Zhou Meng

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Meng
周萌
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 20)
Dongping, Anhua, Yiyang, Hunan, China
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record79 wins, 19 losses
Highest ranking217 (10 March 2020)
Current ranking342 (16 November 2021[1])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suzhou Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Suzhou Mixed team
BWF profile

Zhou Meng (Chinese: 周萌; born 23 May 2001) is a Chinese badminton player. Born in Dongping, Anhua, in Yiyang City, Zhou entered the Anhua Sports School in 2005, and was selected to join the Hunan Provincial team in 2010. She won the women's singles National Championships title at the age of 16 in 2017.

Career[]

Zhou started to play international tournaments since 2015. She reached the quarterfinals in the 2017 Asian Junior Championships along with partner Yan Chenxue in girls' doubles category. At the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in girls' singles, she upset the 2nd seeded Yeo Jia Min of Singapore[2] before going down in the quarterfinals to her teammate Han Yue in straight games.

She was the finalist at the 2018 German Junior International Series, where she lost to Phittayaporn Chaiwan. In the Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix tournament, she managed to reach the finals but suffered defeat against Wang Zhiyi. She won the silver medal at the Asian Junior Championships after going down to her arch-rival Wang Zhiyi in finals day. Her jinx of losing against Wang continued after she went down against her in the quarterfinals of 2018 BWF World Junior Championships also.

In 2019, she won various Junior International titles namely Polish,[3] Swedish,[4] Italian,[5] and German Junior International event[6] by defeating the same opponent Han Qianxi multiple times. She participated in her first ever BWF World Tour event at the Lingshui China Masters where she lost in the second round. At the Yonex Roza BTY International Challenge, she lost the close final to Phittayaporn Chaiwan. By beating Han Qianxi again, she won gold medal in the Asian Junior Championships.[7] At the World Junior Championships, she entered the tournament seeded 2nd. After the defeat of top seed Phittayaporn Chaiwan in another semifinal, she was expected to take gold medal in the tournament. But so was denied by the Japanese sensation Riko Gunji in the final and she had to settle with the silver medal.[8]

Achievements[]

World Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Japan Riko Gunji 13–21, 21–12, 14–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia China Wang Zhiyi 9–21, 8–21 Silver Silver
2019 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China China 21–12, 21–9 Gold Gold

BWF Junior International (4 titles, 3 runners-up)[]

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 German Junior International Thailand Phittayaporn Chaiwan 20–22, 25–27 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Jaya Raya Junior International China Wang Zhiyi 15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Polish Junior International China 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Swedish Junior International China 21–13, 21–23, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Italian Junior International China 21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 German Junior International China 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Banthongyord Junior International Thailand Phittayaporn Chaiwan 21–23, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Ranking – ZHOU MENG". bwfbadminton.com. 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (19 October 2017). "Zhou upsets second seed in women's singles event at BWF World Junior Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Results – Victor POLISH Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Results – SWEDISH Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 27 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Yonex ITALIAN Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 24 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Results – Yonex GERMAN Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 10 March 2019.
  7. ^ "亚青赛周萌2-0横扫队友夺冠 国羽女单实现5连冠". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (13 October 2019). "Vitidsarn Completes Hat-trick – World Juniors: Finals". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

External links[]

Zhou Meng at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

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