiuxia, Lin Youya, Liu Xiaozheng, Qiu Yufang, Zheng Huiming (CHN)
* 1978:  Liang Qiuxia, Liu Xia, Qiu Yufang, Zhang Ailing, Zheng Huiming (CHN)
* 1982:  Li Lingwei, Lin Ying, Wu Dixi, Wu Jianqiu, Xu Rong, Zhang Ailing (CHN)
* 1986:  Gu Jiaming, Guan Weizhen, Han Aiping, Li Lingwei, Lin Ying, Qian Ping, Wu Jianqiu, Zheng Yuli (CHN)
* 1990:  Guan Weizhen, Huang Hua, Lai Caiqin, Nong Qunhua, Shi Fangjing, Tang Jiuhong, Yao Fen, Zhou Lei (CHN)
* 1994:  Bang Soo-hyun, Chung So-young, Gil Young-ah, Jang Hye-ock, Kim Ji-hyun, Lee Heung-soon, Ra Kyung-min, Shim Eun-jung (KOR)
* 1998:  Dai Yun, Ge Fei, Gong Zhichao, Gu Jun, Qin Yiyuan, Tang Yongshu, Ye Zhaoying, Zhang Ning (CHN)
* 2002:  Dai Yun, Gao Ling, Gong Ruina, Huang Nanyan, Huang Sui, Wei Yili, Yang Wei, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Ning, Zhou Mi (CHN)
* 2006:  Gao Ling, Huang Sui, Xie Xingfang, Yang Wei, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Ning, Zhang Yawen, Zhu Lin (CHN)
* 2010:  Cheng Shu, Jiang Yanjiao, Lu Lan, Ma Jin, Tian Qing, Wang Shixian, Wang Xiaoli, Wang Xin, Yu Yang, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2014:  Bao Yixin, Li Xuerui, Liu Xin, Ma Jin, Tian Qing, Wang Shixian, Wang Xiaoli, Wang Yihan, Yu Yang, Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
* 2018:  Yuki Fukushima, Arisa Higashino, Sayaka Hirota, Misaki Matsutomo, Aya Ohori, Nozomi Okuhara, Sayaka Sato, Ayaka Takahashi, Akane Yamaguchi, Koharu Yonemoto (JPN)
* 2022:  An Se-young, Baek Ha-na, Chae Yoo-jung, Jeong Na-eun, Kim Ga-eun, Kim Ga-ram, Kim Hye-jeong, Kim So-yeong, Kong Hee-yong, Lee So-hee (KOR)

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Asian badminton women's singles champions

* 1962:  Minarni (INA)
* 1965:  Angela Bairstow (ENG)
* 1969:  Pang Yuet Mui (HKG)
* 1971:  Utami Kinard (INA)
* 1976:  Liang Qiuxia (CHN)
* 1983:  Yoo Sang-hee (KOR)
* 1985:  Zheng Yuli (CHN)
* 1991:  Yuliani Sentosa (INA)
* 1992:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1994:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1995:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1996:  Gong Zhichao (CHN)
* 1997:  Yao Yan (CHN)
* 1998:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1999:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 2000:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2001:  Zhang Ning (CHN)
* 2002:  Zhou Mi (CHN)
* 2003:  Wang Chen (HKG)
* 2004:  Jun Jae-youn (KOR)
* 2005:  Wang Chen (HKG)
* 2006:  Wang Chen (HKG)
* 2007:  Jiang Yanjiao (CHN)
* 2008:  Jiang Yanjiao (CHN)
* 2009:  Zhu Lin (CHN)
* 2010:  Li Xuerui (CHN)
* 2011:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2012:  Li Xuerui (CHN)
* 2013:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2014:  Sung Ji-hyun (KOR)
* 2015:  Ratchanok Intanon (THA)
* 2016:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2017:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2018:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2019:  Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)
* 2022:  Wang Zhiyi (CHN)
* 2023:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2024:  Wang Zhiyi (CHN)
* 2025:  Chen Yufei (CHN)

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Asian Cup badminton women's singles champions

* 1991:  Tang Jiuhong (CHN)
* 1994:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1995:  Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)
* 1996:  Zhang Ning (CHN)

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Members of the Badminton Hall of Fame

Men's players|

* Cai Yun
* Chen Long
* David E. L. Choong
* Eddy Choong
* Frank Devlin
* David Guthrie Freeman
* Morten Frost
* Fu Haifeng
* Ha Tae-kwon
* Christian Hadinata
* Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
* Rudy Hartono
* Hou Jiachang
* Kim Dong-moon
* Kim Moon-soo
* Finn Kobberø
* Erland Kops
* Lee Chong Wei
* Lee Yong-dae
* Li Yongbo
* Liem Swie King
* Lin Dan
* Thomas Lund
* Rexy Mainaky
* Ng Boon Bee
* Ralph Nichols
* Ong Poh Lim
* Park Joo-bong
* Ricky Subagja
* Tan Yee Khan
* Tang Xianhu
* Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet
* Tian Bingyi
* Tjun Tjun
* Johan Wahjudi
* Charoen Wattanasin
* Wong Peng Soon
* Zhang Jun

Women's players|

* Tonny Ahm
* Bang Soo-hyun
* Margaret Varner Bloss
* Chen Yuniang
* Chung Myung-hee
* Chung So-young
* Gao Ling
* Ge Fei
* Gil Young-ah
* Gillian Gilks
* Gong Zhichao
* Gu Jun
* Han Aiping
* Judy Devlin
* Huang Sui
* Lene Køppen
* Ethel Thomson Larcombe
* Li Lingwei
* Meriel Lucas
* Liliyana Natsir
* Nora Perry
* Ra Kyung-min
* Ulla Strand
* Susi Susanti
* Kirsten Thorndahl
* Margaret Tragett
* Betty Uber
* Susan Whetnall
* Ye Zhaoying
* Hiroe Yuki
* Zhang Ning
* Zhao Yunlei

Contributors|

* S. S. C. Dolby
* Lü Shengrong
* John McCallum
* Stellan Mohlin
* Craig Reedie
* Herbert Scheele
* Dick Sudirman

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