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2009 BWF World Championships – Women's Singles
The 2009 BWF World Championships was the 17th tournament of the World Badminton Championships. It was held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, from 10 to 16 August 2009. Following the results of the women's singles. Seeds # Zhou Mi ''(quarter-final)'' # Wang Lin ''(semi-final)'' # Tine Rasmussen ''(quarter-final)'' # Wang Yihan ''(third round)'' # Xie Xingfang ''(final)'' # Saina Nehwal ''(quarter-final)'' # Lu Lan (champion) # Pi Hongyan ''(semi-final)'' # Wang Chen ''(third round)'' # Petya Nedelcheva ''(third round)'' # Juliane Schenk ''(quarter-final)'' # Hwang Hye-youn ''(third round)'' # Yip Pui Yin ''(third round)'' # Wong Mew Choo ''(second round)'' # Maria Kristin Yulianti ''(third round)'' # Judith Meulendijks Judith Meulendijks (born 26 September 1978, Helmond) is a former badminton player from the Netherlands. Career Meulendijks started playing badminton at the BC Phoenix in her hometown and then she went to BC Geldrop. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located in Hyderabad, India. It holds 5,000 people. It is located in the Gachibowli suburb. The stadium was built in 2002 headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu Government to host the 2003 Afro-Asian games. The indoor stadium is located beside the Hyderabad International Institute of Information Technology, near the general area of G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium. Notable Events The stadium has hosted or currently hosts the following notable events. * Pro Kabaddi League (2015 - Present, home of Telugu Titans) * 2017 TEDxHyderabad (3rd edition) * UBA Pro Basketball League (Season 1 and 2) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Mi (badminton)
Zhou Mi (; born 18 February 1979) is a Chinese badminton player. During much of her career she represented the People's Republic of China, but since 2007 she has represented Hong Kong which has a sports program and teams independent from those of the mainland. In 2010, she received a 2-year ban, for failing a drugs test. Career Since 1998 Zhou has won more than twenty international singles titles on the world circuit and has achieved number one world rankings at various times. She was a silver medalist behind compatriot Gong Ruina at the 2001 IBF World Championships and was a bronze medalist at the 2003 Championships. She won women's singles at the quadrennial Asian Games in 2002, defeating Gong Ruina in the final. Zhou is a three-time finalist at the prestigious All-England Championships where she captured the title in 2003. She played singles for world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams in 2002 and 2004. Olympic controversy At the 2004 Athens Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Chan Ky
Michelle Kit Ying Chan (born 19 May 1987) is a New Zealand female badminton player. Achievements Oceania Championships ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * * * * * Living people 1987 births Hong Kong emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand female badminton players Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen {{NewZealand-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanna Brosolat Jensen
Nanna may refer to: *Grandmother Mythology * Sin (mythology), god of the moon in Sumerian mythology, also called Nanna * Nanna (Norse deity), goddess associated with the god Baldr in Norse mythology People * Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir (born 1989), Icelandic singer * Nanna Egedius (1913–1986), Norwegian figure skater * Nanna Gotfredsen (born 1969), Danish politician * Nanna Hoffman (1846–1920), Swedish entrepreneur * Nanna Lüders Jensen (born 1963), Danish singer, stage name Nanna * Nanna Stenersen (1914–1977), Norwegian actress * Bob Nanna (born 1975), American singer and guitarist Science * 1203 Nanna, an asteroid * ''Nanna'' (moth), a genus of moth * ''Nanna'' (fly), a genus of fly Other uses * ''Nanna'' (serial), a Telugu television serial * ''Nanna'' (album), a 2015 album by Xavier Rudd and the United Nations * Nanna, North 24 Parganas, an outgrowth of Kanchrapara, West Bengal, India See also * Inanna * Nana (other) * Nanha (died 1986), stage name o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Meulendijks
Judith Meulendijks (born 26 September 1978, Helmond) is a former badminton player from the Netherlands. Career Meulendijks started playing badminton at the BC Phoenix in her hometown and then she went to BC Geldrop. In her junior career, she won 1994 Dutch junior championships in the girls' doubles partnered with Antoinette Achterberg, and in 1995 in the mixed doubles with Dicky Palyama. In 1996, she elected to join the national team, and in the same year, she won the national women's singles title. In 2007, she won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and also became the first of world-class junior players to make a mark on the International Badminton Federation tournament circuit when she took the women's singles title at the Dutch Open. In 2000, she competed at the Sydney Olympics in women's singles and was beaten in round 32 by Ye Zhaoying, of China, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7. Meulendijks was a part of the Dutch team who won the 2002 bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kristin Yulianti
Maria Kristin Yulianti (born 25 June 1985) is an Indonesian badminton player. She is a bronze medalist in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles at the 2008 Olympics. Career 2004 Yulianti played in some satellite competitions and won the Malaysia International, Malaysian tournament. 2005 Yulianti played in more satellite tournaments and won three: the Indonesia International, Surabaya, Jakarta, and the Singapore International, Cheers Asian satellite tournaments. 2006 Yulianti started to play tougher competitions but still played in satellite tournaments. She played in the Bitburger Open and achieved runner-up, beaten by Xu Huaiwen of Germany in the final, but she scored an upset by beating the seeded player Pi Hongyan of France in the quarterfinal. She played in the Singapore Satellite tournament and claimed the title. She became the most successful player on the national team. 2007 This year, Yulianti was the dominant player on he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Mew Choo
Datin Wong Mew Choo (born 1 May 1983) is a Malaysian former badminton singles player. Career She first came to prominence in the 2003 SEA Games badminton women's singles, where she won the gold medal, along the way beating Singapore's Li Li, the then 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 year, she qualified again for the 2005 SEA Games women's singles badminton final, but had to settle for silver, losing to Adriyanti Firdasari from Indonesia. 2006 In the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she helped Malaysia clinch the gold medal in the mixed team event, taking the crucial point against England's Tracey Hallam that gave Malaysia the lead 2–1. Eventually the team won 3–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yip Pui Yin
Yip Pui Yin (; born 6 August 1987) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. Career Yip played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain and Kanako Yonekura (11th seed) in round one and round two respectively. In the third round she was beaten by the 1st seed and reigning world champion Zhang Ning of China. She won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games after losing to fellow Hong Kong player Wang Chen in the final. In 2007, she played at the World Championships and was defeated in the third round by Zhu Lin, of China, 9–21, 21–16, 14–21. Yip made her first appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009, she won the gold medal in the 2009 East Asian Games when her opponent Zhou Mi retired halfway through the deciding set. She won 15–21, 21–13, 17–10. At the 2012 London Olympics, Yip won against eighth seed Sung Ji-hyun, of South Korea, in the group stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Hye-youn
Hwang Hye-youn (; born April 3, 1985, in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province) is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. Hwang started playing badminton at 7, at her local elementary school. Hwang who educated at the Pocheon High School, competed at the 2002 Asian Junior Championships, and won the silver medal in the girls' team event. She entered the South Korea national team in 2004. Although she won national championships in 2005 and 2006, she wasn't known internationally until she beat reigning World Champion Xie Xingfang en route to the final of the 2006 Thailand Open. Later that year, Hwang won the bronze medal at the Doha Asian Games. Her best Superseries result came when she reached the semi-final of the 2008 All England but that year, she suffered major disappointment when she was unable to make the top 16 to become the second Korean women's singles representative at the Beijing Olympics. In late 2009, Hwang suffered a foot injury at a domestic event and by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliane Schenk
Juliane Schenk (born 26 November 1982) is a German badminton player. In March 2014 she retired from international play. Career In 2001, she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles. 2003 saw her win the women's doubles with Nicole Grether in two tournaments, the Irish International and the Bitburger Open. Schenk played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing in women's singles to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 32. She also won the German championship in the women's doubles with Grether for the first time. She also competed in women's doubles with partner Grether. They defeated Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts of South Africa in the first round but were defeated by Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships. In 2008, Schenk competed in the Beijing Olympics. She narrowly lost her first round match against Indonesian Maria Kristin Yulianti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petya Nedelcheva
Petya Nedelcheva (; born 30 July 1983) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles. Career A right-handed Nedelcheva became a professional badminton player since 1999, when she competed at the Balkan Games Championships. In 2001, she won bronze medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles and doubles event. She also won the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships in the women's doubles event partnered with Anastasia Russkikh of Russia. At the 2014 European Badminton Championships she won bronze partnered with Imogen Bankier from Scotland. In 2015, she settled for bronze at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event. Olympic Games Nedelcheva competed at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Summer Olympics. In 2004, she plays in the women's singles and beat Tine Rasmussen of Denmark and Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Chen (badminton Player)
Wang Chen (; born 21 June 1976) is a Chinese badminton player who later represented Hong Kong. Career In 1994, Wang won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in the girls' singles. In 1996, she won the women's singles title at the Thailand Open. She was also on the losing national team against a strong Indonesian squad in Uber Cup that year. In 1997, she back-to-back won the Thailand Open women's singles title. In 2002, she won the Chinese Taipei Open. In 2003, she won a gold medal at the Asian Championships. In 2004, Wang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Lorena Blanco of Peru and Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Wang lost to Zhang Ning of the People's Republic of China 9–11, 11–6, 11–7. In 2005, she won the Indonesia Open and Asian Championships. In 2006, she won the gold medal at the Asian Games and for the third times clinched the Asian Championships women's si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
