Beiwen Zhang

Beiwen Zhang (simplified Chinese: 张蓓雯; traditional Chinese: 張蓓雯; pinyin: Zhāng Bèiwén; born 12 July 1990) is a Chinese-born American badminton player who is a singles specialist.^[1]

Beiwen Zhang 张蓓雯
Zhang at 2017 Indonesia Super Series Premier
Personal information
Country	China (until 2007) Singapore (2007–2013) United States (2013–present)
Born	(1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 32) Anshan, Liaoning, China
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	285 wins, 157 losses
Highest ranking	9 (22 June 2017)
Current ranking	18 (21 March 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Singapore Southeast Asian Games 2009 Vientiane Women's team World Junior Championships 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team Representing the  United States Pan Am Championships 2021 Guatemala City Women's singles 2022 San Salvador Women's singles Pan Am Mixed Team Championships 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Zhang was born in China and moved to Singapore at the age of 13 in 2003 and played with the Singapore National Team until 2012.^[2] In 2007, Zhang took up Singapore citizenship.^[2] In 2011, her contract with the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was not renewed reportedly falling out with then-singles head coach Luan Ching.^[2]

In 2009, she was part of the Singapore national badminton team, winning a bronze medal at the women's team event of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games.^[3] After a one-year break in which she did not play any tournaments at all, in 2013, she came back on her way to reach top level again.

In 2013, after moving to Las Vegas with her parents, Zhang Beiwen won four international challenge tournaments with singles titles at the Swiss International in Yverdon-les-Bains; the Yonex USA International in Orlando, Florida; the Yonex Welsh International in Cardiff; and the Carlton Irish Open International in Dublin. In 2014, she continued her winning streak for her new country the US, with victories in Peru, the US, Brazil and the Netherlands. She won her first Grand Prix title at the 2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold, then won the 2014 Brazil Open Grand Prix and 2014 Dutch Open Grand Prix.^[4]

In 2014, Zhange competed in the Singapore Open and was asked by the SBA to rejoin Singapore national team.^[2]

In 2016, Zhang started to compete in the Danish Badminton League, for Vendsyssel Elite Badminton.^[5] As of the 2019 season, she still plays for Vendsyssel. In 2016, she reached the final round at a BWF Super Series event, the French Open, for the first time, but finished as the runner-up after losing the final to He Bingjiao of China in straight games.^[6] In 2018, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the India Open, defeating host player and defending champion P. V. Sindhu with the score 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 in the final.^[7]

In 2021, Zhang competed in her first Pan Am Championships and clinched the women's singles title after beating Rachel Chan of Canada in straight games. On March the same year, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen.^[8][9] She then competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Her bid for a medal was cut short, however, when she suffered an apparent Achilles injury during a match against He Bingjiao of China in the Round of 16.^[10]

Achievements

Pan American Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Rachel Chan	21–14, 21–18	Gold
2022	Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador	Michelle Li	18–21, 21–16, 23–25	Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[11] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[12]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	India Open	Super 500	P. V. Sindhu	21–18, 11–21, 22–20	Winner
2018	U.S. Open	Super 300	Li Xuerui	26–24, 15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2018	Korea Open	Super 500	Nozomi Okuhara	10–21, 21–17, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[13] 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.^[14] 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
2016	French Open	He Bingjiao	9–21 9–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 title, 2 runner-up)

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
2008	Vietnam Open	Xing Aiying	11–21, 21–19, 22–20	Winner^[15]
2014	U.S. Open	Kana Ito	21–8, 21–17	Winner
2014	Brasil Open	Kaori Imabeppu	6–11, 11–5, 4–11, 11–8, 11–9	Winner
2014	Dutch Open	Pai Yu-po	11–9, 11–7, 11–8	Winner
2014	U.S. Grand Prix	Rachel Honderich	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2016	Canada Open	Michelle Li	Walkover	Runner-up
2016	Dutch Open	Hsu Ya-ching	21–11, 21–19	Winner
2017	Dutch Open	Michelle Li	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2017	Bitburger Open	Nitchaon Jindapol	17–21, 21–15, 19–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 title, 2 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Swiss International	Tanvi Lad	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2013	USA International	Iris Wang	21–10, 21–12	Winner
2013	Welsh International	Beatriz Corrales	21–12, 21–15	Winner
2013	Irish Open	Beatriz Corrales	21–9, 17–21, 21–10	Winner
2014	Peru International	Michelle Li	27–25, 21–19	Winner
2015	USA International	Pai Yu-po	21–14, 13–21, 21–19	Winner
2016	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Rachel Honderich	21–13, 21–12	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Croatian International	Fu Mingtian	Frances Liu   Shinta Mulia Sari	Walkover	Runner-up
2007	Croatian International	Gu Juan	Cai Jiani   Guo Xin	21–15, 6–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2013	USA International	Jing Yu Hong	Paula B Pereira   Lohaynny Vicente	21–7, 21–14	Winner
2016	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Jing Yu Hong	Eva Lee   Paula Lynn Obañana	21–17, 22–20	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 23 October 2022.^[16]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost   Chen Yufei 4 0 4 –4   He Bingjiao 11 2 9 –7   Li Xuerui 3 0 3 –3   Wang Lin 3 0 3 –3   Wang Shixian 1 0 1 –1   Wang Yihan 3 0 3 –3   Wang Xin 1 0 1 –1   Zhang Yiman 2 2 0 +2   Cheng Shao-chieh 1 0 1 –1   Tai Tzu-ying 10 2 8 –6   Tine Baun 1 0 1 –1   Juliane Schenk 2 1 1 0   Yip Pui Yin 4 3 1 +2

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost   Saina Nehwal 4 1 3 –2   P. V. Sindhu 10 4 6 –2   Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1   Minatsu Mitani 4 2 2 0   Nozomi Okuhara 6 0 6 –6   Akane Yamaguchi 10 4 6 –2   An Se-young 2 0 2 –2   Bae Yeon-ju 4 2 2 0   Sung Ji-hyun 6 3 3 0   Carolina Marín 7 2 5 –3   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 3 0 +3   Ratchanok Intanon 6 1 5 –4

References

1. "羽運沙漠的仙人掌 張蓓雯美酒加咖啡" (in Chinese). China Press. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
2. "Badminton: Zhang makes April date". AsiaOne. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
3. "Team Singapore Impresses At The 25th SEA Games With 33 Gold Medals". Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
4. "Zhang happy her destiny is in her own hands". Today. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
5. "Vendsyssel Elite Badminton henter amerikansk forstærkning" (in Danish). TV2/Nord. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
6. "Beiwen Zhang Wins Silver Medal at Yonex French Open". Team USA. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
7. "Zhang's Finest Hour – Finals: Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
8. "华裔选手张蓓雯获得美国国籍". 163.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
9. Morgan, Liam (2 May 2021). "Zhang clinches first women's singles title at Pan American Individual Badminton Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
10. "U.S. badminton player Beiwen Zhang retires with injury". KSHB. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
11. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . BWFbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
12. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". BWFbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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14. . IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
15. "VN's top badminton player triumphs at open tourney". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
16. "Beiwen Zhang Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

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