Yap Ling
Malaysian badminton player (born 2000)
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Yap Ling (simplified Chinese: 叶灵; traditional Chinese: 葉靈; pinyin: Yè Líng; born 1 April 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] She was part of the Malaysian squad that won a bronze medal in the 2021 Sudirman Cup. She also participated in the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.
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| Born | 1 April 2000 Malacca, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 67 (WD with Teoh Mei Xing, 17 March 2020) 258 (XD with Jeremy Juan, 5 September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 260 (XD with Jeremy Juan, 19 September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
In 2017, Yap represented Malaysia as a team member and won the bronze and silver medal in the mixed team events of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships[2] and the BWF World Junior Championships respectively.[3] At the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, she won the bronze medal in the mixed team event. Yap was then transferred from the Bukit Jalil Sports School (youth team) to the national team.[4]
She partnered with Go Pei Kee and were semifinalists at the 2021 Czech Open.[5] They participated in the 2021 SEA Games.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | India International |  Teoh Mei Xing |
Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan |
18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament