Iris Wang

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Iris Wang
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1994-09-02) September 2, 1994 (age 29)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Residence Arcadia, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking19 (WS January 3, 2023)
24 (XD April 21, 2011)
Current ranking44 (WS January 2, 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Women's singles
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Guadalajara Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Curitiba Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Guatemala City Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kingston Women's singles
Pan American Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Curitiba Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Markham Mixed team
BWF profile

Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Personal life

Wang was born in Pasadena, California, on September 2, 1994, to Chinese parents. [1] Her older sister, Rena Wang, is also an international badminton player. [2]

Career

Wang won a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships playing alongside her sister Rena. [1] In 2011, she was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the women's singles at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, after losing to Canadian player Michelle Li. [3] Competing alongside her sister Rena, Wang won a silver medal in the women's doubles. [2]

At the 2013 Pan Am Badminton Championships she won a silver medal in the team event as part of the United States squad. [1] Wang won the gold medal at the 2014 Brazil International tournament, defeating Lohaynny Vicente in the final. [4] She also won gold medals at the Mercosul International and Argentina International events. [1] She was part of the United States squad that won a team silver medal at the 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships. [1]

At the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wang won a bronze medal in the women's singles. [1] She defeated Damaris Ortiz Prada of Venezuela, Luana Vicente of Brazil and Daniela Macias of Peru, before losing her semifinal to Rachel Honderich of Canada. [5]

In February 2016, Wang was part of the United States squad that won the women's team gold medal at the Pan American Team Continental Championships. Wang defeated Canada's Kyleigh O'Donoghue 21–12, 21–4, as the US won the final 3–2. [6]

As of May 2016, Wang was ranked 33rd in the world for women's singles. [7] The 34 highest ranked athletes, with a maximum of two per nation, earned qualification for the women's singles event in at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [8] The United States Olympic Committee confirmed Wang's place in the United States team on May 10, 2016. [9]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich 15–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li 10–21, 5–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg Rena Wang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Bruce
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li
15–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

Pan American Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Chan 21–19, 19–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li 14–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang 11–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg Rena Wang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Fiona McKee
17–21, 21–18, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Flag of the United States.svg Rena Wang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joycelyn Ko
16–21, 21–19, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on March 19, 2017, and implemented in 2018, [10] 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. [11]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of Indonesia.svg Putri Kusuma Wardani 21–7, 19–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013 Santo Domingo Open Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente 21–18, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 USA International Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang 10–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Mercosul International Flag of the United States.svg Bo Rong 18–21, 21–17, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Argentina International Flag of the United States.svg Bo Rong21–12, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Brazil International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente11–5, 11–9, 11–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Spanish International Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Corrales 13–21, 21–14, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Gadde Ruthvika Shivani 21–23, 21–19, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Peru International Flag of Germany.svg Karin Schnaase 6–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Maldives International Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ Thị Trang 21–15, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Brazil International Flag of the United States.svg Rena Wang Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
21–14, 11–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Peru International Flag of the United States.svg Rena Wang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Bruce
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li
21–11, 15–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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