Wang Wei (badminton)


Wang Wei was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai. In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying.
In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei. He also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Cheng Rui.
Wang was part of the national men's team that won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and at the Thomas Cup in Guangzhou. Partnered with Zhao Tingting, he settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event. His best achievements in the World Grand Prix tournament was a runner-up at the 2002 Malaysia Open in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Yawen.
In 2003, he was a mixed doubles runner-up at the National Championships tournament with his partner Zhang Jiewen. He competed at the World Championships with Cheng Rui in the men's doubles event, but finished in the quarter finals defeated by the Indonesian pair Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya in straight games.
In 2004, he won a silver medal at the World University Championships.
He once served as a coach in Linyi Normal University, and as a Chinese national second team head coach.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001PhilSports Arena,
Manila, Philippines
Cheng Rui Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
4–15, 14–17 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Bangkok, Thailand Zhao Tingting Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
4–11, 3–11 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark
Lu Ying Cheng Rui
Gao Ling
15–4, 15–10 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Malaysia Open Zhang Yawen Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms
9–11, 4–11 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Mongolian Satellite Zhang Lei Han Sang-hoon
Lee Yong-dae
3–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2002French International Cheng Rui Sang Yang
Zheng Bo
8–7, 7–1, 7–3 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Mongolian Satellite Tao Xiaolan Lee Yong-dae
Ha Jung-eun
7–15, 11–15 Runner-up