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Tai Tzu-ying
戴資穎
Tai Tzu-ying at the 2016 Chinese Taipei Open
Personal information
Country Chinese Taipei
Born (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 30)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Years activeSince 2009
HandednessRight
CoachJian-Cheng Lai (賴建誠)
Women's Singles
Highest ranking1 (1 December 2016)
Current ranking1 (5 August 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuhan Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuhan Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wuhan Women's singles
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Women's singles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
BWF profile

Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese: 戴資穎; pinyin: Dài Zīyǐng; Wade–Giles: Tai Tzu-ying; born on 20 June 1994) is a Taiwanese professional badminton player.[1] In 2011, she won the title of Taiwanese ranking competition when she was only 16 years and 6 months old, becoming the youngest No. 1 in Taiwanese badminton history. She became world No. 1 in women's singles on December 2016, age 22, and was ranked No.1 for 67 consecutive weeks till 5th August 2018.

Tai was a finalist at the 2010 Singapore Super Series. She won her first international title at the 2011 US Open Grand Prix Gold at the age of 17.[2] She won her biggest titles at the Superseries Finals in 2014 and 2016, and won the Superseries Premiere event, Indonesia Open, in 2016. She won six consecutive titles spanning 2016 and 2017, and has a 27-match winning streak since losing to Sung Ji-Hyun at the Superseries Finals. She also won the Hong Kong Super Series three times, in 2014, 2016, and 2017.

Career

Tai's father is a firefighter and the director of Kaohsiung city's badminton committee. Her favorite activity in her spare time is playing badminton. Tai started playing badminton as a third grader in elementary school. She won the title in the second national division, earning the right to participate in the first division games. Furthermore, she was the youngest player to compete in the first division.

In 2009, Tai, aged 15, began to compete in international games. She was the runner-up in her first game at the Vietnam Open. In July, she represented Kaohsiung City in the National Games and went into the quarter final. In the same month, she entered the Asian Youth Badminton Tournament in Malaysia and became the runner-up. In December, Tai competed at the East Asian Games for Chinese Taipei and won one silver and one bronze medal.

In 2012, she won her first Super Series title in the Japan Open and made history as the youngest player to win the Super Series title (currently the third youngest player, after Ratchanok Intanon won the India Open in 2013, and Akane Yamaguchi won the Japan Open 2013).

She won the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open 2012 against Lindaweni Fanetri, but failed to defend her title in 2013, losing to Sung Ji-hyun 21–16, 21–9.

In August 2013, she was recruited by the team Banga Beats to play for them in the Indian Badminton League.

In the 2013 BWF Super Series Masters Finals, she defeated Sung Ji-hyun and Porntip Buranaprasertsuk but lost to Wang Shixian. She made it into the semifinals and successfully avenged her loss, beating Wang Shixian. She ended second after losing the final to Li Xuerui.

Tai represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games and won Chinese Taipei's first badminton medal by placing third.[3] She won the Hong Kong Open in 2014 after beating Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in straight sets, 21–19, 21–11. She extended her winning streak to the Super Series Finals in Dubai and won the first gold medal for Chinese Taipei in the Super Series finals by beating Sung Ji-hyun in straight sets.[1]

In 2015, she was beaten by Sun Yu in the Singapore Open. She did not win any title that year.

In 2016, Tai won the Indonesia Super Series and the Hong Kong Super Series to reach World No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won the Super Series Finals in Dubai for a second time, becoming the second women's singles player to do so (after Li Xuerui in 2012 and 2013). She also made history by becoming the first women's singles player to reach the finals in the Super Series Finals three times. She ended 2016 as the year-end No. 1.

Before the 2017 season started,[4] Tai announced that she would skip that year's World Championships in Glasgow. Tai decided to attend the 2017 Summer Universiade not only out of a desire to earn a title[5] for her home country but also for the bigger picture.[6] Since the Summer Universiade was by far the biggest sporting event held in her home country, only second to the Olympic Games, Tai wanted to welcome the world to see Taiwan. President Tsai commended Tai's decision.[7] She won the Special Contribution Award in 2017 Sports Elite Awards.

Tai started her 2017 season ranked No. 1, and won her first All England title in March, beating Ratchanok Intanon in the finals. In April, Tai won the Malaysia Open as well as the Singapore Open beating Carolina Marin in the finals two times in two weeks. Her titles in Malaysia and Singapore were her fourth and fifth consecutive ones. Later in April, she won her another title against Akane Yamaguchi in the Badminton Asia Championships held in Wuhan, China, marking a sixth consecutive title. It was also the first gold medal for Taiwan in this competition.

After winning 3 matches in the 2017 Sudirman Cup, Tai had extended her winning streak to 27 matches, before losing to Nitchaon Jindapol in the quarterfinals in Indonesia.

In the starting of the season Tai participated in the Malaysian master super 500 tournament in which she defeated Chen Yufei in the quarter final and Carolina Marin in a thrilling semi final, coming from a game down, but lost to Ratchanok Intanon in final.

Her next tournament was the Indonesian Master 500, which she won after defeating Saina Nehwal of India.

Due to tournament rescheduling, Tai could no defend her 2017 Singapore Open title and lost the world number 1 ranking to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi.

But in her next tournament, the Badminton Asia Championships, she won the title after defeating Chen Yufei in the final in Wuhan and regained her world no 1 ranking.

In 2018 BWF World Championships' third round, she defeated Zhang Beiwen from United States by 2–0 (21–19, 21–14) and broke the longest win-in-a-row record of 31 wins (Indonesia Masters(5), All England Open(5), Badminton Asia Championships(5), Uber Cup(4), Malaysia Open(5), Indonesia Open(5), BWF World Championships(2)), while the former record of 30 wins was held by Li Xuerui from China.

Playing style

Tai plays an offensive game, with many calling her style unpredictable and often spontaneous. She is a very adventurous player with huge disguise and she seems to be able to hit the shuttle from just about anywhere with a great range of different shots and angles. Remarkable is also her very relaxed hitting motion. Tai has clocked fast smashes, with the fastest recorded being 360 km/h at the 2016 All England Open quarterfinals,[citation needed] despite her preferrence of playing slowly so she could set up shots. She has a strong backhand and good net-play, her biggest fault being inconsistent at times. Tai has strong stamina, being muscular and with a six-pack. Tai herself said that she does not follow a certain play or style, and focuses on herself rather than her opponent or strategies. Tai's prodigious talent and deceptive shot-making has earned compliments of many, including BWF commentator Gillian Clark, who has said that Tai is one of the best players to watch in women's singles, and has often complimented her shot-making and talent.

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea China Li Xuerui 16–21, 26–24, 8–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia India P. V. Sindhu 21–13, 21–16 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China China Chen Yufei 21–19, 22–20 Gold Gold
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Japan Akane Yamaguchi 18–21, 21–11, 21–18 Gold Gold
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 22–20, 9–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong Yip Pui Yin 17–21, 21–17, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan South Korea Lee Jang-mi 21–9, 21–13 Gold Gold
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Thailand Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 12–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 16–21, 27–29 Silver Silver

World University Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Yeomju Gymnasium and Bitgoeul Gymnasium, Gwangju, South Korea Chinese Taipei Pai Hsiao-ma 21–13 Retired Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Yeomju Gymnasium and Bitgoeul Gymnasium,
Gwangju, South Korea 		Chinese Taipei Pai Hsiao-ma Japan Miri Ichimaru
Japan Shiho Tanaka 		20–22, 11–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Chen Xiaojia 13–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 China Chen Yufei 21–23, 21–15, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Malaysia Open Super 750 China He Bingjiao 22–20, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Japan Akane Yamaguchi 22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500 India Saina Nehwal 21–9, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 16–21, 21–14, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Superseries

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Hong Kong Open India P. V. Sindhu 21–18, 21–18, 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 French Open Japan Akane Yamaguchi 21–4, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Singapore Open Spain Carolina Marin 21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Malaysia Open Spain Carolina Marin 23–25, 22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 All England Open Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 BWF Super Series Finals South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Hong Kong Open India P. V. Sindhu 21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Denmark Open Japan Akane Yamaguchi 21–19, 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Open China Wang Yihan 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Malaysia Open Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Singapore Open China Sun Yu 13–21, 21–19, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 BWF Super Series Finals South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Hong Kong Open Japan Nozomi Okuhara 21–19, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Japan Open China Li Xuerui 16–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 BWF Super Series Finals China Li Xuerui 8–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Malaysia Open China Yao Xue 21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Japan Open Japan Eriko Hirose 9–21, 21–9, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Singapore Open India Saina Nehwal 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Chinese Taipei Open China Wang Shixian 23–21, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 16–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Lindaweni Fanetri 21–19, 20–22, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 U.S. Open Japan Sayaka Sato 21–16, 19–21, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Vietnam Open Indonesia Fransisca Ratnasari 19–21, 21–15, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Invitation Tournament

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Jeunesse Cup International All Star Chinese Taipei Wang Tzu-wei Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Line Kjaersfeldt 		18–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH 1R* NH 1R* NH
Asian Games
Asian Games NH A NH SF-B NH
BWF World Championships
World Championships A A A NH QF QF QF NH A QF
BWF Asia Championships
Asia Championships A A 2R 2R QF QF SF-B QF G G
Uber Cup
Uber Cup NH A NH QF NH RR NH QF NH QF
Sudirman Cup
Sudirman Cup Singles A NH QF NH QF NH QF NH QF NH
BWF Superseries Premier S1000
United Kingdom All England Open SS 2R SF 1R 1R SF SF W W
Indonesia Indonesia Open SS 2R 1R QF 2R 2R W QF W
China China Open SS A A 1R 2R QF SF QF
S750
Malaysia Malaysia Open SS 2R 1R F W W
Denmark Denmark Open SS QF A 1R 1R 2R F SF
South Korea Korea Open SS 1R 2R QF SS S500
BWF Superseries
France French Open A 1R SF A QF 1R SF QF W
Japan Japan Open A 2R QF W SF F SF 1R A
China China Masters A A 1R A A GPG
S500
South Korea Korea Open A 2R SSP QF QF QF 2R
India India Open GPG A 1R A 1R A QF A A
Hong Kong Hong Kong Open A 2R A 1R 2R W QF W W
Singapore Singapore Open A F 2R 2R QF QF F 1R W A
Malaysia Malaysia Masters GPG F
Indonesia Indonesian Masters GPG W
Thailand Thailand Open GPG A
Malaysia Malaysia Open A Q2 2R 1R W SSP S750
United Kingdom All England Open A A SSP S1000
Switzerland Swiss Open A A GPG S300
Indonesia Indonesia Open A 1R SSP S1000
Denmark Denmark Open A 2R SSP S1000
China China Open A 1R SSP S1000
S300
Australia Australian Open GPG QF 1R QF SF A
BWF Grand Prix Gold
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Open Q1 QF QF W F 2R SF W A
United States U.S. Open A 2R W Absent
BWF Superseries Finals
World Superseries Finals A A A A F W RR W RR
Year-end rankings 158 20 16 10 7 7 9 1 1

1R* Since 2012, the preliminary stage consists of 16 groups of either two or three players. Each player plays every other member of the group with the top most player advancing to the knock-out stage, ultimately leading to the winner. In 2012 Summer Olympics, Tai Tzu-Ying advanced to the first round of knock-out stage but lost to Li Xuerui of China in 16–21, 21–23. Meanwhile, in 2016 Summer Olympics, Tai Tzu-Ying also advanced to the first round of knock-out stage but lost to P.V. Sindhu of India in 13–21, 15–21.

Record against selected opponents

Record against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. (updated:2018/03/24) [10]

Sponsorships

Yonex controversy

During the period of 2016 Summer Olympics, Yonex provided unfit shoes to non-contract Tai. This forced Tai to wear other shoes made by her personal sponsor brand, Victor, without any logo. This event caused a controversy with the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Tai Tsu Ying". victorsport.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying triumphs at badminton event". Taipei Times. 18 July 2011. p. 20. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ Lee, Chin-wei; Kao, Evelyn. "Tai Tzu-ying wins bronze for Taiwan in women's singles badminton". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ http://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1071265
  5. ^ BadmintonPlanet.com (2 September 2017). "Tai Tzu Ying wins two Universiade gold for Taiwan - BadmintonPlanet.com". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. ^ 宏觀新聞 MACTV NEWS (1 September 2017), 棄世錦賽打世大運 戴資穎讓世界看見台灣 Tai Defends Decision to Participate in Universiade—英語新聞, retrieved 19 November 2017
  7. ^ "President Tsai meets 2017 Universiade athletes, coaches, and staff from Taiwan". english.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=E7478462-B482-44AA-8170-A719B6AE45C9
  11. ^ RIO 2016: Badminton quarrel prompts outrage
  12. ^ Top badminton player Tai Tzu-ying stands by her actions in shoe row
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