Yang Li Lian


Yang Li Lian is a Malaysian badminton player. In 2014, she competed at the Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Career

In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls'doubles event partnered with Sonia Cheah Su Ya. In 2013, she competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. In 2014, she became the runner-up at the Iran Fajr International tournament in the women's singles event after defeated by her compatriot Tee Jing Yi. She also won the 2015 Bahrain International Series in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and the 2017 Iceland International in the women's singles and doubles events. In January 2015, Li Lian announced her retirement from the Badminton Association of Malaysia in pursuit of her further education. Li Lian subsequently graduated from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom with a first-class honours in Mathematics and Economics.

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Lee Jang-mi17–21, 15–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sonia Cheah Su Ya Xia Huan
Tang Jinhua		11–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Iceland International Lyddia Cheah21–8, 21–11 Winner
2015Bahrain International Saili Rane21–19, 21–17 Winner
2014Iran Fajr International Tee Jing Yi10–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Irish Open Emily Westwood Jessica Hopton
Victoria Williams		21–15, 19–21, 21–19 Winner
2017Iceland International Lyddia Cheah Grace King
Hope Warner		21–6, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Bahrain International Tan Yip Jiun Artyom Savatyugin
Alesia Zaitsava		21–17, 21–10 Winner