| Tai Tzu-ying 戴資穎 | |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Birth Date: | 1994 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Height: | 1.63m (05.35feet) |
| Weight: | 57kg (126lb) |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Coach: | Lai Chien-cheng (賴建誠) |
| Event: | Women's singles |
| Career Record: | 525 wins, 186 losses |
| Highest Ranking: | 1 |
| Date Of Highest Ranking: | 1 December 2016 |
| Current Ranking: | 4 |
| Date Of Current Ranking: | 13 August 2024 |
| Bwf Id: | E7478462-B482-44AA-8170-A719B6AE45C9 |
Tai Tzu-ying (; born 20 June 1994) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] At the age of 22, she achieved world no.1 in the BWF women's singles ranking in December 2016, and has held that title for 214 weeks, the longest in BWF history.[2] Tai was the women's singles silver medalist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2021 BWF World Championships. She was gold medalist in the 2017 Summer Universiade and the 2018 Asian Games.[3] She was the champion of BWF Super Series Finals/BWF World Tour Finals a record four times (2014, 2016, 2020, 2023).[4] [5] She was thrice the champion of the All England Open (2018, 2019, 2020),[3] [6] and of the Asian Championships (2017, 2018, 2023).[7]
Tai's career began when she was in elementary school, as she was influenced by her father who was a firefighter and the director of Kaohsiung city's badminton committee. Tai started playing badminton in the fourth or fifth grade of elementary school, and in the sixth grade, she played at the National ranking tournament, won the title in the second division, and earning the right to participate in the first division games. She was the youngest player to compete in the first division.[8]
Tai made her debut in an international tournament in 2007 Vietnam International.[9] In 2009, she won the silver medal at the Asian Junior Championships, losing the final match to Chen Xiaojia in straight games. She represented Kaohsiung City in the National Games and went into the quarter-finals.[10] Young Tai began to show her potential when she was 15 years old, as she was able to compete at the senior level and become runner-up at the Vietnam Open a Grand Prix tournament. In December, Tai competed at the East Asian Games for Chinese Taipei, won a bronze medal in the women's singles and helped the team reach the final, settling for a silver medal.[9]
In 2010, she entered the big stage by competing in the Superseries event in Korea Open. In April, she participated at the World Junior Championships in Mexico, but had to retire in the quarter-finals of 9–16 places due to injury.[9] In June, she experienced the most memorable thing during her career as a badminton player, when she reached her first Superseries final on her birthday in Singapore Open. She started in the qualifying draw and went on to reach the final, which she lost to Saina Nehwal in straight games.[11]
In 2011, Tai made good progress by defeating the top ranked player. She defeated Zhu Lin in the first round of the Australian Open, Wang Xin in the first round of Indonesia Open, and in July, she beat the former world champion Lu Lan in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open which was a Grand Prix Gold tournament, and beat World Junior silver medalists Sayaka Sato in the final, which became the first international title she won at the age of 17.[9] [12] She also reached the semi-finals of the Canada, Vietnam, and French Open, where in France, she defeated China's number 1 Wang Shixian in the quarter-finals.[13]
In the early half of 2012 season, her best achievements were the reaching the semi-finals in the All England Open, and ranked as world number 16.[14] Tai represented her country as the second women's singles behind Cheng Shao-chieh at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The 18-year-old, ranked 13th in the world and seeded 10th won all matches in the group stage defeating Anu Nieminen of Finland and Victoria Montero of Mexico. Her pace at the Olympics was stopped by the eventual gold medalist from China Li Xuerui in the round of 16.[15] In September, she claimed her first Superseries title in the Japan Open and made history as the youngest player to win a Superseries title (currently the third youngest player, after Ratchanok Intanon who won the India Open in 2013, and Akane Yamaguchi who won the Japan Open in 2013). She was expected to near the upper echelons and future of the women's game by her victory in Japan and increasingly impressive performances by significant wins over some of the top players.[11] In October, she won the Chinese Taipei Open against Lindaweni Fanetri in a close rubber games 21–19, 20–22, 22–20.[16] In November, she competed as the top-seeded player at the World Junior Championships in Chiba, Japan, but fell in the quarter-finals to Sun Yu.[17]
In August 2013, she was recruited by the team Banga Beats to play for them in the Indian Badminton League. In the 2013 BWF Super Series Masters Finals, she defeated Sung Ji-hyun and Porntip Buranaprasertsuk but lost to Wang Shixian. She made it to the semifinals and successfully avenged her loss, beating Wang Shixian. She ended second after losing the final to Li Xuerui.
Tai represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games and won Taiwan's first badminton medal by finishing as the third place.[18] She won the Hong Kong Open in 2014 after beating Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in straight games, 21–19, 21–11. She extended her winning streak to the Superseries Finals in Dubai and won the first title for Taiwan in the Superseries finals by beating Korea's Sung Ji-hyun in straight games.
In 2015, she was beaten by Sun Yu in the Singapore Open. She did not win any titles that year.
In 2016, Tai won the Indonesia Open and the Hong Kong Open to reach World No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won the Superseries Finals in Dubai for the second time, becoming the second women's singles player to do so (after Li Xuerui in 2012 and 2013).[5] [19] She also made history by becoming the first women's singles player to reach the finals in the Superseries Finals three times.
Before the 2017 season started,[20] Tai announced that she would skip that year's World Championships in Glasgow. Tai decided to attend the 2017 Summer Universiade not only out of a desire to earn a title[21] for her home country but also for the bigger picture.[22] Since the Summer Universiade was by far the biggest sporting event held in her home country, only second to the Olympic Games, Tai wanted to welcome the world to see Taiwan. President Tsai commended Tai's decision.[23] She won the Special Contribution Award in 2017 Sports Elite Awards.
Tai won her first All England Open title in March 2017, beating Ratchanok Intanon in the finals. In April, Tai won the Malaysia Open as well as the Singapore Open beating Carolina Marín in the finals two times in two weeks. Her titles in Malaysia and Singapore were her fourth and fifth consecutive ones. Later in April, she won another title against Akane Yamaguchi in the Asian Championships held in Wuhan, China, marking a sixth consecutive title. It was also the first gold medal for Taiwan in this competition.
After winning 3 matches for her country in the 2017 Sudirman Cup, Tai extended her winning streak to 27 matches, before losing to Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol in the quarter-finals.
In 2018, Tai started the season by participating in the Malaysian Master in which she defeated Chen Yufei in the quarter-final and Carolina Marín in a thrilling semi-final, coming from a game down, but lost to Ratchanok Intanon in the final. A week later, at the Indonesia Masters, she won the title after defeating Saina Nehwal of India.
Due to tournament rescheduling, Tai could not defend her 2017 Singapore Open title and lost the world number 1 ranking to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. But in her next tournament, the Asian Championships, she won the title after defeating Chen Yufei in the final in Wuhan and regained her world no 1 ranking.
In the 2018 BWF World Championship's third round, she defeated Beiwen Zhang from the United States in straight games (21–19, 21–14) and broke the record of the longest winning streak with 31 consecutive matches won (Indonesia Masters, All England Open, Asian Championships,[7] Uber Cup, Malaysia Open, Indonesia Open, BWF World Championships), while the former record of 30 wins was held by Li Xuerui from China. However, she then lost in the next round to China's He Bingjiao 18–21, 21–7, 13–21.
In the 2018 Asian Games, held in Jakarta, she won the gold medal by beating P. V. Sindhu in straight games in the final, which became her first big title in her career.[24] After crowning the women's singles' title of 2018 Denmark Open, her ranking points reached 101,517. She became the second player in the women's singles category to break 100,000 points, while the first was Li Xuerui from China, who led the points by 101,644. Although she lost the final game of the 2018 French Open, she still won 9,350 points, by deleting her 2017 French Open 9,200 points, her points came to 101,667 eventually, becoming the highest points holder in the women's singles category history. Tai qualified to compete at the World Tour Finals and was placed as the top seed. In the group stage, she was placed in Group A along with Akane Yamaguchi, P. V. Sindhu and Beiwen Zhang. In her first match, she defeated Zhang 21–15, 21–17; lost to Sindhu 21–14, 16–21, 18–21.[25] However, she retired with an injury in her third group stage match against Yamaguchi after losing the first game 17–21 and trailing 12–11 in the second game. Tai did not reveal the nature of the injury or how it occurred.[26]
In 2019, she reached the quarter-final stage of the Malaysia Masters, losing to the same opponent of last year and arch-rival Ratchanok Intanon in straight games.[27] In March, she advanced to the final of the All England Open for the third straight time, however she unexpectedly lost to the Chinese Chen Yufei, after 11 straight victories over her.[28] She came back and claimed back to back titles at the Malaysia Open and Singapore Open; beating the Japanese Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara respectively in the finals in straight games.[29] [30] In July, she was unable to defend her title at the Indonesia Open, after losing in the semi-finals to Akane Yamaguchi.[31] Her jinx at the World Championships continued further after she lost to P. V. Sindhu of India in the quarter-finals in 3 games 21–12, 21–23, 19–21.[32] This was her 5th straight quarter-final loss at the World Championships.
She reached the final of the China Open, where she lost to insurgent Carolina Marín in three games.[33] She reached the semi-finals of the Korea Open. She claimed her third title of the year at the Denmark Open further defending her title there. She beat Nozomi Okuhara in straight games.
She continued her good form and reached the semi-finals of the French Open and Fuzhou China Open. She competed at the World Tour Finals. In the group stage, she beat Ratchanok Intanon[34] and Busanan Ongbamrungphan, and assured herself of a semi-final spot. She avenged her loss in the Group Stage to Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-final[35] and reached the final again after three years. Despite a good performance, she couldn't stand right against Chen Yufei and lost the final with 21–12, 12–21, 17–21 scoreline.[36]
Tai commenced the year by competing at the Malaysia Masters as the first seed. She finished as runner-up after losing to Chen Yufei in straight games.[37] In her fourth straight All England Open final this year, she won the coveted title for the third time, thereby becoming only the second female player after Ye Zhaoying (1996–99) to clinch three titles by contesting 4 consecutive finals in this tournament. In the final, she beat Chen Yufei with the score of 21–19, 21–15, with this, she avenged her last year's defeat to Chen at this stage.[3] [38] She had to settle for the second best at the two consecutive Thailand Open super 1000 events in January, 2021 after losing to Carolina Marín in both occasions in straight games.[39] She finally defeated Marín at the BWF World Tour Finals while contesting her 5th end-of-season championships final, and winning it for the third time. She claimed victory over her opponent in three games. Tai has been named the BWF Female Player of the Year 2020–2021.[40] Tai Tzu Ying won the All England 2020 and then struck a rich vein of form at the three-tournament Asian Leg in January 2021, making all three finals, and clinching the BWF World Tour Finals 2020. Tai then made the final of the Tokyo Olympics, and won a silver medal after being defeated by the top seed Chen Yufei in an intense match, 18–21, 21–19, 18–21.[41]
In May, she defeated He Bingjiao 2-1 (21-10, 14-21, 21-18) in the quarterfinals of Thailand Open and then narrowly defeated Ratchanok Intanon 2-1 (10-21, 21-13, 21-19) to advance to the final against Chen Yufei, repeating the 2020 Tokyo Olympic women's singles final. In the end, she defeated Chen Yufei 2-1 (21-15, 17-21, 21-12) to avenge her loss at Olympics 2020.[42]
In June, she met Chen Yufei again in the semifinals of the Indonesia Open. She lost the first game by a large margin (10-21), but she won the second game by saving five match points (26-24). In the deciding game, Chen Yufei's physical strength declined, and Tai Tzu-ying's superb coordination won her 21-12 (total score 2-1). In the final, she defeated another Chinese player, Wang Zhiyi with the score of 2-1 (21-23, 21-6, 21-15), and she successfully claim her third Indonesia Open title.[43]
In July, she won the her third Taipei Open title with a straight 2-0 win from start to finish (including a 2-0 victory (21-17, 21-16) over Japan's Saena Kawakami in the final).
In August, BWF World Championships that held in Tokyo, Japan, Tai Tzu-ying defeated Slovakia and Vietnamese players, and advanced to the quarterfinals. She defeated Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan 2-0 (21-16, 21-9). However, in the semifinals, she met Chen Yufei again, but due to many mistakes in the last set, she lost 1-2 (21-15, 14-21, 18-21) and won the bronze medal.
In December, she competed at the BWF World Tour Finals that held in Bangkok, Thailand. She advanced to the semifinals with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage (she lost to He Bingjiao of China 0-2 (19-21, 19-21) in the first group stage match), and then met He Bingjiao again in the semifinals and avenged her defeat with a 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) victory but in the final she lost 0-2 (18-21, 20-22) to Akane Yamaguchi, who was in great form at the time and had won the World Championships for two consecutive years, and finished second.[44]
Tai plays an offensive game, with many calling her style unpredictable and often spontaneous. She is a very adventurous player with a disguised nature of shots, seemingly able to hit the shuttle from just about anywhere with a great range of shots and angles. Also remarkable is her very relaxed hitting action.
She has a strong backhand and good net-play, while her biggest fault is being inconsistent at times. Tai also has strong stamina and is very athletic.Tai herself said that she does not follow a certain play or style, and focuses on herself rather than her opponent or any strategies. Tai has clocked fast smashes, with one of the fastest recorded being 360 km/h at the 2016 All England Open quarter-finals,[45] despite her preference of playing slowly to set up shots.
Tai's prodigious talent and deceptive shot-making has earned compliments of many, including BWF commentator Gillian Clark, who often compliments her talented shot-making and has said that Tai is one of the best players to watch in women's singles.
Women's singles
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |  Akane Yamaguchi | 14–21, 11–21 | Silver | |
| 2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | 21–15, 14–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |  Li Xuerui | 16–21, 26–24, 8–21 | Bronze | |
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |  P. V. Sindhu | 21–13, 21–16 | Gold |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |  Ratchanok Intanon | 22–20, 9–21, 12–21 | Bronze | |
| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Akane Yamaguchi | 18–21, 21–11, 21–18 | Gold | |
| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Chen Yufei | 21–19, 22–20 | Gold | |
| 2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  An Se-young | 21–10, 21–14 | Gold |
Women's singles
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia | Sung Ji-hyun | 16–21, 27–29 | Silver | |
| 2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 12–21, 14–21 | Bronze | |
| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | Lee Jang-mi | 21–9, 21–13 | Gold |
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Girls' singles
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[46] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[47]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Ratchanok Intanon | 16–21, 21–14, 22–24 | Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Saina Nehwal | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner | |
| 2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Akane Yamaguchi | 22–20, 21–13 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | He Bingjiao | 22–20, 21–11 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Chen Yufei | 21–23, 21–15, 21–9 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Line Kjærsfeldt | 17–21, 21–10, 21–13 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Saina Nehwal | 21–13, 13–21, 21–6 | Winner | |
| 2018 | French Open | Super 750 | Akane Yamaguchi | 20–22, 21–17, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Chen Yufei | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Akane Yamaguchi | 21–16, 21–19 | Winner | |
| 2019 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Nozomi Okuhara | 21–19, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2019 | China Open | Super 1000 |  Carolina Marín | 21–14, 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2019 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Nozomi Okuhara | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner | |
| 2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Chen Yufei | 21–12, 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Chen Yufei | 17–21, 10–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Chen Yufei | 21–19, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Carolina Marín | 9–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Carolina Marín | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Carolina Marín | 14–21, 21–8, 21–19 | Winner | |
| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Chen Yufei | 21–15, 17–21, 21–12 | Winner | |
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Wang Zhiyi | 21–23, 21–6, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Saena Kawakami | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner | |
| BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Akane Yamaguchi | 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | ||
| 2023 | Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Beiwen Zhang | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner | |
| 2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | An Se-young | 9–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2023 | French Open | Super 750 | Chen Yufei | 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | |
| BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Carolina Marín | 12–21, 21–14, 21–18 | Winner | ||
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | An Se-young | 21–10, 10–21, 18–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | Chen Yufei | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[48] 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.[49] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Singapore Open | Saina Nehwal | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2012 | Japan Open | Eriko Hirose | 9–21, 21–9, 21–14 | Winner | |
| 2013 | Malaysia Open | Yao Xue | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner | |
| 2013 | World Superseries Finals | Li Xuerui | 8–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Japan Open | Li Xuerui | 16–21, 6–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Hong Kong Open | Nozomi Okuhara | 21–19, 21–11 | Winner | |
| 2014 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Sung Ji-hyun | 21–17, 21–12 | Winner | |
| 2015 | Singapore Open | Sun Yu | 13–21, 21–19, 20–22 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Malaysia Open | Ratchanok Intanon | 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Indonesia Open | Wang Yihan | 21–17, 21–8 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Denmark Open | Akane Yamaguchi | 21–19, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Hong Kong Open | P. V. Sindhu | 21–15, 21–17 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Sung Ji-hyun | 21–14, 21–13 | Winner | |
| 2017 | All England Open | Ratchanok Intanon | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner | |
| 2017 | Malaysia Open | Carolina Marín | 23–25, 22–20, 21–13 | Winner | |
| 2017 | Singapore Open | Carolina Marín | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2017 | French Open | Akane Yamaguchi | 21–4, 21–16 | Winner | |
| 2017 | Hong Kong Open | P. V. Sindhu | 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
BWF Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Superseries Premier tournament
BWF Superseries tournament
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.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vietnam Open | Fransisca Ratnasari | 19–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2011 | U.S. Open | Sayaka Sato | 21–16, 19–21, 21–6 | Winner | |
| 2012 | Chinese Taipei Open | Lindaweni Fanetri | 21–19, 20–22, 22–20 | Winner | |
| 2013 | Chinese Taipei Open | Sung Ji-hyun | 16–21, 9–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | Wang Shixian | 23–21, 21–6 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | Win % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National representation – Individual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left | Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | R16 2–1 | NH | R16 2–1 | NH | S 5–1 | NH | RR 1–1 | 0 / 4 | 10–4 | ||||||||||
| World Championships | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 0–0 | NH | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | NH | A | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | NH | S 4–1 | SF-B 3–1 | QF 2–1 | NH | 0 / 8 | 19–8 | ||||
| align=left | Asian Games | NH | A | NH | 3–1 | NH | G 4–0 | NH | 3R 1–1 | NH | 1 / 3 | 8–2 | |||||||||||
| Asia Championships | absent | 2R 1–1 | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | 3–1 | QF 2–1 | G 5–0 | G 5–0 | A | NH | A | G 5–0 | 2R 1–1 | 3 / 10 | 27–7 | |||||||
| align=left | East Asian Games1 | NH | 2–1 | NH | 1R 0–0 | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| World Junior Championships | absent | 4R 1 2–1 | A | QF 3–1 | Not Applicable | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| National representation – Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left | Uber Cup | NH | DNQ | NH | DNQ | NH | QF 2–1 | NH | RR 1–1 | NH | QF 3–0 | NH | QF 4–0 | NH | A | NH | QF 2–1 | NH | QF 1–0 | 0 / 6 | |||
| align=left | Sudirman Cup | A | NH | A | N/A | QF 0–2 | NH | QF 2–0 | NH | QF 3–0 | NH | QF 3–0 | NH | QF 2–1 | NH | A | NH | QF 2–1 | NH | 12–4 | |||
| align=left | Asian Games | NH | A | NH | QF 1–1 | NH | QF 1–1 | NH | QF 2–0 | NH | 0 / 3 | 4–2 | |||||||||||
| align=left | Asia Championships | NH | A | NH | A | NH | SF 3–2 | not held | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 3–2 | ||||
| align=left | East Asian Games1 | N/A | S 1–0 | N/A | S 1–1 | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | absent | 7th 5–01 | A | QF 1–1 | Not Applicable | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| BWF tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia Open | absent | Q2 1–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | W 5–0 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | F 4–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | not held | SF 3–1 | SF 3–1 | F 4–1 | 4 / 13 | 37–9 | ||||||
| India Open | NH | absent | 1R 0–1 | A | 1R 0–1 | A | QF 2–1 | absent | not held | absent | W 5–0 | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| Indonesia Masters | NH | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | absent | NH | W 5–0 | absent | 1 / 3 | 9–2 | ||||||||||||||
| German Open | absent | 1R 0–1 | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–1 | absent | not held | 2R 1–1 | absent | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||||||||||||
| French Open | absent | 1R 0–1 | SF 3–1 | A | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–0 | SF 3–1 | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | NH | A | SF 3–1 | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | 1 / 12 | 32–10 | |||||
| All England Open | absent | 2R 1–1 | SF 3-1 | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–1 | SF 3–1 | SF 3–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | W 5–0 | A | SF 3–1 | SF 3–1 | SF 3–1 | 3 / 13 | 38–10 | ||||||
| Swiss Open | absent | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–1 | QF 2–1 | absent | NH | absent | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand Open | absent | NH | 2R 1–1 | absent | NH | absent | F 4–1 | NH | W 5–0 | absent | 1 / 4 | 14–3 | |||||||||||
| F 4–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia Masters | not held | absent | F 4–1 | QF 2–1 | F 4–1 | NH | SF 3–1 | absent | 0 / 4 | 13–4 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore Open | absent | F 6–1 | 2R 1–1 | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | F 4–1 | 1R 0–1 | W 5–0 | A | W 5–0 | not held | 2R 1–0 | SF 3–1 | 0–0 | 2 / 11 | 30–8 | ||||||
| Indonesia Open | absent | 1R 2–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | QF 2–1 | 2R 1–1 | 2R 1–1 | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | SF 3–1 | NH | A | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | 0–0 | 3 / 12 | 29–9 | |||||
| Australian Open | absent | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–1 | A | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–1 | QF 2–1 | SF 3–1 | absent | not held | absent | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | absent | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | absent | not held | absent | 1 / 2 | 7–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Canada Open | absent | SF 3–1 | absent | not held | absent | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taipei Open | absent | Q1 0–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | 2R 1–1 | SF 3–1 | W 5–0 | A | W 5–0 | A | not held | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | 5 / 11 | 37–6 | ||||||
| Korea Open | absent | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | 2R 1–1 | A | SF 3–1 | not held | A | F 4–1 | 0 / 10 | 17–10 | |||||||
| Japan Open | absent | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | SF 3–1 | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–0 | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | not held | SF 3–1 | SF 3–1 | 1 / 12 | 27–10 | |||||||
| China Open | absent | 1R 0–1 | absent | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | SF 3–1 | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–1 | F 4–1 | not held | SF 3–1 | 0 / 9 | 15–9 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong Open | absent | 2R 1–1 | A | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | SF 3–1 | A | not held | 1R 0–1 | 3 / 9 | 22–6 | ||||||||
| Vietnam Open | absent | F 4–1 | 1R 0–1 | SF 3–1 | absent | not held | absent | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | ||||||||||||||
| Arctic Open | absent | not held | absent | not held | QF 2–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark Open | absent | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | A | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | absent | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | 2 / 11 | 25–9 | |||||||
| Korea Masters | absent | 2R 1–1 | absent | not held | absent | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan Masters | not held | QF 2–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| China Masters | absent | 1R 0–1 | absent | SF 3–1 | not held | 2R 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Macau Open | absent | 1R 0–1 | A | 2R 1–1 | absent | not held | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Open | absent | NH | QF 2–1 | NH | absent | not held | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| BWF Superseries / World Tour Finals | NH | did not qualify | F 3–2 | W 4–1 | RR 1–2 | W 4–1 | RR 2–1 | RR 1–2 | F 3–2 | W 4–1 | DNQ | F 3–2 | W 4–1 | 4 / 10 | 29–15 | ||||||||
| Indonesia International | 1R 0–1 | absent | not held | absent | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia International | absent | 2R 1–1 | absent | not held | absent | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam International | Q2 1–1 | absent | not held | absent | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | Win % | ||||
| Tournaments played | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 7 | Career total: 222 | ||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Career total: 36 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Career total: 58 | ||||
| Overall W–L | 1–2 | 0–0 | 9–5 | 46–6 | 59–9 | 21–4 | 5–1 | 42–11 | 53–17 | 18–5 | |||||||||||||
| Win (%) | Career total: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 405 | – | 158 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2,472,235.00 | ||||
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWF tournaments | |||||||
| Indonesia Open | A | 1R 0–1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Malaysia Open | A | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
| Korea Open | A | 1R 0–1 | Q2 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||
| Singapore Open | A | 1R 0–1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Macau Open | A | 1R 0–1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Vietnam Open | 2R 1–1 | absent | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
| Career statistics | |||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | Win % | |||
| Tournaments | 1 | 5 | 2 | Career total: 8 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Overall W–L | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–8 | |||
| Win (%) | |||||||
| Year-end ranking | – | 87 | 172 | 843.75 | |||
| Tournament | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | Win % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National representation – Team | ||||||||||
| absent | QF 1–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | |||||||
| BWF tournaments | ||||||||||
| Indonesia International | 1R 0–1 | absent | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Vietnam International | Q1 0–1 | absent | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | Win % | |||
| Tournaments | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 3 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Overall W–L | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||
| Win (%) | ||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | |||
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 07 August 2024.[50]
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||
| Chen Yufei | 27 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
| He Bingjiao | 21 | 17 | 4 | +13 |
| Li Xuerui | 14 | 3 | 11 | –8 |
| Lu Lan | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Wang Shixian | 12 | 5 | 7 | –2 |
| Wang Xin | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Wang Yihan | 9 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Zhang Yiman | 5 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Zhu Lin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Tine Baun | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pi Hongyan | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Juliane Schenk | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
 Yip Pui Yin | 10 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Zhou Mi | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | ||||
| Saina Nehwal | 20 | 15 | 5 | +10 | |
| P. V. Sindhu | 24 | 19 | 5 | +14 | |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | 9 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |
| Minatsu Mitani | 8 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 15 | 9 | 6 | +3 | |
| Akane Yamaguchi | 24 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
| Aya Ohori | 12 | 10 | 2 | +8 | |
| An Se-young | 15 | 3 | 12 | –9 | |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 28 | 19 | 9 | +10 | |
| Carolina Marín | 24 | 12 | 12 | +0 | |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 9 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 36 | 20 | 16 | +4 | |
During the period of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Yonex provided unfit shoes to non-contract Tai. This forced Tai to wear other shoes made by her personal sponsor brand, Victor, without any logos. This event caused a controversy with the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association.[51] [52]