Yip Pui Yin


Yip Pui Yin 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 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 Pui-yin 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
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Wang Shixian14–21, 14–21 Bronze
2006Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Wang Chen14–21, 20–22 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Wang Lin14–21, 18–21 Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Zhou Mi15–21, 21–13, 17–10 Retired Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Wang Lin5–11, 7–11 Bronze

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Tennis 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 has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013Canada Open Nichaon Jindapon18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010Malaysia Masters Zhou Mi21–16, 14–21, 21–19 Winner
2009Australian Open Maria Febe Kusumastuti18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2006Macau Open Judith Meulendijks21–18, 10–21, 10–21 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.''Last updated as at 17 March 2020.