Jiang Yanjiao


Jiang Yanjiao, is a Chinese badminton player from Changzhou. She graduated from the Huaqiao University.

Career

A winner of both the BWF World Junior Championships and the Asian Junior Championships, Jiang has since emerged as one of the world's leading women's singles players. She won the Chinese national title in 2005, the Denmark Open in 2006, the Asian Championships in both 2007 and 2008, and the China Open in 2008. Jiang played singles for China's world champion Uber Cup teams of 2006 and 2008.
As one of several Chinese women's singles players who rate among the world's best, Jiang has been excluded from some international competitions which set a maximum number of participants from any one country. For example, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing neither Jiang nor reigning world champion Zhu Lin were entered in a women's singles event which limited the strongest badminton nations to three competitors.

Achievements

World Cup

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Xie Xingfang21–16, 19–21, 18–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Lu Lan18–21, 23–25 Bronze
2008Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Wang Lin18–21, 21–18, 21–13 Gold
2007Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Lu Lan25–23, 23–21 Gold
2006Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Wang Chen17–21, 18–21 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2002Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Seo Yoon-hee11–0, 8–11, 11–3 Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea Lu Lan11–9, 11–2 Gold
2002Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhu Lin3–11, 6–11 Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's Singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012China Masters Wang Yihan18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012Korea Open Wang Shixian12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2011China Masters Wang Shixian16–21, 5–8 Retired Runner-up
2010China Open Wang Shixian21–16, 21–19 Winner
2010Japan Open Wang Xin23–21, 21–18 Winner
2010Swiss Open Wang Shixian15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009China Open Wang Xin21–19, 22–20 Winner
2009Hong Kong Open Wang Shixian13–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009Swiss Open Wang Yihan17–21, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up
2008China Open Zhu Jingjing21–15, 21–13 Winner

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Thailand Open Li Xuerui21–14, 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2009Macau Open Wang Yihan21–16, 20–22, 12–21 Runner-up
2006Denmark Open Lu Lan21–14, 21–14 Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.