Sun Yu (Chinese: 孙瑜; pinyin: Sūn Yú; born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player. She was part of the Chinese winning team of the 2014 and the 2016 Uber Cup.[2]

Sun Yu
孙瑜
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)
Dalian, Liaoning, China[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Years active2012-2017
RetiredFebruary 2019
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record148 wins, 59 losses
Highest ranking4 (2 March 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

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

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World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

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

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

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

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

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

BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

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

Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "孙瑜 Sun Yu" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2014: Lin Dan; Lee Yong Dae In; Yu Yang Out". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "SUN YU Calls It Quits". Badzine. 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Sun Yu Announces Retirement From Badminton At Just 25". Badminton Planet. 13 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Sindhu Advances Into Semifinals Of World Championships". The Star. 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Sun Yu head to head Analysis | Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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