Wang Chen (badminton)

Wang Chen
王晨

Personal information
Born	(1976-06-21) June 21, 1976 Shanghai, China
Sport
Country	Hong Kong
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	1
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Hong Kong World Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles Uber Cup 2002 Guangzhou Women's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Women's singles 2002 Busan Women's singles 2002 Busan Women's team Asian Championships 2003 Jakarta Women's singles 2005 Johor Bahru Women's singles 2006 Johor Bahru Women's singles 2001 Manila Women's singles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles 2002 Bangkok Women's singles 2007 Johor Bahru Women's singles 2008 Johor Bahru Women's singles East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Women's team Representing  China World Championships 1997 Glasgow Women's singles World Cup 1996 Jakarta Women's singles Uber Cup 1996 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Championships 1995 Beijing Women's singles World Junior Championships 1994 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles

Wang Chen (Chinese: 王晨; pinyin: Wáng Chén; Jyutping: wong⁴ san⁴; born 21 June 1976) is a Chinese badminton player who later represented Hong Kong.^[1]

Career

In 1994, Wang won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in the girls' singles.

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

In 1997, she back-to-back won the Thailand Open women's singles title.

In 2002, she won the Chinese Taipei Open.

In 2003, she won a gold medal at the Asian Championships.

In 2004, 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.

In 2005, she won the Indonesia Open and Asian Championships.

In 2006, she won the gold medal at the Asian Games and for the third times clinched the Asian Championships women's singles title.

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

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 2008 Hong Kong Super Series.

Personal life

Wang married mainland Chinese badminton player Zheng Yumin in 2002.^[2][3] Their son Zheng Xingjun (鄭星駿) Longlong (龍龍) was born in 2012, second son Zheng Xingrong (鄭星榮) was born in 2015.^[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

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

World Cup

Women's singles

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

Asian Games

Women's singles

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

Asian Championships

Women's singles

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

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

BWF 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
2007	Indonesia Open	Zhu Lin	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2008	Hong Kong Open	Xie Xingfang	21–16, 10–21, 21–10	Winner
2008	Superseries Finals	Zhou Mi	14–21, 18–21	Runner-up

  Superseries tournament

  Superseries Premier tournament

  Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the 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
1995	Denmark Open	Lim Xiaoqing	6–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1996	Polish Open	Meiluawati	6–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1996	Malaysia Open	Zhang Ning	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1996	Indonesia Open	Susi Susanti	8–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1996	China Open	Zhang Ning	6–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1996	Thailand Open	Kim Ji-hyun	2–11, 11–5, 11–7	Winner
1997	Thailand Open	Zeng Yaqiong	11–3, 11–6	Winner
2000	Indonesia Open	Camilla Martin	9–11, 4–11	Runner-up
2001	Indonesia Open	Ellen Angelina	5–7, 3–7, 7–5, 4–7	Runner-up
2002	Chinese Taipei Open	Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn	11–3, 11–1	Winner
2003	Swiss Open	Zhang Ning	Walkover	Runner-up
2003	Korea Open	Mia Audina	3–11, 13–10, 0–11	Runner-up
2003	Indonesia Open	Xie Xingfang	6–11, 11–8, 1–11	Runner-up
2004	China Open	Xie Xingfang	11–5, 3–11, 4–11	Runner-up
2005	Korea Open	Jun Jae-youn	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2005	Indonesia Open	Mia Audina	11–7, 11–1	Winner
2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Pi Hongyan	21–18, 14–21, 26–24	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  IBF/BWF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Norwegian International	Kim Ji-hyun	11–2, 3–11, 6–11	Runner-up
2000	Australia Capital International	Kanako Yonekura	11–6, 11–8	Winner
2000	Waitakere International	Kanako Yonekura	11–1, 11–2	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Australia Capital International	Mei Mei Chan	Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson	15–7, 15–4	Winner
2000	Waitakere International	Mei Mei Chan	Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy	15–4, 15–12	Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[5]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 5 5 0 +5 Dai Yun 6 4 2 +2 Gong Ruina 10 3 7 –4 Gong Zhichao 4 1 3 –2 Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1 Lu Lan 8 2 6 –4 Wang Lin 5 4 1 +3 Wang Shixian 2 0 2 –2 Wang Yihan 4 1 3 –2 Xie Xingfang 9 2 7 –5 Ye Zhaoying 4 0 4 –4 Zhang Ning 17 3 14 –11 Zhu Lin 6 3 3 0 Cheng Shao-chieh 9 8 1 +7 Huang Chia-chi 2 2 0 +2 Tine Baun 11 5 6 –1 Camilla Martin 10 3 7 –4 Mette Sørensen 3 2 1 +1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Tracey Hallam 3 2 1 +1 Pi Hongyan 9 7 2 +5 Petra Overzier 2 1 1 0 Juliane Schenk 4 4 0 +4 / Xu Huaiwen 4 3 1 +2 Yip Pui Yin 1 1 0 +1 / Zhou Mi 11 4 7 –3 Saina Nehwal 5 4 1 +3 Susi Susanti 4 1 3 –2 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Yasuko Mizui 3 3 0 +3 Wong Mew Choo 5 3 2 +1 / Mia Audina 10 5 5 0 Bang Soo-hyun 1 0 1 –1 Kim Ji-hyun 3 2 1 +1 Lim Xiaoqing 1 0 1 –1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 1 1 0 +1

References

External links

• Wang Chen at BWFBadminton.com
• Wang Chen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
• Wang Chen at Olympedia
• Wang Chen at Olympics.com