Wang Zhiyi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Zhiyi 王祉怡
Wang with her silver medal of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 24) Shashi, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Luo Yigang
Women's singles
Highest ranking	2 (19 November 2024)
Current ranking	2 (10 December 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Uber Cup 2020 Aarhus Women's team 2024 Chengdu Women's team 2022 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's team Asian Championships 2022 Manila Women's singles 2024 Ningbo Women's singles Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Girls' singles World Junior Championships 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team 2018 Markham Mixed team 2018 Markham Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 2018 Jakarta Girls' singles 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Wang Zhiyi (Chinese: 王祉怡; pinyin: Wáng Zhǐyí; born 29 April 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Shashi, Jingzhou, in Hubei province.[1] She was two-time Asian Champions winning the title in 2022 and 2024.[2][3] She was part of China winning team in the 2020 and 2024 Uber Cup, as well at the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup. She won her first BWF World Tour Finals title in 2024.

Career

Early life and junior career

Wang started her career as a badminton player by training in Jingzhou sports school. She went to the Hubei provincial training centre in 2009, and was selected to join the team in 2013. In 2016, Wang joined the national team, and became part of the national second team in 2017.[4]

2018

Wang has achieved a number of achievements in her career in the junior competitions. Wang emerged victory in the girls' singles at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships, and also helped the national team to clinch the mixed team title.[1] She then represented her country at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the girls' singles silver, after losing the final match to Goh Jin Wei.[5] She again had to accept defeat to Goh in the semi-finals of the World Junior Championships, making her have to be satisfied with a bronze medal.[6]

2019

In the 2019 season, Wang won the Austrian Open, U.S. Open as her first World Tour title, Belarus International, Indonesia Masters, Dutch Open, and second consecutive Malaysia International title.[7][8]

2022

She won the women's singles title at the 2022 Asian Championships, which is the biggest title of her career.[2]

2024

In 2024, Wang captured her second Asia Championships title by defeating her senior compatriot Chen Yufei in the final.[3] Wang won her first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 in the home soil China Open.[9]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Akane Yamaguchi	15–21, 21–13, 21–19	Gold	[2]
2024	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Chen Yufei	21–19, 21–7	Gold	[3]

Youth Olympic Games

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Goh Jin Wei	21–16, 13–21, 19–21	Silver	[5]

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada	Goh Jin Wei	9–21, 13–21	Bronze	[6]

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia	Zhou Meng	21–19, 21–8	Gold	[1]

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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 HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2019	Canada Open	Super 100	An Se-young	15–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2019	U.S. Open	Super 300	Kim Ga-eun	21–18, 21–19	Winner	[8]
2019	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	20–22, 21–15, 21–13	Winner
2019	Dutch Open	Super 100	Evgeniya Kosetskaya	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2022	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Tai Tzu-ying	23–21, 6–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	Singapore Open	Super 500	P. V. Sindhu	9–21, 21–11, 15–21	Runner-up
2023	Arctic Open	Super 500	Han Yue	21–16, 20–22, 12–21	Runner-up
2024	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Nozomi Okuhara	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2024	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	P. V. Sindhu	16–21, 21–5, 21–16	Winner
2024	Korea Open	Super 500	Kim Ga-eun	Walkover	Runner-up
2024	China Open	Super 1000	Tomoka Miyazaki	21–17, 21–15	Winner	[9]
2024	Denmark Open	Super 750	An Se-young	21–10, 21–12	Winner
2024	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Han Yue	19–21, 21–19, 21–11	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	China International	Cai Yanyan	9–11, 13–10, 11–9, 7–11	Runner-up
2018	Malaysia International	Lee Ying Ying	21–10, 22–24, 21–14	Winner
2019	Austrian Open	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	21–18, 21–10	Winner
2019	Belarus International	Zhang Yiman	18–21, 21–9, 21–8	Winner
2019	Malaysia International	Asuka Takahashi	12–21, 21–17, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (4 titles)

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Korea Junior International	Wei Yaxin	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2018	Dutch Junior International	Wei Yaxin	21–15, 21–5	Winner
2018	Jaya Raya Junior International	Zhou Meng	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2018	Banthongyord Junior International	Phittayaporn Chaiwan	21–19, 21–16	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 15 August 2024.[12]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Chen Yufei 9 1 8 –7 He Bingjiao 8 5 3 +2 Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1 Zhang Yiman 10 6 4 +2 Tai Tzu-ying 2 0 2 –2 Saina Nehwal 2 2 0 +2 Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 4 2 2 0 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 6 3 3 0

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Aya Ohori 7 4 3 +1 Nozomi Okuhara 3 3 0 +3 Akane Yamaguchi 9 3 6 –3 An Se-young 10 2 8 –6 Sung Ji-hyun 2 2 0 +2 Carolina Marín 3 1 2 –1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2 Ratchanok Intanon 5 1 4 –3

References

1. "骄傲！荆州又诞生一位体坛冠军，她才18岁！". Sohu (in Chinese). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
2. Malanum, Jean (3 May 2022). "Wang stuns top seed Yamaguchi, rules Asia Championships". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
3. Sukumar, Dev (14 April 2024). "Asia Championships: Christie, Wang Zhi Yi Excel". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
4. "荆州籍羽毛球新星闪耀亚洲 市教体局上门送祝福". Jingzhou City Department of Education and Sports (in Chinese). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
5. "王祉怡：永不"祉"步 "怡"于拼搏 "王"者归来". Central China Normal University (in Chinese). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
6. Sukumar, Dev (17 November 2018). "Goh, Wang in Semifinal Clash – Day 5: Li-Ning BWF World Junior Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
7. "Best of Asia: Wang Zhi Yi". Badminton Asia. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
8. Sukumar, Dev (15 July 2019). "Qualifiers Steal the Show at US Open". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
9. Jiwani, Rory (23 September 2024). "BWF China Open 2024: Weng Hongyang and Wang Zhi Yi claim titles to delight home fans". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
10. 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.
11. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
12. "Wang Zhi Yi Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

External links

• Wang Zhiyi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Wang Zhiyi at BWFBadminton.com
• Wang Zhiyi at Olympedia (archive)