Wang Zhi Yi


Character Introduction

Wang Zhiyi (王祉怡), born in 2000 in Shashi City, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, is a Chinese badminton player.

In 2010, Wang Zhiyi became involved in badminton and graduated from Hongxing Road Primary School in Shashi City, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, where she learnt from former national player and women’s doubles star Wei Yili.

In 2012, Wang Zhiyi officially became a badminton player at the Hubei Olympic Sports Centre.

In 2014, Wang Zhiyi entered the national youth team.

In 2017, Wang Zhiyi was selected into the second team of the Chinese national badminton team.

On 3 September 2017, in the women’s badminton team final of the Thirteenth Games of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Zhiyi played the third women’s singles match on behalf of Hubei, and lost to Wang Shixian, 0-2 (15-21, 12-21); ultimately, Hubei lost to Jiangsu by a total score of 1-3, and won the second place. On 19 November, in the women’s singles final of the 2017 Korea Badminton Youth Challenge, Wang Zhiyi won the title with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) victory over Wei Yaxin. At the end of the same year, Wang Zhiyi was selected to the first team of the Chinese national badminton team.

On 22 July 2018, in the women’s singles final of the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Wang Zhiyi won the title with a 2-0 victory over Zhou Meng.

In 2019, she was honoured by the General Administration of Sport as an international-level sportsman.

On 15 July 2019, in the women’s singles final of the 2019 U.S. Open Badminton Championships at the Super 300 level, Wang Zhiyi defeated South Korea’s Kim Jae-eun, 2-0 (21-18, 21-19), to collect her first individual singles title at a Super 300 event.

On 6 October 2019, Wang Zhiyi won the women’s singles final of the Indonesia Badminton Malang Badminton Masters with a 2-1 (20-22, 21-15, 21-13) victory over Thailand’s Pongtip.

On 14 September 2020, Wang Zhiyi won the 2020 China Badminton Club Super League as a member of Qingdao Renzhou Badminton Club.

On 10 November 2020, in the women’s singles final of the 2020 National Badminton Championships, Wang Zhiyi lost to Chen Yufei 2-4 (13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-13, 9-11) to finish second.

On 11 September 2021, in the women’s badminton team final of the 14th Games of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Zhiyi played the third women’s singles match on behalf of Hubei, and gained a point for Hubei by defeating Hui Xirui 2-1 (20-22, 21-8, 21-14); finally, Hubei won the championship by defeating Jiangsu with a total score of 3-0.

In 2021, she was awarded the title of Hubei Youth May Fourth Medal by the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League and the Hubei Provincial Youth Federation.

On 1 May 2022, in the women’s singles final of the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, Wang Zhiyi won the title by defeating Japan’s Yamaguchi 2-1 (15-21, 21-13, 21-19).

On 28 January 2024, Wang Zhiyi defeated Japan’s Hope Okuhara 21-14,21-13 in the final of the Indonesia Masters, extending her unbeaten record with two consecutive victories in the encounter to win her first women’s singles title of the Badminton Federation Tour this season, breaking a title drought of nearly two years since she topped the Badminton Asia Championships in 2022. 

World Ranking – Women’s Singles 6,  Week 29, 2024

Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 8, 75148 points 

Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 1, 60890 points
 

Equipment Used

ASTROX 100ZZ; ASTROX 100ZZ Antique Red; 75TH 65Z2; NANOFLARE 800; AEROBITE; ASTROX 77 Glitter Red; SHB65Z3W New Colours; 10486CR/20682CR (Competition Model); THRUSTER K 9900; 10482EX/20679EX (Competition model)

Major Achievements

  • Indonesia Badminton Open 2024 Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2024 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • Member of Women’s Team Champion of Uber Cup 2024
  • 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2024 India Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
  • 2023 China Shenzhen Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Arctic Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2022 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Silver Medal
  • 2023 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
  • 2022 Malaysia Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
  • 2022 Uber Cup Team Runner-up
  • 2022 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2022 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2021 14th National Games Badminton Women’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2020 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
  • 2020 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 Netherlands Open Badminton Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Indonesia Malang Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Vietnam Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Belarus Badminton International Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 USA Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Canadian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2019 Austrian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2018 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Third Place
  • 2018 World Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
  • 2018 Youth Olympic Games Badminton Women’s Singles Silver Medal
  • 2018 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2018 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
  • 2018 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2018 China Lingshui Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 China International Badminton Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
  • 2017 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
  • 2017 China Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 China Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Runner-up
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