Xu Rong (badminton)

Xu Rong

Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
	1979 Hangzhou	Women's team
	1979 Hangzhou	Women's singles
	1983 Copenhagen	Women's doubles
World Cup
	1983 Kuala Lumpur	Women's doubles
	1984 Jakarta	Women's doubles
Uber Cup
	1984 Kuala Lumpur	Women's team
Asian Games
	1982 New Delhi	Women's team

Xu Rong (born around 1958), is a former badminton player from China, who ranks among the best of her time.

Career[]

Xu Rong was one of the main Chinese players who dominated the women's game after China joined the International Badminton Federation in 1981 in both singles and doubles. She was well known for her all-rounded excellence on the court, and she won the National Championships in singles (1977). Although primarily a doubles player she was strong enough in singles to reach the final of the Denmark Open, and to win the very first Hong Kong Open in 1982.^[1][2] With her regular partner Wu Jianqui she won the Swedish Open in 1982 and the prestigious All-England Championships in 1983.^[3][4] Xu Rong was also a member of the woman's team that won the Asian Games Team Event in 1982. Xu Rong and Wu were bronze medalists at the 1983 IBF World Championships. In one of her last international appearances Xu won women's doubles at the 1985 Hong Kong Open with Han Aiping. She was a member of China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) team in 1984, and helped her team to a 5-0 victory. She retired in 1985.

Achievements[]

World Championships[]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Hangzhou, China		1–11, 3–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Wu Jianqiu	Nora Perry Jane Webster	11–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Cup[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Wu Jianqiu	Han Aiping Li Lingwei	15–6, 8–15, 5–15	Silver
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	6–15, 15–7, 7–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix[]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	All England Open	Wu Jianqiu	Wu Dixi Lin Ying	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1983	Indonesia Open	Wu Jianqiu	Maria Fransisca	15–11, 11–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1985	Hong Kong Open	Han Aiping	Wu Dixi Lin Ying	15–4, 15–7	Winner

International tournaments[]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Denmark Open	Wu Jianqiu	5–11, 0–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	German Open	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	8–15, 15–13, 9–15	Runner-up
1982	Swedish Open	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	15–7, 15–12	Winner
1982	Denmark Open	Wu Jianqiu	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	12–15, 3–15	Runner-up

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