Lü Yi (badminton)
Chinese badminton player (born 1985)
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Lü Yi (Chinese: 吕轶; born 30 April 1985) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China. He entered the national second team in 2002, and was promoted to the first team in 2006.[1] He was part of the national junior team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. In the individual events, he was the champions at the 2007 Austrian International, Bitburger Open, and Russian Open.[2]
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| Born | 30 April 1985 Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 48 (22 October 2009) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Lü graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree at the Beijing Capital Normal University in 2007, and now works as a teacher in University of International Business and Economics.[2]
Achievements
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 (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Russian Open |  Andre Kurniawan Tedjono |
21–19, 11–21, 21–10 |  Winner |
| 2007 | Bitburger Open |  Lee Tsuen Seng |
23–21, 19–21, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Austrian International | Qiu Yanbo |
16–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
