Zeng Yaqiong
| Zeng Yaqiong 曾雅琼 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1976 Xiamen, Fujian, China[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BWF profile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zeng Yaqiong (Chinese: 曾雅琼; pinyin: Zēng Yǎqióng; 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
[edit]Asian Cup
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea |  Zhang Ning
|
11–5, 2–11, 4–11 |  Silver
|
East Asian Games
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Pukyong National University Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |  Bronze
|
World Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Wang Chen
|
11–3, 5–11, 4–11 | Silver
|
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Brunei Open | Yao Jie
|
5–11, 10–12 |  Runner-up
|
| 1996 | Vietnam Open | Sun Jian
|
11–5, 12–9 |  Winner
|
| 1997 | Thailand Open | Wang Chen
|
3–11, 6–11 | Runner-up
|
| 2002 | Swiss Open |  Mia Audina
|
1–7, 3–7, 2–7 | Runner-up
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Vietnam Open | Sun Jian
|
Peng Xinyong Zhang Jin
|
9–15, 15–12, 8–15 | Runner-up
|
IBF International
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Scottish International |  Takako Ida
|
8–11, 1–11 | Runner-up
|
| 1999 | Italian International | Han Jingna
|
Walkover | Winner
|
| 1999 | BMW Open | Judith Meulendijks
|
11–13, 13–12, 11–1 | Winner
|
| 2002 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse |  Tine Høy
|
11–2, 11–3 | Winner
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italian International |  Anthony Clark
|
Ian Sullivan Han Jingna
|
11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
|
References
[edit]- ^ "曾雅琼 Zeng Ya Qiong" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Players: Zeng Yaqiong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "East Asian Games: Chinese Women Squeeze by Korea to Take Team Gold". New Shuttlenws. 14 May 1997. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "East Asian Games: Korea Grabs 3 Badminton Gold Medals". New Shuttlenws. 18 May 1997. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "全英羽球公开赛 中国选手穿"英国征衣"？" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 10 March 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "韩国羽球公开赛 曾雅琼为何与国家队着装不同". www.wnmas.com (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 19 January 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Zeng Yaqiong at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
 | This biographical article relating to Chinese badminton is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |