Wei Yili
Wei Yili 魏轶力 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yichang, Hubei, China | 24 June 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (with Zhao Tingting May 2003)[1] 1 (with Zhang Yawen August 2007)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Wei Yili (simplified Chinese: 魏轶力; traditional Chinese: 魏軼力; pinyin: Wèi Yìlì; born 24 June 1982) is a former badminton player from China.
Career
[edit]A women's doubles specialist, since 2001 Wei has competed on the world circuit in partnership with a variety of her fellow countrywomen, but most often with Zhang Jiewen, Zhao Tingting or Zhang Yawen. A member of China's perennial world champion Uber Cup teams, in the biggest events for individual players (such as the BWF World Championships, the All-England Championships, and the Olympic Games) Wei and her partners have usually been overshadowed by China's two dominant women's doubles pairs, Gao Ling and Huang Sui, and Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen. One exception came at the 2007 All-Englands where Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen defeated both of these teams to capture the highly coveted title. Her other women's doubles titles include the China (2001), Singapore (2001, 2007), Denmark (2002, 2004), Thailand (2003), Indonesia (2006), and French (2007) Opens.
Wei has medaled four times at the BWF World Championships without "striking gold". She earned a silver with Zhang Jiewen in 2001, a silver with Zhao Tingting in 2003, a silver with Zhang Yawen in 2006, and a bronze with Zhang Yawen in 2007. She finished fourth at the 2004 Olympics in Athens with Zhao Tingting.[3] At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Wei and Zhang Yawen were beaten in the semifinals by yet another Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang, who went on to win the gold medal. Wei and Zhang earned a bronze medal by defeating Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna in the playoff for third place.[4]
In 2008, Wei retired from the national team. She received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008.[5] However, she was still playing a year later by partnering with Gao Ling. They lost to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the Thailand Open final of 2009, but won the Philippines Open of 2009.
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–10 | ![]() |
BWF World Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–17 | ![]() |
2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England | ![]() |
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8–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
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21–23, 9–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
World Cup
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
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5–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
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4–7, 7–2, 7–0, 7–1 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
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3–7, 0–7, 6–8 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
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9–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–5 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
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12–15, 16–17 | ![]() |
2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
BWF Superseries
[edit]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | All England Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 8–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
2007 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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10–21, 21–19, 21–18 | ![]() |
2007 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–13, 17–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 24–22, 8–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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7–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
2001 | All England Open | ![]() |
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15–10, 8–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
2001 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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8–6, 7–3, 7–4 | ![]() |
2001 | China Open | ![]() |
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8–6, 7–3, 6–8, 8–7 | ![]() |
2002 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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11–3, 6–11, 11–9 | ![]() |
2002 | China Open | ![]() |
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9–11, 3–11 | ![]() |
2003 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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11–9, 5–11, 11–6 | ![]() |
2003 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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7–11, 11–6, 4–11 | ![]() |
2003 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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13–10, 6–11, 5–11 | ![]() |
2004 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–5, 1–15 | ![]() |
2004 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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15–13, 12–15, 15–7 | ![]() |
2004 | German Open | ![]() |
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8–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2004 | China Open | ![]() |
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14–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2005 | German Open | ![]() |
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4–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
2005 | All England Open | ![]() |
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10–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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12–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
2006 | China Masters | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–18, 14–21 | ![]() |
2006 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
2006 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2006 | China Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Philippines Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–11 | ![]() |
2009 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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24–22, 17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | French International | ![]() |
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7–1, 7–2, 5–7, 5–7, 2–7 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "国际羽联最新排名 魏轶力/赵婷婷首登女双后座". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 1 June 2003. Archived from the original on 14 May 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "BWF World Ranking - August 16 2007". www.internationalbadminton.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wei Yili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Athlete Biography: Wei Yili". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Veteran badminton champions retire -- china.org.cn".
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Wei Yili at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Wei Yili at BWFbadminton.com
- Wei Yili at Olympedia
- Wei Yili at Olympics.com
- Wei Yili at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Yichang
- Badminton players from Hubei
- Chinese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for China
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games