Yu Yang

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Character Introduction

Yu Yang (于洋) (7 April 1986), a native of Haicheng, Liaoning, is a Chinese female badminton player who graduated from the Department of Science and Technology Communication of the University of Science and Technology of China. She is a three-time World Champion in women’s doubles (2010, 2011, 2013) and won the gold medal in women’s doubles (with Du Jing) and the bronze medal in mixed doubles (with He Hanbin) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but was disqualified by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) during the 2012 London Olympics due to a negative match incident. He eventually announced in September 2016 his retirement from the national team.

Yu Yang entered the Anshan Sports School at the age of eight or nine and received professional badminton training from coach Zhang Qiang; in 2000, Yu Yang and Du Jing represented Anshan in the Liaoning Provincial Junior Badminton Championships, where they were temporarily paired together as a doubles team before the tournament and won the championship; however, they have not been paired together in the national team since then. To 2003, Yu, Du two people on behalf of Liaoning Province to participate in the national badminton tournament, and then won the championship, the national team coach was impressed by their performance, the combination of them into a doubles partner.

Yu Yang and Du Jing’s pair began to make their mark in 2006, winning the Asian Badminton Championships, the Swiss Open and the Uber Cup, among other world tournaments that year; however, Yu missed the Doha Asian Games because she sprained her ankle during the tournament.

By July 2007, on the eve of the World Badminton Championships, partner Jing Du was unable to participate in the World Championships, which is the heaviest Olympic points, because she had a cyst in her abdomen and needed surgery to treat it, which was a big blow to the women who had not yet qualified for the Olympics at that time. Until November, the two only in the China Badminton Open comeback, and in the successive four Olympic points tournament to get three crowns and a second place, to obtain the Beijing Olympic Games qualification.

In August 2008, the duo of Yu Yang and Du Jing represented China in the Olympic women’s badminton doubles tournament in Beijing. As the defending gold medallists, Zhang Jiewen/Yang Wei, unexpectedly exited the tournament on the second lap, the burden of winning the standard fell on them. They easily eliminated Japan’s Reiko Shioda/Kumiko Koshiro in the second round, and then beat teammates Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen in the semi-finals to reach the final. In the final, they played against No.4 seeds Lee Kyung-Won/Lee Hyo-Jung of Korea in the gold medal match and won 21-15, 21-13, winning China’s 26th gold medal at the Games.
In addition, Yu also won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles badminton event with He Hanbin.

In March 2009, Yu Yang played in the All England Badminton Championships and won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event with He Hanbin, defeating the South Korean team.

In August 2010, Yu Yang/Du Jing team played in the Women’s Doubles event of the World Badminton Championships in Paris, defeating their teammates Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli team 2-0 in the final to win their first World Championships title. In September of the same year, the national badminton team announced the list of players for the Guangzhou Asian Games, and her partner, Du Jing, was dropped due to injury, so Yu Yang switched to her pair with Wang Xiaoli. In November of the same year, Yu Yang and her new partner represented China at the Guangzhou Asian Games, competing in the women’s doubles and team events in badminton, winning one gold and one silver.

The 2012 Olympic badminton tournament changed to a new system, the top 16 qualifying round robin, divided into abcd 4 groups, each group of 4 people, the top two groups to advance to the top 8, the top 8 and then take the top 4, and finally for the final of the first to the fourth place, and the previous single-elimination system is different. Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli were disqualified by the International Badminton Federation (IWF) for negative play at the London Olympics. (However, this disqualification decision is limited to this Olympics and not to any other competition, and the coaches and athletes of the countries concerned will not be penalised in any way.)

In August 2016, Yu Yang competed in the Olympic Games badminton tournament, partnering with junior Tang Yuanzhi in the women’s doubles competition. She conveyed the news of her impending retirement before the bronze medal fight: ‘15 years of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty finally tasted it all, and have no regrets to retire. Thank you for 15 years of experience and everyone around me, thank you instead of parents to take care of my white fat leaders, coaches and many unsung heroes. No matter what you go through, as long as you are still alive, it is not the worst stage or result! Smile to face all the difficulties, sunshine and luck will favour the next you and me. Remember your youth, everything is worth it! The day after tomorrow, the last match of the vocational students, holding hands and partners, smiling curtain call. I can only thank all the friends and fans who care about us. Love you all.’

Later, Yu Yang also in his microblogging review his career: ‘2001-2016 Yu Yang, “Chinese badminton national player”, hundreds of games, three Olympic Games. From obscurity to Olympic champion, from being banned to dropping towels, countless memories are fresh in my mind…Honour and happiness, failure and growth. Thanks to all the friends, fans, media and coaches who supported me along the way. Thank you to my country, the Chinese badminton team, and the person who has helped me the most in my 15 years of career – Li Yongbo.

Equipment Used

BG-80; Twister F9; armortec 900 technique; MUSCLE POWER 99; Flame N55 II; SHB-99 LTD; BO-11C; N50 II S-type; STORM N77; 12023

Major Achievements

Rio Olympics 2016 Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2016 Australian Badminton Premier Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2016 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
2016 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
2016 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Champion
2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2015 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2015 Hong Kong China Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2015 China Badminton Premier Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2015 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2015 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2015 Indonesia Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2015 Sudirman Cup Champion
2015 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2015 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2015 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2014 China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2014 Women’s Team Champion of Incheon Asian Games Badminton Tournament, Korea
2014 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2014 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2014 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2014 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2014 India Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2014 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2013 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles 4th Runner-up
2013 China Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Champion
2013 China Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2013 12th National Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Champion
2013 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2013 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2013 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
2013 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2013 All England Premier Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2013 Korea Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2012 Korea Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
2012 All England Premier Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2012 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
2012 Indonesia Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2012 China Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2012 Hong Kong Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2012 BWF Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 Badminton World Series Grand Final Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 Malaysia Badminton Premier Grand Final Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2011 Korea Badminton Premier Grand Final Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 All England Premier Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
2011 Indonesia Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 China Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2011 Denmark Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 Hong Kong Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 China Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 BWF Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 Korea Badminton Premier Mixed Doubles Champion
2010 Malaysia Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 All England Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 All England Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalist
2010 Swiss Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
2010 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2010 China Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2010 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2010 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2009 All England Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2009 All England Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Champion
2009 Swiss Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2009 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
2009 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2009 Macau Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2009 Macau Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
2009 China Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2009 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2009 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2009 France Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2009 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2009 China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles 1st Runner-up
2008 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2008 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
2008 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2008 Germany Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2008 All England Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2008 Swiss Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2008 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
2008 India Open Mixed Doubles Champion
2008 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2008 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2008 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Gold Medallist
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
2008 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2008 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2008 France Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
2008 China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2007 Germany Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2007 All England Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2007 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2007 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2007 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2007 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
2007 China Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2007 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Runner-up
2007 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2007 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
2007 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2007 China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2007 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2007 Russia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2007 Russia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2006 Badminton World Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
2006 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2006 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalist
2004 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2004 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
2004 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
2004 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2004 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2002 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2002 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
2002 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion