| Sun Yu 孙瑜 | |
| Birth Date: | 1994 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Dalian, Liaoning, China[1] |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Event: | Women's singles |
| Country: | China |
| Years Active: | 2012-2017 |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Retired: | February 2019 |
| Career Record: | 148 wins, 59 losses |
| Highest Ranking: | 4 |
| Date Of Highest Ranking: | 2 March 2017 |
| Bwf Id: | 2795C3EB-DEFB-4CF7-9B24-681239B6CB85 |
Sun Yu (; born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player. She was part of the Chinese winning team of the 2014 and the 2016 Uber Cup.[2]
After a long struggle from serious injury problems, she officially announced her retirement from the national team on 16 August 2018, and from the international badminton circuit in 2019, at a very young age of 25.[3] [4] The last tournament she played was the 2017 World Championships where she ended her campaign as quarter-finalist.[5]
Girls' singles
Girls' singles
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] 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.[7] 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Singapore Open | Tai Tzu-ying | 21–13, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Singapore Open |  Ratchanok Intanon | 21–18, 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Australian Open |  Saina Nehwal | 21–11, 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Japan Open |  He Bingjiao | 14–21, 21–7, 18–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | China Open | P. V. Sindhu | 11–21, 21–17, 11–21 | Runner-up |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Macau Open | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 21–19, 21–8 | Winner | |
| 2014 | Swiss Open | Wang Yihan | 23–21, 9–21, 11–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Bitburger Open | He Bingjiao | 16–21, 21–15, 21–12 | Winner | |
| 2015 | Swiss Open | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner | |
| 2015 | Korea Masters |  Sayaka Sato | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Thailand Masters | Ratchanok Intanon | 19–21, 21–18, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | China Masters | Li Xuerui | 16–21, 21–19, 6–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[8]
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | ||||
| Chen Yufei | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| He Bingjiao | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Li Xuerui | 9 | 2 | 7 | –5 | |
| Wang Lin | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Wang Shixian | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Wang Yihan | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 6 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Tine Baun | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Juliane Schenk | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
 Yip Pui Yin | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| Saina Nehwal | 8 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | ||||
| P. V. Sindhu | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Minatsu Mitani | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 9 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| Akane Yamaguchi | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
 Bae Yeon-ju | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
 Carolina Marín | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 7 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |