Wang Yilyu Explained

Wang Yilyu
王懿律
Country:China
Birth Date:1994 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
Residence:Beijing, China
Height:1.85 m[1]
Weight:70 kg
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:10 (MD with Huang Kaixiang, 15 June 2017)
1 (XD with Huang Dongping, 12 April 2018)
Retired:1 June 2023
Bwf Id:AE40FC32-8C55-4160-87F0-AB76DDEF1DE4

Wang Yilyu (; ; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese former badminton player.[2] [3] He is the reigning mixed doubles Olympic Champion, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning in 2018 and 2019.

Career

Wang competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnering with Huang Dongping as the second seeds. The duo won a gold medal after beating their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the final in a close rubber game.[4] [5] Wang played at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland, and was part of the China squad that lifted the Sudirman Cup trophy.[6]

In May 2023, Wang resigned from the Chinese national team as a result of a long-term injury.[7] BWF announced his retirement on 1 June 2023.[8]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China
Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
17–21, 19–21 Silver
2019St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Huang Dongping Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
16–21, 16–21 Bronze
2022Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
16–21, 21–12, 10–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Huang Kaixiang Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
14–21, 12–21 Silver
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Huang Kaixiang Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
17–21, 21–14, 10–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Huang Dongping Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
19–21, 16–21 Bronze
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Huang Dongping Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
21–17, 21–17 Gold
2019Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Huang Dongping He Jiting
Du Yue
21–11, 13–21, 23–21 Gold
2022Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
17–21, 8–21 Silver

Summer Universiade

Men's doubles

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Mixed doubles

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

BWF World Tour (7 titles, 14 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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 BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Malaysia OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018Japan OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
19–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2018Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
15–21, 21–11, 19–21 Runner-up
2018Hong Kong OpenSuper 500 Huang Dongping Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2018BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
23–21, 16–21, 21–18 Winner
2019India OpenSuper 500 Huang Dongping Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
21–13, 21–11 Winner
2019Malaysia OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019Australian OpenSuper 300 Huang Dongping Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
21–15, 21–8 Winner
2019Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
13–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019Japan OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
21–17, 21–16 Winner
2019Thailand OpenSuper 500 Huang Dongping Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
24–22, 23–21 Winner
2019China OpenSuper 1000 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
17–21, 21–15, 16–21 Runner-up
2019Denmark OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
18–21, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up
2019Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
21–14, 21–13 Winner
2019BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2020Malaysia MastersSuper 500 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2020Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Huang Dongping Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
9–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2022All England OpenSuper 1000 Huang Dongping Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2022Korea MastersSuper 300 Huang Dongping Ou Xuanyi
Huang Yaqiong
21–17, 21–17 Winner
2022Singapore OpenSuper 500 Huang Dongping Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2023India OpenSuper 750 Huang Dongping Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
Walkover Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[11] 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.[12] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Korea Open Huang Dongping Praveen Jordan
Debby Susanto
17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017Japan Open Huang Dongping Takuro Hoki
Sayaka Hirota
21–13, 21–8 Winner

Superseries tournament

Superseries Premier tournament

Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

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.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014China Masters Zhang Wen Kang Jun
Liu Cheng
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2014Bitburger Open Zhang Wen Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21–14, 21–10 Winner
2015China Masters Zhang Wen Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
15–21, 21–19, 12–21 Runner-up
2015Brasil Open Zhang Wen Huang Kaixiang
Zheng Siwei
24–22, 10–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017Thailand Masters Huang Kaixiang Lu Ching-yao
Yang Po-han
21–19, 21–23, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013U.S. Open Huang Yaqiong Lee Chun Hei
Chau Hoi Wah
8–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014India Grand Prix Gold Huang Yaqiong Huang Kaixiang
Chen Qingchen
21–18, 21–14 Winner
2014China Masters Xia Huan Lu Kai
Huang Yaqiong
12–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2016Swiss Open Chen Qingchen Bodin Isara
Savitree Amitrapai
19–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner
2017China Masters Huang Dongping Liao Min-chun
Chen Hsiao-huan
21–14, 21–10 Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014China International Zhang Wen Liao Chi-hung
Liao I-liang
21–14, 21–12 Winner
2015China International Zhang Wen Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
21–10, 22–20 Winner
2016China International Zhang Wen Wang Sijie
Zhu Junhao
21–9, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WANG Yilyu . Asian Games 2018 . 10 November 2018 . 10 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181110214915/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/WANG-Yilyu-3008825/ . dead.
  2. Web site: WANG Yi Lyu . . 14 February 2017.
  3. Web site: 嘉兴市羽球小将王懿律锐不可当再夺双冠 . Sports Bureau of Zhejiang Province . 25 March 2016 . zh . 21 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Badminton - Wang Yi Lyu . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 2 August 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801183555/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1350344-wang-yi-lyu.htm . 1 August 2021.
  5. Web site: DeMeyer . Tess . Wang, Huang defeat top-seeded Zheng, Huang to win badminton mixed doubles gold . NBC Olympics . 31 July 2021 . 2 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802022056/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/wang-huang-defeat-top-seeded-zheng-huang-win-badminton-mixed-doubles-gold . 2 August 2021.
  6. Web site: 【羽毛球】恭喜!3比1力克日本,国羽第12次捧起苏迪曼杯! . Guangzhou Daily . 3 October 2021 . 7 October 2021 . zh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007125514/https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2021/10/03/7a8c20f310bb47b9a75bd4da8800f250.html . 7 October 2021.
  7. Web site: 奥运冠军王懿律因伤退役,冯彦哲神经刀,中间的黄东萍该何去何从 . NetEase . 2 June 2023 . 31 December 2023 . zh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231134546/https://www.163.com/dy/article/I67NQTDL0553A42J.html . 31 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Wang Yi Lyu and Du Yue wave goodbye . Badminton World Federation . 1 June 2023 . 31 December 2023.
  9. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  10. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.
  11. Web site: BWF Launches Super Series . Badminton Australia . 15 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 . dead . 6 October 2007.
  12. Web site: Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event . IBadmintonstore . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx . dead . 2 October 2013.