Jin Yujia

Jin Yujia (Chinese: 金羽佳; born 6 February 1997) is a Singaporean badminton player.[1] Her mother Yang Nianhong was an ex-Chinese national player. Born in Hangzhou, Jin arrived in Singapore in 2008 in search of schooling options. She attended Yu Neng Primary School and completed her O Level examinations at Anglican High School, before joining the national team to play full-time.[2] She won her first senior international title at the 2017 India International Series tournament in Hyderabad, India.[3] At the 2018 Mongolia International, she won double titles in the mixed and women's doubles event.[4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jin.
Jin Yujia
Personal information
Country Singapore
Born (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997
Hangzhou, China
ResidenceSingapore
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking51 (WD 15 June 2017)
72 (XD 22 November 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Lao International Lim Ming Hui Ruethaichanok Laisuan
Supamart Mingchua		 23–21, 12–21, 21–14 Winner
2018 Mongolia International Citra Putri Sari Dewi Gong Xue Xin
Ng Weng Chi		 21–16, 21–9 Winner
2017 India International Citra Putri Sari Dewi Lim Jee Lynn
Yap Zhen		 20–22, 21–9, 21–13 Winner
2017 Iran Fajr International Citra Putri Sari Dewi Ong Ren-Ne
Crystal Wong		 8–11, 13–11, 11–7, 8–11, 5–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Mongolia International Bimo Adi Prakoso Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Crystal Wong		 21–11, 22–20 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Yujia Jin". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. "Badminton: Foreign-born trio are products of local system". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. "Lakhsya, Tanishq clinch titles". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. "S'pore shuttlers win 4 titles in Mongolia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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