Yang Yang (badminton)

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Yang Yang is a Chinese badminton player. He is the only badminton player in the world to have won World Badminton Championships Men's Singles titles consecutively. He played a major role in China's early capulation of the coveted Thomas Cup and belonged to China's golden generation of badminton players of the 1980s.

[edit] China's Golden Generation

As a member of China's golden badminton generation of the 1980s, Yang Yang played an important role in making China a major world badminton superpower. Players of his generation set the foundation for the current Chinese world badminton players.

[edit] Personal achievements

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Thomas Cup finals 1984- Indonesia defeats China: Yang Yang bt Icuk Sugiarto, 15-9 15-10, 3rd Singles

Thomas Cup finals 1986- China defeats Indonesia: Yang Yang bt Icuk Sugiarto, 15-7 15-1, 1st Singles

Thomas Cup finals 1988- China defeats Malaysia: Yang Yang wins in 1st Singles

Thomas Cup finals 1990- China defeats Malaysia: Yang Yang bt Rashid Sidek, 15-10 15-10, 1st Singles

World Championships 1987- Yang Yang defeats Morten Frost Hansen (Den), 15-2 13-15 15-12, Men's Singles

World Championships 1989- Yang Yang defeats Ardy Wiranata (Ina), 15-10 2-15 15-5, Men's Singles


Titles won by Yang Yang: 23 Titles Officially

1984 CHINA NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS, CHINA

1985 HONG KONG OPEN, HONG KONG

1986 THOMAS CUP, INDONESIA

1986 WORLD GRAND PRIX FINALS, MALAYSIA

1986 JAPAN OPEN, JAPAN

1986 HONG KONG OPEN, HONG KONG

1986 CHINA NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS, CHINA

1987 WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS, CHINA

1987 SWEDISH OPEN, SWEDEN

1987 MALAYSIAN OPEN, MALAYSIA

1987 INDONESIAN OPEN, INDONESIA

1987 CHINA NATIONAL GAMES, CHINA

1988 OLYMPIC GAMES DEMONSTRATION, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

1988 THOMAS CUP, MALAYSIA

1988 WORLD CUP, THAILAND

1988 SINGAPORE OPEN, SINGAPORE

1989 AUSTRALIA'S 200 ANNIVERSARY INVITATION TOURNAMENT, AUSTRALIA

1989 WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDONESIA

1989 WORLD CUP, CHINA

1989 ALL ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS, U.K.

1989 JAPAN OPEN, JAPAN

1990 THOMAS CUP, JAPAN

1990 ASIAN GAMES, CHINA

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