Zhu Lin (badminton)

Zhu Lin (Chinese: 朱琳; pinyin: Zhū Lín; born 29 October 1984) is a badminton player from Shanghai, China. She is 2007 world champion in women's singles. Zhu graduated from the Tongji University in the marketing department.[1] She also won the women's singles gold medal at the 2009 Asia Championships.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu.
Zhu Lin
朱琳
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1984-10-29) 29 October 1984
Shanghai, China
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Women's team
Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Suwon Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hong Kong Wang Chen 21–8, 21–12 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea China Xie Xingfang 21–11, 21–10 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Jiang Yanjiao 11–3, 11–6 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which was introduced 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia Open Malaysia Wong Mew Choo 21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Korea Open China Xie Xingfang 14–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Indonesia Open Hong Kong Wang Chen 14–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Hong Kong Open China Xie Xingfang 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Malaysia Open Denmark Tine Rasmussen 21–18, 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Indonesia Open Indonesia Maria Kristin Yulianti 21–18, 17–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Malaysia Open China Zhang Ning 6–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Swiss Open Germany Xu Huaiwen 9–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Indonesia Open China Lu Lan 21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Thailand Open South Korea Hwang Hye-youn 21–13, 18–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Korea Open China Lu Lan 18–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Thailand Open Hong Kong Zhou Mi 20–22, 21–5, 21–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 German Open China Wang Yihan 22–20, 13–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Canada Open Germany Juliane Schenk 21–19, 17–21, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 U.S. Open Netherlands Judith Meulendijks 21–19, 11–6 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2004 Polish International China Lu Lan 7–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[3]

References
  1. "朱琳：退役也不会离开羽毛球(图)". sports.163.com (in Chinese). 新闻晨报. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. "Asia Champs 2009 – Yoo Can't Always get What he Wants". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. "Zhu Lin Head to Head". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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