Wang Zhiyi

Wang Zhiyi (Chinese: 王祉怡; pinyin: Wáng Zhǐyí; born 29 April 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Shashi, Jingzhou, in Hubei province. She started her career as a badminton player by training in Jingzhou sports school. She went to the Hubei provincial training centre in 2009, and was selected to join the team in 2013. In 2016, Wang joined the national team, and became part of the national second team in 2017. She was the girls' singles champion at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships, and also helped the national team to clinch the mixed team title. Wang represented her country at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the girls' singles silver. She won the women's singles title at the 2022 Asian Championships, which is the biggest title of her career.

Wang Zhiyi
王祉怡
Wang with her silver medal of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000
Shashi, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
CoachLuo Yigang
Women's singles
Highest ranking6 (31 January 2023)
Current ranking9 (30 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
2020 Aarhus Women's team
2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
2022 Manila Women's singles
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Girls' singles
World Junior Championships
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
2018 Markham Mixed team
2018 Markham Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2018 Jakarta Girls' singles
2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile
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