Wang Chen

Character Introduction

Wang Chen (born June 21, 1976, in Shanghai) is a former Chinese and Hong Kong women’s badminton player. She was originally a member of the Chinese national badminton team but later moved to Hong Kong, representing Hong Kong in international competitions. Wang achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 1, won the women’s singles gold medal at the Doha Asian Games, and was named “Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete” seven times. She is now retired and serves as the coach for the Hong Kong women’s badminton team.

Wang Chen began training in badminton at the age of 10 at the Hongkou District Amateur Sports School in Shanghai. Four years later, in 1990, she was selected for the Chinese national team for the first time. In 1993, she returned to the Shanghai team, but in 1994, she rejoined the national team and won the runner-up position in the Group A of the National Youth Badminton Championship, as well as the women’s singles title at the 2nd World Junior Badminton Championships. Wang later became a key player for the national team and represented China at the World Badminton Championships in Glasgow, where she secured a bronze medal.

In 2001, Wang Chen joined the Hong Kong badminton team upon the recommendation of Zheng Yumin, the then-coach of the Hong Kong team. However, during her early days in Hong Kong, she was plagued by knee injuries, chronic illness, and language barriers. For the first year, she did not participate in any official matches, and she even considered retiring. Fortunately, the encouragement from then-coach Chen Zhicai helped her persevere. From the second half of 2002, Wang Chen’s performance began to recover. She won the bronze medal in the women’s singles at both the Asian Badminton Championships and the Asian Games, and she reached the semifinals or quarterfinals in various tournaments in Denmark, Singapore, and Malaysia. In 2003, she won the Asian Badminton Championships, finished as runner-up at the Korea and Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, and briefly held the top spot in the women’s singles world ranking.

In December 2006, Wang Chen represented Hong Kong in the women’s singles event at the Asian Games in Doha. She defeated Xie Xingfang in a hard-fought semifinal, winning 2-1 (21-17, 17-21, 21-16), and then went on to claim the gold medal by defeating her fellow Hong Kong teammate Yip Pui Yin 2-0 (21-14, 22-20) in the final, marking the peak of her career.

In April 2009, Wang Chen was appointed as a player-coach for the Hong Kong team, paving the way for her eventual retirement. In November of the same year, after the East Asian Games badminton competition, she announced her retirement. In April 2010, she officially replaced He Yiming as the coach of the Hong Kong women’s badminton team.

On March 1, 2014, Wang Chen officially retired from the Badminton World Federation.

Major Achievement

  • 2009 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2009 Korea Open Super Series Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2009 Malaysia Open Super Series Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2008 BWF Super Series Finals Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2008 Hong Kong Open Super Series Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2008 Korea Open Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2008 Malaysia Open Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2007 Denmark Open Super Series Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2007 Indonesia Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2007 Japan Open Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2007 Singapore Open Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2007 All England Open Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2007 World Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2006 Doha Asian Games Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2006 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2005 Hong Kong Open Women’s Singles Third Place
  • 2005 Indonesia Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2005 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2004 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2003 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2003 Korea Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2003 Swiss Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2003 Japan Open Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2002 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2002 Busan Asian Games Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2002 Denmark Open Women’s Singles Semifinalist
  • 2002 Chinese Taipei Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2001 Indonesia Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2000 Indonesia Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2001 Malaysia Open Women’s Singles Third Place
  • 2000 Malaysia Open Women’s Singles Third Place
  • 2001 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 1999 Norwegian International Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 1998 Swiss Open Women’s Singles Third Place
  • 1997 Thailand Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 1997 World Championships Women’s Singles Third Place
  • 1996 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up1996 Thailand Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 1996 Malaysia Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 1996 Poland Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 1996 Indonesia Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 1995 Denmark Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 1994 World Junior Championships Women’s Singles Champion

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