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2014 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2014 Badminton Asia Championships was the 33rd edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Gimcheon, South Korea, from April 22 to April 27. Venue *Gimcheon Indoor Stadium. Medalists Final Results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles References * External linksBadminton Asia Championships 2014 {{Asian badminton champs Badminton Asia Championships Asian Badminton Championships The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 and is held annually sinc ... Badminton tournaments in South Korea 2014 in South Korean sport Sport in Gimcheon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimcheon
Gimcheon (; , trans., 'gold spring city') is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway. In ancient times, Gimcheon was famous for its three mountains (Geumo, Daedeok, Hwangak) and two rivers (Gamcheon, Jikjicheon). During the Chosun Dynasty, Gimcheon had one of the five largest markets in the region. The town has also served as the gateway and traffic hub of the Yeongnam region and is particularly proud of its patriots, history and conservative lifestyle. The slogan of Gimcheon city is 'Central Gimcheon', a recognition of the fact that it is situated almost at the center of South Korea. History * Samhan Period : called Gammun－guk, Jujoma－guk * Three kingdoms : Silla united Gammun－guk and Jujoma－guk and established Gammunju * Unified Silla : Gammunju was renamed as Gaeryeonggun. Gimsanhyeon, Jiryehyeon, Eomohyeon and Mupunghyeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maneepong Jongjit
Maneepong Jongjit ( th, มณีพงศ์ จงจิตร, ; born 21 March 1991) is a Thai badminton player. He studies at Ratna Bundit University. Career Maneepong Jongjit began to attract attention when he competed as a junior with Bodin Isara in men's doubles. Together they made the transition to doubles as senior competitors. Their top result came at the 2012 India Super Series, 2012 India Open where they defeated Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seong in the final. Jongjit and Isara competed together at the Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London 2012 Olympics, where they lost in the quarter final. After Jongjit and Isara split up in January 2013, Jongjit continued competing in men's doubles with a new partner, Nipitphon Phuangphuapet. The pair reached the final of the 2013 Canada Open Grand Prix, facing Jongjit's former partner Isara and Isara's new partner Pakkawat Vilailak. He and his current partner were awarded the victory as their opponents were disqualified a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chau Hoi Wah
Chau Hoi Wah (Chinese: 周凱華, also known as Cathy Chau Hoi Wah; born 5 June 1986) is a Hong Kong badminton player, specializes in doubles play. She was the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014, and also a bronze medalist at the World Championships in 2017 alongside Lee Chun Hei. She competed at the Asian Games for four consecutive times from 2006–2018, and also in 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Born in Hong Kong, Chau moved to Canada together with her family when she was 9 years old. She returned to Hong Kong in 2005, and joining national training center. Partnered with Lee Chun Hei, she made a history for Hong Kong badminton, as the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014. Chau and Lee won a Superseries title in 2015 Australian Open, and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships. She reached a career high as world number 6 in the mixed doubles event. Chau spent 15 years of badminton career, and on her 34th b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chun Hei
Reginald Lee Chun Hei (, born 25 January 1994) is a Hong Kong badminton player. He is a former Asian Champion and World Championships bronze medalist in the mixed doubles category partnered with Chau Hoi Wah. Career Reginald Lee Chun Hei participated in the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships and placed third. He placed fifth a year later. 2012 he started at the Asian Badminton Championships and represented his country in the qualification for the Thomas Cup. He is a former Asian Champion and bronze medalist in the World Championships in the mixed doubles category partnered with Chau Hoi Wah. Achievements BWF World Championships ''Mixed doubles'' Asian Championships ''Mixed doubles'' East Asian Games ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF World Junior Championships ''Boys' doubles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Boys' doubles'' BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia Huan
Xia (Hsia in Wade–Giles) may refer to: Chinese history * Xia dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC), the first orthodox dynasty in Chinese history * Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms) (407–431), a Xiongnu-led dynasty * Xia (617–621), a state founded by Dou Jiande near the end of the Sui dynasty * Western Xia (1038–1227), a Tangut-led dynasty * Eastern Xia (1215–1233), a Jurchen-led dynasty * Ming Xia (1362–1371), a short-lived dynasty that existed during the late Yuan dynasty period Other uses * Huaxia or Xia, an ancient ethnic group later known as the Han Chinese * Xia (surname), a Chinese surname * Xia (philosophy), a Chinese philosophy similar (but not identical) to the chivalrous code of European knights * Xia County, Shanxi, China * Xiafs, a file system developed for the Linux operating system together with the Ext2 file system * Xia class submarine, a Chinese ballistic missile submarine * XIA, the ICAO Code for Irving Oil, Canada * XIA (Junsu), a Korean pop artist also known as Xi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhong Qianxin
Zhong Qianxin (; born 8 May 1990) is a Chinese badminton player. Career Zhong Qianxin won the girls' doubles event at the 2007 BWF World Junior Championships at Waitakere City, New Zealand with Xie Jing (badminton), Xie Jing. They also won the 2008 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. She won her first Grand Prix event at the Vietnam Open (badminton), 2010 Vietnam Open with Ma Jin. Her first major title she won at the 2011 Japan Super Series, 2011 Yonex Open Japan Super Series with Bao Yixin, followed by a final at the 2011 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, 2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold. One year later, Zhong Qianxin and Bao Yixin won the 2012 Singapore Super Series, 2012 Singapore and the 2012 China Masters Super Series, China Masters Super Series back to back. They also reached the final of the 2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold losing to compatriots Tang Jinhua and Xia Huan and the final of the 2012 India Super Series, 2012 India Open Super Series losing to the Korean pair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jwala Gutta
Jwala Gutta; family names traditionally precede personal names in Indian name#Telugu, Telugu naming customs (born 7 September 1983) is an Indian badminton player. Beginning in the late 1990s, she represented India at international events in both mixed and women's doubles. She has a total of 316 match wins in both the disciplinesthe most by any Indianand peaked at no. 6 in the BWF World Ranking, world rankings. Gutta has won medals at numerous tournaments on the BWF World Tour, BWF circuit including a silver at the 2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals, 2009 Superseries Masters Finals and a bronze at the 2011 BWF World Championships, 2011 World Championships. Born in Wardha to a Chinese mother and a Telugu people, Telugu father, she began playing badminton at a young age. A fourteen-time Indian National Badminton Championships, National Champion, Gutta played with Shruti Kurien-Kanetkar, Shruti Kurien earlier in her career, but found greater international success with Ashwini Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwini Ponnappa
Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwala Gutta as the pair has won many medals in international events including a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships. They were consistently ranked among the top 20 in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10. Ponnappa and Gutta also won the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2011, becoming the first Indian pair and women and only the second overall to win a medal at the World Championships. Early life Ashwini Ponnappa was born on 18 September 1989 in Bangalore. She was educated at St. Francis Xavier Girls High School, Bangalore and at St. Mary's College, Hyderabad. Her father played hockey for India. However Ashwini preferred badminton over hockey an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Kyung-eun
Jung Kyung-eun (Hangul: 정경은; or ; born 20 March 1990) is a South Korean professional badminton player. She was the 2016 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the women's doubles event. Career Jung Kyung-eun began her career competing in singles, but now concentrates on doubles. She has attained the most success with her women's doubles partner Kim Ha-na. In April 2012, they won their first major title at the 2012 India Open. In the mixed doubles she has recently partnered with Kim Ki-jung; however, they have not achieved the same level of results as they have had in doubles with their respective genders. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Jung and her partner Kim Ha-na, along with Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung of South Korea, Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China, and Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii of Indonesia were disqualified from the competition for "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ha-na
Kim Ha-na (Hangul: 김하나; or ; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim won her first Superseries title at the 2012 India Open in the women's doubles event. She reached a career high of world no. 1 in the mixed doubles in September 2016. Sport career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun, along with Ha Jung-eun, Kim Min-jung, Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang, Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii were disqualified from the competition because their efforts were not focused on winning their matches, and their conduct was in a way that was harmful and violent to the sport. They were also accused of trying to lose in order to manipulate the draw. Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun played against China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang. South Korea filed an appeal to the Badminton World Federation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Yu
Luo Yu (; born 11 January 1991) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. Together with her twin sister, Luo Ying, they competed in the international badminton, and were ranked as World number 1 on 10 March 2016. The twins participated at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics but did not advance to the knocked-out stage after placing third in the group stage. The biggest title of their career to date, the 2015 BWF Superseries Finals, sent the pair to #1 in the world rankings. Achievements Asian Championships ''Women's doubles'' Summer Universiade ''Women's doubles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Girls' doubles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was 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 levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Ying
Luo Ying (; born 1991) is a Chinese badminton player. She specializes in doubles and partnered with her twin sister, Luo Yu. The twins competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage. Achievements Asian Championships ''Women's doubles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Girls' doubles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was 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 levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year. ''Women's doubles'' : BWF Superseries Finals tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament : BWF Superseries tournament BWF Grand Prix The BWF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
