Cai Yanyan

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Cai Yanyan
蔡炎炎
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 25)
Beijing, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking14 (30 April 2019)
Current ranking342 (December 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Wuhan Women's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Dubai Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Yogyakarta Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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]

Contents

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg He Bingjiao 21–8, 12–21, 17-21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017 GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 20–22, 21–13, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles)

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

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018 Australian Open Super 300 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Mine 21–14, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xiaoxin 21–19, 19–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Guwahati Masters Super 100 Flag of India.svg Anmol Kharb 14–21, 21–13, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Odisha Masters Super 100 Flag of India.svg Tanvi Sharma 21–14, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF Grand Prix

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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017 Macau Open Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Pai Yu-po 21–15, 17–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017 China International Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Zhiyi 11–9, 10–13, 11–9, 11–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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References

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