Chen Hsuan-yu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen (陳).
Chen Hsuan-yu
陈煊渝
Personal information
CountryAustralia
Born (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31)
Taichung, Taiwan[1]
ResidenceBrisbane, Queensland, Australia[1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
HandednessRight[1]
Women's singles
Highest ranking55 (26 November 2015)
Current ranking73 (13 December 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 North Harbour Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Papeete Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nouméa Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hamilton Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 North Harbour Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nouméa Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne Mixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hamilton Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Women's team
BWF profile

Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu (Traditional Chinese: 陳煊渝; born 1 June 1993) is an Australian badminton player who has represented her country at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[3][4][5]

Career

Badminton was the family sport and all of Chen's family played. She excelled in her high school years and represented her school in both junior and senior Badminton events. She then turned professional and made her International debut for badminton in 2012.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chen made her Olympic debut representing Australia. Her opponents were Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk and Mauritius' Kate Foo Kune and in spite of a good contest she lost to both.[6]

In 2017, Chen won the Casa Del Sole Nouméa International. In 2018, she represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[2] In early 2020, she won the women's singles titles at the Oceania Championships in six consecutive years from 2015 to 2020.[7]

Chen played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and was knocked out in the group stage after finishing second in her group.[8]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Australia Joy Lai 21–18, 24–22 Gold Gold [9]
2016 Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti Australia Joy Lai 21–13, 21–15 Gold Gold [10]
2017 Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia Australia Tiffany Ho 21–18, 21–11 Gold Gold [11]
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Australia Louisa Ma 21–7, 21–14 Gold Gold [12]
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Australia Yingzi Jiang 17–21, 21–16, 23–21 Gold Gold [13]
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia Australia Louisa Ma 21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold [7]
2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Australia Louisa Ma 21–17, 21–18 Gold Gold [14]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand 		Australia Louisa Ma Australia Leanne Choo
Australia Gronya Somerville 		18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze [15]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia 		Australia Mitchell Wheller Australia Joel Findlay
Australia Gronya Somerville 		12–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze [16]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Maribyrnong International Malaysia Julia Wong Pei Xian 22–20, 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [17]
2016 Waikato International Vietnam Vũ Thị Trang 12–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [18]
2017 Nouméa International Australia Joy Lai 21–16, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [19]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Maribyrnong International Chinese Taipei Lin Shu-yu Australia Setyana Mapasa
Australia Gronya Somerville 		22–20, 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [17]
2017 Sydney International Australia Sylvina Kurniawan Chinese Taipei Hung En-tzu
Chinese Taipei Lin Jhih-yun 		19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [20]
2021 Irish Open Australia Gronya Somerville Netherlands Debora Jille
Netherlands Cheryl Seinen 		21–15, 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [21]
2022 North Harbour International Australia Gronya Somerville Chinese Taipei Sung Shuo-yun
Chinese Taipei Yu Chien-hui 		19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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