Wang Shixian is a retired Chinese professional badminton player, born on 13 February 1990, who played women's singles and reached the world number one ranking. She joined the Chinese junior national team in 2005, moved up to the first-level adult team and began international competition in 2009, winning her first title that year at the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold and her first superseries title at the China Masters. She won bronze at the 2010 World Championships, took the All England crown in 2011 and won a second All England title, beating three Olympic medallists on the way. Her Olympic hopes were not realised, because the Chinese head coach chose other players for the 2012 Games and the 2016 Games.
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Wang Shixian (Chinese: 王适娴; pinyin: Wáng Shìxián; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ.ʂî ɕjɛ̌n]; born 13 February 1990) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player.
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Wang Shixian (Chinese: 王适娴; pinyin: Wáng Shìxián; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ.ʂî ɕjɛ̌n]; born 13 February 1990) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player.
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Wang won 2 superseries titles this year, first one was 2010 Korea Open Super Series, where she beat Sung Ji-hyun in the final and another one was the 2010 Swiss Super Series event, by beating Jiang Yanjiao of China. In the 2010 BWF World Championships, she defeated Saina Nehwal in the quarter-final and assured herself of the first ever major medal in her career. She settled for a bronze medal after losing the semifinal to Wang Xin with 19-21, 21-11, 16-21. She savoured her career's biggest ever success by winning the gold medal in the 2010 Asian games, beating her recent nemesis Wang Xin in the final with 21-18, 21-15 scores.
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Wang Shixian (Chinese: 王适娴; pinyin: Wáng Shìxián; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ.ʂî ɕjɛ̌n]; born 13 February 1990) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player.
Competed In: Asian Games, Career, 2010 Asian Games
She savoured her career's biggest ever success by winning the gold medal in the 2010 Asian games, beating her recent nemesis Wang Xin in the final with 21-18, 21-15 scores.
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ist eine chinesische Badmintonspielerin.
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