Cai Yanyan
| Cai Yanyan 蔡炎炎 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1999 Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 14 (30 April 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 342 (December 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Achievements
[edit]Asian Championships
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |  He Bingjiao
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21–8, 12–21, 17-21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |  Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
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20–22, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Tour (4 titles)
[edit]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
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 |  Ayumi Mine
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21–14, 21–13 |  Winner
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| 2018 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Chen Xiaoxin
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21–19, 19–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2024 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 |  Anmol Kharb
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14–21, 21–13, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2024 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Tanvi Sharma
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21–14, 21–16 | Winner
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BWF Grand Prix
[edit]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
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Macau Open |  Pai Yu-po
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21–15, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | China International | Wang Zhiyi
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11–9, 10–13, 11–9, 11–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Cai Yanyan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "2017中国（陵水）国际羽毛球挑战赛中国队夺三冠" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Cai Yanyan at BWFBadminton.com
- Cai Yanyan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
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