Chinese badminton player (born 1994)
Badminton player
Wang Yilyu (Chinese: 王懿律; pinyin: Wáng Yìlǜ; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ.î lŷ]; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese former badminton player.[2][3] He is the mixed doubles Olympic Champion at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning in 2018 and 2019.
Career
Wang competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnering with Huang Dongping as the second seeds. The duo won a gold medal after beating their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the final in a close rubber game.[4][5] Wang played at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland, and was part of the China squad that lifted the Sudirman Cup trophy.[6]
In May 2023, Wang resigned from the Chinese national team as a result of a long-term injury.[7] BWF announced his retirement on 1 June 2023.[8]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Mixed doubles
BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
Asian Games
Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Summer Universiade
Men's doubles
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
BWF World Tour (7 titles, 14 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Mixed doubles
BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[11] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[12] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
- Superseries tournament
- Superseries Premier tournament
- Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 5 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ a b "WANG Yilyu". Asian Games 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "WANG Yi Lyu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "嘉兴市羽球小将王懿律锐不可当再夺双冠" (in Chinese). Sports Bureau of Zhejiang Province. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Badminton - Wang Yi Lyu". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ DeMeyer, Tess (31 July 2021). "Wang, Huang defeat top-seeded Zheng, Huang to win badminton mixed doubles gold". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "【羽毛球】恭喜!3比1力克日本,国羽第12次捧起苏迪曼杯!". Guangzhou Daily (in Chinese). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "奥运冠军王懿律因伤退役,冯彦哲神经刀,中间的黄东萍该何去何从" (in Chinese). NetEase. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Wang Yi Lyu and Du Yue wave goodbye". Badminton World Federation. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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