Zeng Yaqiong Explained

Zeng Yaqiong
曾雅琼
Birth Date:1976 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Xiamen, Fujian, China[1]
Height:1.72 m
Country:China
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's singles & doubles
Bwf Id:18805D09-FBB0-4DD6-AA78-13B9C8B89EBA

Zeng Yaqiong (; born 8 January 1976) is a Chinese retired badminton player.[2] She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 1994 World Junior Championships.[3] Zeng competed at the 1997 East Asian Games in South Korea, helping the team clinch the gold medal,[4] and won a bronze medal in the women's singles event.[5] She left the national team at the end of 1999, and went to the United Kingdom to studying English for a year. In UK, she trained in Milton Keynes, and still competing in the international tournaments.[6] [7]

Achievements

Asian Cup

Women's singles

East Asian Games

Women's singles

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1995Brunei Open Yao Jie5–11, 10–12 Runner-up
1996Vietnam Open Sun Jian11–5, 12–9 Winner
1997Thailand Open Wang Chen3–11, 6–11 Runner-up
2002Swiss Open Mia Audina1–7, 3–7, 2–7 Runner-up

Women's doubles

IBF International

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1999Scottish International Takako Ida8–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1999Italian International Han JingnaWalkover Winner
1999BMW Open Judith Meulendijks11–13, 13–12, 11–1 Winner
2002Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Tine Høy11–2, 11–3 Winner

Mixed doubles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 曾雅琼 Zeng Ya Qiong . Badmintoncn.com . 26 March 2019 . zh.
  2. Web site: Players: Zeng Yaqiong . . 26 March 2019.
  3. News: 谌龙张祺出征羽球世青赛,誓为中国男队重夺男团冠军 . www.bbeshop.com . 26 March 2019 . zh.
  4. News: East Asian Games: Chinese Women Squeeze by Korea to Take Team Gold . New Shuttlenws . 14 May 1997 . 26 March 2019.
  5. News: East Asian Games: Korea Grabs 3 Badminton Gold Medals . New Shuttlenws . 18 May 1997 . 26 March 2019.
  6. News: 全英羽球公开赛 中国选手穿“英国征衣”? . . 10 March 2000 . 26 March 2019 . zh.
  7. News: 韩国羽球公开赛 曾雅琼为何与国家队着装不同 . www.wnmas.com . . 19 January 2001 . 26 March 2019 . zh.