Lim Xiaoqing (; born 15 August 1967 as Sun Xiaoqing; ) is a retired

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player originally from China who later represented Sweden. She won five

European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. Europe ...

, one in women's singles in

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, two in women's doubles and mixed team events in 1992 and 1994 respectively. She captured the women's singles titles at the prestigious 1995 All England Open, defeating Denmark's

Camilla Martin Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singl ...

in the final. She ranked as women's singles World number 1 in March 1995. Lim is married to retired Swedish badminton player

Thomas Kihlström Thomas Kihlström (born 11 December 1948) is a former badminton player from Sweden known for his agility, tactical astuteness, and coolness under pressure. Though an impressive singles player early in his career, his greatest successes came in do ...

Achievements

World Championships

''Women's doubles''

World Cup

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

European Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

IBF International

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Nordic Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

Invitational tournament

''Women's doubles''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Xiaoqing 1967 births Living people Badminton players from Fujian Chinese female badminton players Chinese emigrants to Sweden Swedish female badminton players World No. 1 badminton players