Misplaced Pages

Yip Pui Yin 葉姵延
Personal information
Country	Hong Kong
Born	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37) Hong Kong
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Wang Chen
Women's singles
Highest ranking	8 (13 January 2011)
Current ranking	230 (29 November 2022)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Hong Kong Asian Games 2006 Doha Women's singles 2010 Guangzhou Women's singles Asian Championships 2008 Johor Bahru Women's singles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Women's singles 2009 Hong Kong Women's team 2013 Tianjin Women's team Asian Junior Championships 2005 Jakarta Girls' singles 2005 Jakarta Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Yip Pui Yin (Chinese: 葉姵延; pinyin: Yè Pèiyán; Jyutping: jip bui jin; 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. Then Yip went through to the final eight of the women's singles in badminton after she beat France's 16th seed Pi Hongyan by two games to one, winning 13–21, 21–13, 21–16. Yip faced China's Li Xuerui, who beat her two games to one. Her performance equalled the best performance by a Hong Kong shuttler at the Olympic Games.

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Wang Chen	14–21, 20–22	Silver
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Wang Shixian	14–21, 14–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Wang Lin	14–21, 18–21	Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong	Zhou Mi	15–21, 21–13, 17–10 retired	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Wang Lin	5–11, 7–11	Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lam Sin Ying	Ha Jung-eun Hong Soo-jung	7–15, 7–15	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Macau Open	Judith Meulendijks	21–18, 10–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2009	Australian Open	Maria Febe Kusumastuti	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2010	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Zhou Mi	21–16, 14–21, 21–19	Winner
2013	Canada Open	Nichaon Jindapon	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 17 December 2021.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1 Petya Nedelcheva 3 2 1 +1 Chen Yufei 2 0 2 –2 He Bingjiao 4 0 4 –4 Li Xuerui 10 0 10 –10 Lu Lan 4 1 3 –2 Wang Lin 8 3 5 –2 Wang Shixian 10 0 10 –10 Wang Xin 2 0 2 –2 Wang Yihan 9 3 6 –3 Xie Xingfang 4 1 3 –2 Zhang Yiman 1 0 1 –1 Zhang Ning 5 1 4 –3

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Zhu Lin 5 2 3 –1 Cheng Shao-chieh 4 3 1 +2 Tai Tzu-ying 10 1 9 –8 Tine Baun 5 1 4 –3 Tracey Hallam 3 2 1 +1 Pi Hongyan 6 2 4 –2 Juliane Schenk 8 3 5 –2 Xu Huaiwen 2 1 1 0 Wang Chen 1 0 1 –1 Zhou Mi 4 2 2 0 Saina Nehwal 11 2 9 –7 P. V. Sindhu 4 0 4 –4 Lindaweni Fanetri 2 1 1 0

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Maria Kristin Yulianti 2 1 1 0 Minatsu Mitani 3 1 2 –1 Nozomi Okuhara 6 1 5 –4 Akane Yamaguchi 4 0 4 –4 Wong Mew Choo 1 0 1 –1 Mia Audina 1 0 1 –1 An Se-young 1 0 1 –1 Bae Yeon-ju 5 2 3 –1 Sung Ji-hyun 11 3 8 –5 Carolina Marín 5 0 5 –5 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 7 3 4 –1 Ratchanok Intanon 17 3 14 –11

References

1. ^ "Yip Pui Yin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
2. "HK shuttler Yip into final 8". The Standard. 1 August 2012.
3. "Yip equals best HK performance by reaching quarters". South China Morning Post. 2 August 2012.
4. "Yip Pui Yin – Head to Head Analysis". BWF Tournament Software. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

External links

• BWF player profile
• YIP Pui Yin profile for the 2009 East Asian Games
• YIP Pui Yin profile for the 2012 Olympic Games

• 1987 births
• Living people
• Hong Kong female badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Olympic badminton players for Hong Kong
• Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
• Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
• Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
• Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
• Asian Games medalists in badminton
• Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong
• Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong
• Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
• 21st-century Hong Kong women