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Cai Yanyan

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Cai Yanyan
蔡炎炎
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 24)
Beijing, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking14 (30 April 2019)
Current ranking1125 (21 February 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Women's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Cai Yanyan (Chinese: 蔡炎炎, born 15 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] She won her first international title at the 2017 China International tournament in the women's singles event.[2] Cai was the bronze medalists at the 2017 World Junior Championships and 2019 Asian Championships. In 2023, she helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships.[3]

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China China He Bingjiao 21–8, 12–21, 17-21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 20–22, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Australian Open Super 300 Japan Ayumi Mine 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 China Chen Xiaoxin 21–19, 19–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix

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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
2017 Macau Open Chinese Taipei Pai Yu-po 21–15, 17–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 China International China Wang Zhiyi 11–9, 10–13, 11–9, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Cai Yanyan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ "2017中国(陵水)国际羽毛球挑战赛中国队夺三冠" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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