Xu Rong (badminton)

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Xu Rong
徐蓉
Personal information
CountryChina
Born1958 (age 6667)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China [1]
Residence Australia [2]
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Hangzhou Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1979 HangzhouWomen's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles
Uber Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 New Delhi Women's team

Xu Rong (born around 1958), is a former badminton player from China, who ranks among the best of her time.

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Career

Xu Rong was one of the main Chinese players who dominated the women's game after China joined the International Badminton Federation in 1981 in both singles and doubles. She was well known for her all-rounded excellence on the court, and she won the National Championships in singles (1977). Although primarily a doubles player she was strong enough in singles to reach the final of the Denmark Open, and to win the very first Hong Kong Open in 1982. [3] [4] With her regular partner Wu Jianqui she won the Swedish Open in 1982 and the prestigious All-England Championships in 1983. [5] [6] Xu Rong was also a member of the woman's team that won the Asian Games Team Event in 1982. Xu Rong and Wu were bronze medalists at the 1983 IBF World Championships. In one of her last international appearances Xu won women's doubles at the 1985 Hong Kong Open with Han Aiping. She was the captain [7] of the first China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) team in 1984, and helped her team to a 5-0 victory. [1] She retired in 1985. [2]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1979 Hangzhou, China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fu Chun-e 1–11, 3–11 Med 3.png Bronze
Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
Flag of England.svg Jane Webster
11–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Aiping
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Lingwei
15–6, 8–15, 5–15 Med 2.png Silver
1984 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Dixi
6–15, 15–7, 7–15 Med 2.png Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 All England Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Dixi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ying
15–9, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1983 Indonesia Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of Indonesia.svg Maria Fransisca
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ruth Damayanti
15–11, 11–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Hong Kong Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Aiping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Dixi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ying
15–4, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International tournaments

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1982 Denmark Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu 5–11, 0–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982 Hong Kong Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Koppen 11–4, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982 Hong Kong Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of England.svg Jane Webster
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
10–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982 German Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Dixi
8–15, 15–13, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982 Swedish Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Dixi
15–7, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1982 Denmark Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jianqiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Dixi
12–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Notes

  1. 1 2 Xiaoming, Wu (5 October 2023). "羽毛球世界冠军:徐蓉 (Badminton World Champion - Xu Rong)". Nanjing Sports Institute: Table Tennis and Badminton Academy (in Chinese). Nanjing Institute of Physical Education. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "徐蓉 (Xu Rong)". jsstyj.jiangsu.gov.cn (in Chinese). Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. "Danish Open Championships", World Badminton, June 1982, 16.
  4. D. S. Aster, "The Hong Kong Open '82", World Badminton, December 1982, 8.
  5. "Swedish Open Championships", World Badminton, June 1982, 16.
  6. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd.) 108.
  7. "徐蓉:江苏羽毛球历史上首位女子全国冠军和世界冠军(Xu Rong: The first female national champion and world champion in Jiangsu badminton history)". jschina.com.cn (in Chinese). New Jiangsu China Jiangsu Network. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.