Beiwen Zhang: A Journey of Triumphs and Challenges in Badminton

dd yy November 8, 2024 0

Beiwen Zhang, an American female badminton player, was born on July 12, 1990. Originally from Liaoning, China, Zhang moved to Singapore in 2003 and became a permanent resident in January 2006, later naturalizing in May 2007. In April 2008, after a disagreement with the head coach of the women’s singles, Wang Junjie, Zhang left the Singapore national badminton team to play abroad, returning to the national team in late October of the same year. During a trip to the United States in 2012, she participated in the US Open and decided to continue her career in the US.
In January 2018, Zhang competed in the India Open, where she faced the top seed and host nation’s hope, P.V. Sindhu, in the final. After a grueling three-game battle, she emerged victorious with a 2-1 score (21-18, 11-21, 22-20), securing her first-ever Women’s Singles Super Series title. On July 29, 2021, during the Tokyo Olympics badminton competition, Zhang was forced to retire due to an Achilles tendon rupture in the Women’s Singles Round of 16 against He Bingjiao.
Achievements include:
– Semifinalist at the 2024 Canadian Badminton Open
– Runner-up at the 2024 US Badminton Open
– Champion at the 2024 Pan American Badminton Championships
– Semifinalist at the 2023 Kumamoto Masters in Japan
– Champion at the 2023 Huelva Open
– Champion at the 2023 Australian Badminton Open
– Semifinalist at the 2023 Canadian Badminton Open
– Runner-up at the 2023 Taipei Open
– Runner-up at the 2023 Orleans Masters
– Semifinalist at the 2023 Swiss Open
– Runner-up at the 25th Pan American Badminton Championships in 2022
– Runner-up at the 24th Pan American Badminton Championships in 2021
– Semifinalist at the 2019 Hong Kong Open
– Semifinalist at the 2019 Swiss Open
– Runner-up at the 2018 Korea Open
– Semifinalist at the 2018 Thailand Open
– Runner-up at the 2018 US Open
– Champion at the 2018 India Open
– Runner-up at the 2017 Bitburger Open
– Champion at the 2017 Dutch Open
– Semifinalist at the 2017 Indonesia Premier Super Series
– Semifinalist at the 2017 Thailand Grand Prix Gold
– Semifinalist at the 2017 Singapore Super Series
– Semifinalist at the 2017 German Open
– Champion at the 2016 US International Challenge (Women’s Doubles)
– Champion at the 2016 US International Challenge (Women’s Singles)
– Runner-up at the 2016 French Open
– Champion at the 2016 Dutch Open
– Semifinalist at the 2016 US Grand Prix Gold (Women’s Doubles)
– Runner-up at the 2016 Canadian Feather Grand Prix (Women’s Singles)
– Champion at the 2015 US International
– Champion at the 2014 US Grand Prix
– Champion at the 2014 Dutch Open
– Champion at the 2014 Brazil Open
– Champion at the 2014 US Grand Prix Gold
– Semifinalist at the 2014 Canadian Open
– Champion at the 2014 Peru International
– Semifinalist at the 2013 Italian International
– Champion at the 2013 Ireland Open
– Champion at the 2013 Welsh International
– Champion at the 2013 US International (Women’s Doubles)
– Champion at the 2013 US International (Women’s Singles)
– Champion at the 2013 Swiss International
– Semifinalist at the 2012 US Grand Prix Gold
– Semifinalist at the 2010 Indonesia Grand Prix
Equipment: ASTROX 99 PRO White Tiger Stripe/Sunrise Red, ASTROX 99 Sapphire Blue, ASTROX 99 BG-80 NANOFLARE 1000Z AC-102C, ARCSABER 11, ASTROX 88S PRO Silver/Black, ASTROX 77 EXBOLT65.