Sun Yu (badminton)

Sun Yu
Personal information
Birth name	孙瑜
Country	China
Born	(1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 (age 27) Dalian, Liaoning, China[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Retired	February 2019
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	148 win, 59 losses
Highest ranking	4 (2 March 2017)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Sudirman Cup 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Uber Cup 2016 Kunshan Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team Asian Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Women's team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Mixed team World Junior Championships 2012 Chiba Mixed team 2012 Chiba Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 2011 Lucknow Girls' singles 2011 Lucknow Mixed team 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Sun Yu (Chinese: 孙瑜; pinyin: Sūn Yú) is a badminton player from China. She was a part of the Chinese winning team for the 2014 and 2016 Uber Cup.^[2]

After a long struggle from serious injury problems, she officially announced her retirement from the national team on 16 August 2018, and from the international badminton circuit in 2019, at a very young age of 25.^[3][4] The last tournament she played was the 2017 World Championships where she ended her campaign as quarter-finalist.^[5]

Achievements[]

World Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan	Nozomi Okuhara	10–21, 20–22	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India	Shen Yaying	21–8, 21–13	Gold

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	China Open	P. V. Sindhu	11–21, 21–17, 11–21	Runner-up
2016	Japan Open	He Bingjiao	14–21, 21–7, 18–21	Runner-up
2016	Australian Open	Saina Nehwal	21–11, 14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2016	Singapore Open	Ratchanok Intanon	21–18, 11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2015	Singapore Open	Tai Tzu-ying	21–13, 19–21, 22–20	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	China Masters	Li Xuerui	16–21, 21–19, 6–21	Runner-up
2016	Thailand Masters	Ratchanok Intanon	19–21, 21–18, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Korea Masters	Sayaka Sato	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Swiss Open	Busanan Ongbumrungpan	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2014	Bitburger Open	He Bingjiao	16–21, 21–15, 21–12	Winner
2014	Swiss Open	Wang Yihan	23–21, 9–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2012	Macau Open	Busanan Ongbumrungpan	21–19, 21–8	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents[]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[6]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Chen Yufei 4 4 0 +4 He Bingjiao 5 3 2 +1 Li Xuerui 9 2 7 –5 Wang Lin 1 0 1 –1 Wang Shixian 4 1 3 –2 Wang Yihan 2 0 2 –2 Tai Tzu-ying 6 5 1 +4 Tine Baun 1 0 1 –1 Juliane Schenk 1 1 0 +1 Yip Pui Yin 4 4 0 +4 Saina Nehwal 8 2 6 –4

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost P. V. Sindhu 8 4 4 0 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 2 2 0 +2 Nozomi Okuhara 9 5 4 +1 Akane Yamaguchi 6 3 3 0 Bae Yeon-ju 2 2 0 +2 Sung Ji-hyun 6 2 4 –2 Carolina Marín 5 3 2 +1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2 Ratchanok Intanon 7 2 5 –3

References[]

External links[]

• Sun Yu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com