Hong Jingyu

Jing Yu Hong 洪静宇
1st Place at Boston Open
Personal information
Birth name	洪静宇
Country	China (2000–2010) United States (2013–present)
Born	(1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 40) Beijing, China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Years active	1993–present
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	116 (WD) Nov 24, 2016 249 (XD) Aug 27, 2015[1]
Current ranking	155 (WD) 525 (WD) (Dec 15, 2016[1])
BWF profile

Hong Jingyu (洪静宇) (born 2 July 1984 in Beijing), also known as Jing Yu Hong, is a professional badminton player from China who is a doubles and mixed specialist.[2] She started her badminton career at the age of 9.

At age 11, Hong left home to train full-time at a professional sports center. In 2002, she was recognized for her abilities and was selected for the Chinese National Youth Team. She was selected to go to the China National 2nd Tier Team for Women Doubles. During her time with the National Team she won recognition and several titles in China's National Team and individual tournaments.

In 2012 Hong joined the EastBay Badminton Association and is representing the United States.[3]

Achievement

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	U.S. Open	Beiwen Zhang	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	8–21, 8–21[4]	Semi-finalist

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	U.S. Grand Prix	Halim Ho	Peter Kaesbauer Isabel Herttrich	13–21, 10–21[5]	Semi-finalist

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Beiwen Zhang	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana	21-17, 22-20	Winner
2013 [6]	USA International	Beiwen Zhang	Paula B Pereira Lohaynny Vicente	21–7, 21–14	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013 [6]	USA International	Halim Ho	Toby Ng Michelle Li	16–21, 15–21	Runner-Up

USA National Tournaments

Women singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013 [7]	ACES Shuttles and Puccini Texas Championship	Nicole Grether	17–21, 15–21	Runner-Up
2013 [8]	Yonex Houston Open	Beiwen Zhang	10–21, 23–21	Runner-Up
2014 [9]	Imprint Houston Open Tournament	Budiyani Setiawan	21-6, 21-9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013 [7]	ACES Shuttles and Puccini Texas Championship	Sarun Vivatpatanakul	Hock Lai Lee Elizabeth Wern Li Wong	21-11, 21-14	Winner
2013 [8]	Yonex Houston Open	Halim Ho	Sarun Vivatpatanakul Beiwen Zhang	21-17, 21-19	Winner
2014 [10]	Puccini Texas Championship	Halim Ho	Sarun Vivatpatanakul Beiwen Zhang	19-21, 15-21	Third Place

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013 [8]	Yonex Houston Open	Beiwen Zhang	Ruth L Menchaca Tina-Rose Cavazos	21-10, 21-5	Winner
2014 [10]	Puccini Texas Championship	Beiwen Zhang	Jamie Hsu Krista Hsu	21-14, 21-6	Winner

References

1. "Jing Yu HONG | RANKING HISTORY | Profile". bwfbadminton.com.
2. "Players: Hong Jing Yu". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
3. "Eight Winners Crowned at 2015 USA Badminton Adult Nationals". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
4. "Toernooi.nl - YONEX US Open - Winnaars". bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com.
5. "BWF - 2014 K & D Graphics & YONEX Grand Prix Badminton Championships - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
6. "Toernooi.nl - YONEX USA International 2013 - Winnaars". bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com.
7. "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com.
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9. "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com.
10. "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com.

External links

• Hong Jingyu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)