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Character Introduction
Cheung Ngan Yi (born April 27, 1993) is a female badminton player from Hong Kong, China. She graduated from Tak Nga Primary School and Diocesan Girls’ School.
In August 2017, Cheung Ngan Yi participated in the World Badminton Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland. In the third round, she faced the 4th seed, P. V. Sindhu from India, and lost in a close match 1-2 (21-19, 21-23, 17-21), ending her run in the round of 16.
In 2009, at just 15 years old, Cheung Ngan Yi won the runner-up title in the women’s singles senior division at the Hong Kong Badminton Championships.
In 2011, after graduating from Secondary 5, Cheung Ngan Yi became a professional athlete. Head coach He Yiming of the Hong Kong Badminton Team remarked that she had good potential and conditions, and her technical skills were comprehensive, though she still needed to improve her mental strength and foundational skills.
In February 2015, Cheung Ngan Yi competed in the Austrian Open, where she defeated three seeded players along the way. She won her first senior international title by defeating Bulgarian player Linda Zetchiri 21-16, 21-8 in the women’s singles final.
In October 2016, Cheung Ngan Yi competed in the Denmark Premier Super Series. She reached the semifinals, where she faced the 5th seed, Tai Tzu Ying, and narrowly lost 1-2 (13-21, 22-20, 18-21) after a hard-fought match. This was her best performance in a top-tier Super Series event at that time.
Equipment Used
ARCSABER 11,75TH 65Z2,ARCSABER 11
Major Achievement
- 2018 Macau Open Badminton Championships: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2018 Australian Open Badminton: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2018 India Open Badminton: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2017 Macau Open Badminton Gold Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2017 Malaysia Masters: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2016 Macau Open Badminton Gold Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2016 Hong Kong Open Badminton: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2016 Denmark Open Super Series Premier: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2015 New Zealand Open Badminton Gold Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2015 Austrian Open Badminton: Women’s Singles Champion
- 2014 Swiss Open Badminton: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2014 US Open Badminton Gold Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Semifinals
- 2013 East Asian Games Badminton: Women’s Team Bronze Medal
- 2013 Austrian Open Badminton International Challenge: Women’s Singles Semifinals
