Zhang Yiman Explained

Zhang Yiman
张艺曼
Country:China
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Hunan, China
Residence:Beijing, China
Handedness:Right
Coach:Luo Yigang
Event:Women's singles
Highest Ranking:13
Date Of Highest Ranking:19 September 2023
Current Ranking:16
Date Of Current Ranking:13 August 2024
Bwf Id:66B0CB6D-FBE1-4927-9F2E-D775D5A0264C

Zhang Yiman (born 15 January 1997) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] She won her first World Tour title at the 2019 Vietnam Open. She also won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships in the women's singles category.[2]

Career

2021

In 2021, Zhang participated in the 2021 BWF World Championships in the women's singles category. The unseeded Zhang defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in the first round before receiving a walkover to the third round, where she defeated the sixteenth seed Kim Ga-eun of South Korea in straight games. Then in the quarter-finals, she shocked the seventh seed and former world champion Ratchanok Intanon in a hard-fought three-game match. This was the biggest win in her career.[3] Although she lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in straight games in the semi-final,[4] she won a bronze medal, which was her first ever medal from a major tournament.

2022

Zhang reached the final at the 2022 Hylo Open, but lost to compatriot Han Yue in straight games.[5]

2023

Zhang won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Thailand Masters, beating compatriot Han Yue in three games.[6]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

World University Games

Women's singles

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018New Zealand OpenSuper 300 Sayaka Takahashi13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019Lingshui China MastersSuper 100 Kim Ga-eun20–22, 21–14, 17–21 Runner-up
2019Vietnam OpenSuper 100 Asuka Takahashi21–18, 21–11 Winner
2022Hylo OpenSuper 300 Han Yue18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2023Thailand MastersSuper 300 Han Yue15–21, 21–13, 21–18 Winner
2023Hong Kong OpenSuper 500 Akane Yamaguchi18–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

Women's singles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 November 2022.[9]

PlayersMatchesResultsDifference
WonLost
Chen Yufei6 0 6 –6
He Bingjiao2 0 2 –2
Li Xuerui1 0 1 –1
Tai Tzu-ying1 0 1 –1
Yip Pui Yin1 1 0 +1
Saina Nehwal2 2 0 +2
P. V. Sindhu2 1 1 0
PlayersMatchesResultsDifference
WonLost
Nozomi Okuhara1 1 0 +1
Akane Yamaguchi1 0 1 –1
An Se-young1 0 1 –1
Sung Ji-hyun1 0 1 –1
Carolina Marín5 1 4 –3
Ratchanok Intanon3 1 2 –1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Zhang Yiman . . 31 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Tai, Akane in Summit Clash . Badminton World Federation . 18 December 2021 . 19 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Loh's Milestone for Singapore . Badminton World Federation . 18 December 2021 . 19 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Tai, Akane in Summit Clash . Badminton World Federation . 18 December 2021 . 19 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Badminton Hylo Open 2022: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Han Yue take singles titles . International Olympic Committee . 6 November 2022 . 7 November 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221107031316/https://olympics.com/en/news/badminton-hylo-open-2022-finals-live-results . 7 November 2022.
  6. Web site: 2023-02-05 . Thailand Masters: Lin caps dream run . 2023-04-25 . BWF.
  7. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Zhang Yi Man Head to Head . BWF-Tournament Software . 4 March 2020.