# Wang Lin (badminton)

Wang Lin (born March 30, 1989, in Hangzhou) is a badminton player from China. Wang Lin was crowned the world champion after winning the gold medal at the 2010 BWF World Championships held at Paris defeating fellow Chinese Wang Xin 21–11, 19–21, 21–13.
In 2006, the 17-year-old, Wang Lin beat Xie Xingfang in the final of the China Masters Super Series.
Shortly after her World Championship triumph in Paris, Wang Lin suffered a severe knee ligament tear during her match against Maria Febe Kusumastuti in China Masters Super Series tournament. The injury was so severe to the extent it ruled out Wang Lin completely from playing for almost six months after her knee operation. From there, her ranking starts to decline and eventually Wang Lin fell out of favour from the first-team line-up as her jittery comeback coincided with the emergence of Wang Shixian and Wang Xin.
After making a comeback, she was clearly far from her best and has not achieved the same success as she once did prior to sustaining the injury. Wang Lin once cited fear of injury recurrence was one of the main reasons she was not able to play at her best.
On December 4, 2013, she announced her retirement on Tencent Weibo.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | Wang Xin | 21–11, 19–21, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Lu Lan | 18–21, 19–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Zhu Lin | 12–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
| 2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Jiang Yanjiao | 21–18, 18–21, 13–21 | Silver |

### Summer Universiade

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand | Cheng Shao-chieh | 19–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand | Zhang Dan | Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing | 19–21, 12–21 | Bronze |

### World Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Waitakere Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand | Bae Youn-joo | 21–16, 21–15 | Gold |
| 2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada | Lu Lan | Walkover | Bronze |

### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Wang Yihan | 11–4, 11–9 | Gold |
| 2004 | Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea | Lu Lan | 9–11, 3–11 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | French Open | Wang Yihan | 9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | China Masters | Wang Shixian | 14–21, 21–14, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Indonesia Open | Saina Nehwal | 21–12, 18–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | French Open | Xie Xingfang | 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2008 | Denmark Open | Zhou Mi | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2008 | China Masters | Zhou Mi | 19–21, 21–19, 16–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | China Masters | Xie Xingfang | 15–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Li Xuerui | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Lu Lan | 6 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Wang Shixian | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Wang Xin | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Wang Yihan | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Xie Xingfang | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Zhang Ning | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zhu Lin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Tine Baun | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tracey Hallam | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Pi Hongyan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Juliane Schenk | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Xu Huaiwen | 7 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| Wang Chen | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Yip Pui Yin | 9 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Zhou Mi | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Saina Nehwal | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Minatsu Mitani | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Wong Mew Choo | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Mia Audina | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |