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Wong Mew Choo
Datin Wong Mew Choo (born 1 May 1983) is a Malaysian former badminton singles player. She was known for her exceptional stamina and endurance. Without any significant attacking weapons, she initially built her game on her ability to endure long rallies, sending the shuttle continually back against more powerful players. These tactics served her well, but put a lot of pressure on her knees and ankles. She suffered from various long term injuries during her playing career. Career She first came to prominence in the 2003 Southeast Asian Games badminton women's singles, when she won the gold medal, along the way beating Singapore's Li Li, then the reigning Commonwealth Games Champion. 2005 She competed at the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round. She managed two quarterfinal appearances, in the Denmark Open and 2005 Asian Championships. She managed to reach the semifinal of Indonesia Open, losing a tough encounter with Mia Audina. Later that yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang (surname)
Huang (; ) is a Chinese surname that originally means and refers to jade people were wearing and decorating in ancient times. While ''Huáng'' is the pinyin romanization of the word, it may also be romanized as Hwang (Korean surname), Hwang, Wong (surname), Wong, Waan, Wan, Waon, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng (name), Ng, Uy (surname), Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, Oey, Ooi, Ong, or Ung due to pronunciations of the word in different dialects and languages. It is the 96th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . This surname is known as Hwang (Korean name), Hwang in Korean language, Korean. In Vietnamese language, Vietnamese, the name is known as Hoàng or Huỳnh. Huang is the 7th most common surname in China. Huynh is the 5th most common surname in Vietnam. The population of Huangs in China and Taiwan was estimated at more than 35 million in 2020; it was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2009 Southeast Asian Games
The badminton tournament at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games was held from December 11 to December 17 in Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex Vientiane of Laos. The men's and women's tournament have no age limit. 2009 SEA Games. Retrieved on 2016-03-10. Medal tally Medalists Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Men's Team Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final Women's Team Quarter-Final Semi-Final ...
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Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning (; born 19 May 1975) is a former Chinese badminton player. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008. She has played badminton on the world scene since the mid-1990s and has been particularly successful since 2002 while in her late twenties and early thirties, relatively late for singles at the highest level, and especially for top players in the Chinese system who are developed very early. She is known for her consistency of shot, deception and constant pressure, dictating the pace of rallies and working her opponents in all four corners of the court. She is the only female player to win consecutive Olympic singles gold medals. She also became World champion in 2003 and has a total of five medals of all colours in the competition. Zhang first represented China in the Uber Cup (women's world team championship) competition in 1994 and last represented it in 2006. Though she was not always chosen to play in each of the biennial edition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 IBF World Championships
The 2006 IBF World Championships, the 15th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, from September 18 to 24, 2006. Host city selection Aarhus (Denmark) and Madrid (Spain) were the candidates for hosting the championships. During the 2004 IBF council meeting held in Jakarta, it was announced that Madrid will host the championships. Venue * Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Medalists Medal table Events References External links *Full results from tournamentsoftware.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibf World Championships,2006 Badminton World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ... Sports competitions in Madrid 2006 Badminton tournaments in Spain International sports competitions hosted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). The country went by the abbreviation ''ENG'' and used the St George's Cross as flag and Land of Hope and Glory as the national anthem. Diver Tony Ally bore England's flag at the opening ceremony whilst shooter Mick Gault bore the flag during the closing ceremony, both chosen by a vote of England team managers from a list of nominations. Expectations England entered these Games, held in Melbourne; Australia, after playing hosts to the previous Games in Manchester in Manchester 2002. The medal tally was not expected to be a large as at the 2002 Games, where England had a home advantage and achieved a total of 166 medals including 54 Gold, 51 Silver and 60 Bronze to finish in second place behind Australia. A strong second place in the medal tally was, however, still expected. The country sent a large team, with competitors taking part in every sport in the schedule. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Hallam
Tracey Jayne Hallam (born 24 March 1975) is a former English badminton player. Career Hallam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Juliane Schenk of Germany and Camilla Martin of Denmark in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Hallam lost to Mia Audina of the Netherlands 11–0, 11–9. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games Hallam won the gold in the women's team event and bronze in the singles event. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won the gold in the mixed team event and silver in the singles event. She won gold in the women's singles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Women's singles event but she was knocked out in the third round by Xu Huaiwen of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
Malaysia competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 to 26 March 2006. Medal summary Medals by sport Multiple medalists Malaysian competitors that have won at least two medals. Medallists The following Malaysian competitors won medals at the games; all dates are for March 2006. Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field event ;Women ;Track events ;Field events Badminton ;Individual ;Doubles ;Team Basketball Women's tournament ;Roster * Goh Beng Fong * Teo Woon Yuen * Choo Seck Yun *Low Bee Chuan * Yoong Sze Yuin * Low Meei Fun * Chow Siao Foong *Kew Suik May * Beh Siew Lian * Thoh Chai Ling * Pee Yann Yann * Chew Yong Yong ;Group B ---- ---- ;Fifth to eighth place classification ;Seventh and eighth place match ;Ranked 7th in final standings Boxing ;Men Cycling Road Track ;Sprint ;Pursuit ;Time trial ;Points race ;Scratch race ;Keirin Diving ;Men ;Women Gymnastics Artistic ;Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriyanti Firdasari
Adrianti Firdasari (born 16 December 1986) is a retired Indonesian badminton player from Jaya Raya Jakarta club. Career In 2005, Firdasari won the women's singles at the New Zealand Open. Firdasari played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Xu Huaiwen of Germany, 21–17, 22–20. She played on Sudirman Cup for Indonesia, who finished second to China in 2005 and 2007. In the 2008 Singapore Super Series, she made a surprise by beating the 1st-seeded Pi Hongyan of France, 21–16, 20–22, 21–16 in the second round. She played in 2008 Denmark Super Series and she beat Wang Chen of Hongkong, 21–10 19–21 21–14, in the first round. In the next round, she lost to Tine Rasmussen of Denmark in straight sets. In 2009, she played in the Korea Super Series and went through the quarterfinal after beating Saina Nehwal of India in rubber set. During the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, she lost to Fu Mingtian of Singapore in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Audina
Mia Audina Tjiptawan (born 22 August 1979) is a former Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup (the women's world team championship) for Indonesia at age fourteen, winning the decisive final match in the championship round against China in 1994. She was briefly ranked as the World No.1 women's singles player in October 1996. Audina helped Indonesia to retain the Uber Cup title in 1996, and was a member of the 1998 Indonesian team which relinquished the Cup to China, before moving to the Netherlands with her Dutch-national husband in 2000. Career As a Dutch resident she continued to compete, winning titles in both Europe and Asia before retiring from high-level competition in 2006. Top honors in badminton's three most prestigious events for individual players, the Olympics, the All-Englands, and the World Championships, eluded Audina, though she was twice an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia Open (badminton)
The Indonesia Open ( id, Indonesia Terbuka) in an annual badminton tournament organized by the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Super Series Premier status in 2011. Following the restructurisation to BWF World Tour, since 2018 it became one of only three tournaments to be granted Super 1000 level. Host cities Below is the nine cities that have hosted the tournament. The tournament's current host city is Jakarta. * 1982–1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000–2001, 2004–2019, 2022: Jakarta * 1989: Pontianak * 1990: Samarinda * 1991: Bandung * 1992: Semarang * 1994: Yogyakarta * 1996: Medan * 1997: Surakarta * 1999: Denpasar * 2002: Surabaya * 2003: Batam * 2021: Badung Regency Sponsorships * Pelita Jaya (1987–1988) * Pelita Khatulistiwa (1989) * Pelita Mahakam (1990) * Indocement Pelita Parahyangan (1991) * 555 (1992) * Indomie (1993) * RCTI (1994) * Sony (1995–1996) * Sanyo (Sanyo I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Asian Badminton Championships
The 2005 Asian Badminton Championships was the 24th edition of the Asian Badminton Championships. It was held in Hyderabad, India from 6 September – 11 September 2005 as a four-star tournament. Medalists Medal table Results Finals Semi-finals References *https://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/index.php?threads/asian-badminton-championships-semi-final.26740/page-7 *https://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/index.php?threads/asian-badminton-championships-final.26752/ External links Draws and results - BadmintonAsia.org''(.xls)'' {{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 India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 IBF World Championships
The 2005 IBF World Championships (14th World Badminton Championships) was held in Anaheim, southern California, United States, from August 15 to August 21, 2005. 2004 Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia won the men's singles over China's Lin Dan, while Peter Gade of Denmark and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia received bronze medals. In the women's singles category, Xie Xingfang won the gold medal beating compatriot 2004 Olympic gold medalist Zhang Ning. Germany's Xu Huaiwen and Chinese Taipei's Cheng Shao-chieh won bronze medals. Cheng Shao-chieh also created some surprise results in the tournament. Women's doubles was almost an all-China show. 2004 Olympic gold medalists Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen repeated their 2004 Olympic performance with victory over silver medalists Gao Ling/Huang Sui. In the mixed doubles, number 1 seeds Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms of England backed out before commencement of the tournament due to an injury to Robertson. This paved the way for several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
