Li Li (badminton)

Li Li (Chinese: 李理; pinyin: Lǐ Lǐ; born 7 July 1983) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.

Li Li
李理
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1983-07-07) 7 July 1983
Wuhan, China
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Women's team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's singles
BWF profile

Early life

Li was born in Wuhan, China and moved to Singapore in 1997. She became a Singapore citizen in 2002.[1]

Career

Li won the 2002 Commonwealth Games women's singles gold medal by beating favourite Tracey Hallam of England in four sets, causing a major upset for the home team.[2] It was the first Commonwealth Games badminton gold for Singapore.[1]

Li was part of the women's team at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games which won the gold medal. Li also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Gong Ruina of China in the round of 32. At the 2006 Asian Games, she was part of the women's team which took the bronze medal.[1]

Li resigned from the Singapore Badminton Association in January 2008 and returned to Wuhan.[3]

Awards

Li received the 2003 and 2005 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.[4]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England England Tracey Hallam 7–5, 5–7, 8–7, 7–0 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1997 Spanish International Slovenia Maja Pohar 7–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Myanmar International Singapore Fatimah Kumin Lim 11–9, 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Singapore International China Huang Lipei 11–3, 9–11, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Singapore Satellite Singapore Xiao Luxi 11–7, 9–11, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Singapore Satellite Singapore Jiang Yanmei 11—1, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Iran Fajr International Singapore Jiang Yanmei 11–9, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Finnish International Singapore Jiang Yanmei 4–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Croatian International Singapore Jiang Yanmei 11–1, 13–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Singapore Satellite Thailand Salakjit Ponsana 6—11, 11–6, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Iran Fajr International Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari 11–9, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Cheers Asian Satellite Singapore Xing Aiying 11–7, 9–11, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Myanmar International Singapore Fatimah Kumin Lim Myanmar Thida Zan Moe
Myanmar Mar Oo Swee		 15–7, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Myanmar International Singapore Aman Santosa Myanmar Thida Zan Moe
Myanmar Win Zaw		 12–15, 15–7, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References
  1. "Li Li quits national squad". The Straits Times. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  2. "Singles gold for Li Li". BBC. August 4, 2002. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. "Li Li quits". Asiaone. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  4. "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.