Tang Yuanting 唐渊渟 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nanning, Guangxi, China | 2 August 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 19 September 2016[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 6 (WD with Ma Jin 23 September 2015) 2 (WD with Yu Yang 14 April 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Tang Yuanting (Chinese: 唐渊渟; born 2 August 1994) is a Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles.[2] She is a women's doubles Asian Champion and East Asian Games gold medalist. Tang was part of the China winning team in a Sudirman Cup, Uber Cup, Asia Team Championships, and an East Asian Games. She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's doubles event partnered with Yu Yang, but lost to the Korean pair in the bronze medal match.[3][4] She retired from the international competition at the age of 22 in September 2016.[1]
Tang Yuanting later moved to Australia to pursue her master of education degree at the University of Sydney, and then participated in the national badminton events.[5]
Achievements
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
East Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–11 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2014 | All England Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 21–23 | ![]() |
2014 | India Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 13–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
2014 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2014 | French Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2015 | All England Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 16–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2015 | China Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–13, 21–12 | ![]() |
2015 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2016 | All England Open | ![]() |
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10–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–8, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 11–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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21–6, 17–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | China Masters | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–11, 17–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Indonesian Masters | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
2016 | Malaysia Masters | ![]() |
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18–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2016 | Thailand Masters | ![]() |
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21–11, 12–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
- ^ a b Hearn, Don (20 September 2016). "Tang Yuanting, world #2, quits at 22". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Players: Tang Yuanting". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Badminton Day 8: Japan wins women's doubles gold, Marin advances to semifinals". NBC Olympic broadcasts. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Chinese shuttlers suffer triple-strike in badminton as Li out of medal competition". China Daily. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "唐渊渟澳洲求学,退役有遗憾但不后悔". www.aiyuke.com (in Chinese). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "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". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
- Tang Yuanting at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tang Yuanting". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.