Wang Wei (badminton)

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王伟; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai.[2] In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying.[3]

Wang Wei 王伟
Personal information
Country	China
Born	15 September 1979 Shanghai, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Left[1]
Event	Men's & mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Thomas Cup 2002 Guangzhou Men's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team Asian Championships 2002 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2001 Manila Men's doubles World Junior Championships 1996 Silkeborg Mixed doubles
BWF profile

In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei.[4] He also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Cheng Rui.

Wang was part of the national men's team that won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and at the Thomas Cup in Guangzhou.[5][6] Partnered with Zhao Tingting, he settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event. His best achievements in the World Grand Prix tournament was a runner-up at the 2002 Malaysia Open in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Yawen.

In 2003, he was a mixed doubles runner-up at the National Championships tournament with his partner Zhang Jiewen. He competed at the World Championships with Cheng Rui in the men's doubles event, but finished in the quarter finals defeated by the Indonesian pair Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya in straight games.

In 2004, he won a silver medal at the World University Championships.

He once served as a coach in Linyi Normal University,[7] and as a Chinese national second team head coach.[8][9]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines	Cheng Rui	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	4–15, 14–17	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Zhao Tingting	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	4–11, 3–11	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Lu Ying	Cheng Rui Gao Ling	15–4, 15–10	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Malaysia Open	Zhang Yawen	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	9–11, 4–11	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Mongolian Satellite	Zhang Lei	Han Sang-hoon Lee Yong-dae	3–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2002	French International	Cheng Rui	Sang Yang Zheng Bo	8–7, 7–1, 7–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Mongolian Satellite	Tao Xiaolan	Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Players: Wang Wei". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. "王伟 Wang Wei" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
3. Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. "九运会羽毛球男子双打决赛张尉/王伟获冠军" (in Chinese). Sohu. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
5. "中国将派出历史上最大的代表团参加釜山亚运会" (in Chinese). China News Service. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
6. "中国队不当垫脚石-汤杯半决赛中马拼死相争" (in Chinese). People's Daily. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
7. "中国海洋大学主教练王伟：赢得不满意" (in Chinese). Sohu. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
8. "夏煊泽张军入主国羽" (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
9. Alleyne, Gayle (14 October 2017). "By the Dozen! – Final: BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2017". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

External links

• Wang Wei at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com