Sun Yu (badminton)
Chinese badminton player
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Sun Yu (Chinese: 孙瑜; pinyin: Sūn Yú; born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player. She was part of the Chinese winning team of the 2014 and the 2016 Uber Cup.[2]
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| Born | 28 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012-2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 148 wins, 59 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 4 (2 March 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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After a long struggle from serious injury problems, she officially announced her retirement from the national team on 16 August 2018, and from the international badminton circuit in 2019, at a very young age of 25.[3][4] The last tournament she played was the 2017 World Championships where she ended her campaign as quarter-finalist.[5]
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Nozomi Okuhara |
10–21, 20–22 |  Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India |  Shen Yaying |
21–8, 21–13 |  Gold |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Singapore Open |  Tai Tzu-ying |
21–13, 19–21, 22–20 |  Winner |
| 2016 | Singapore Open |  Ratchanok Intanon |
21–18, 11–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2016 | Australian Open |  Saina Nehwal |
21–11, 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Japan Open | He Bingjiao |
14–21, 21–7, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | China Open | P. V. Sindhu |
11–21, 21–17, 11–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Macau Open | Busanan Ongbamrungphan |
21–19, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2014 | Swiss Open | Wang Yihan |
23–21, 9–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Bitburger Open | He Bingjiao |
16–21, 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2015 | Swiss Open | Busanan Ongbamrungphan |
21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2015 | Korea Masters | Sayaka Sato |
20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Thailand Masters | Ratchanok Intanon |
19–21, 21–18, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | China Masters | Li Xuerui |
16–21, 21–19, 6–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[8]
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