Sun Yu (badminton)

Sun Yu
孙瑜
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)
Dalian, Liaoning, China[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Years active2012-2017
RetiredFebruary 2019
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record148 wins, 59 losses
Highest ranking4 (2 March 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Sun Yu (Chinese: 孙瑜; pinyin: Sūn Yú; born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player. She was part of the Chinese winning team of the 2014 and the 2016 Uber Cup.[2]

After a long struggle from serious injury problems, she officially announced her retirement from the national team on 16 August 2018, and from the international badminton circuit in 2019, at a very young age of 25.[3][4] The last tournament she played was the 2017 World Championships where she ended her campaign as quarter-finalist.[5]

  1. ^ a b "孙瑜 Sun Yu" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2014: Lin Dan; Lee Yong Dae In; Yu Yang Out". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "SUN YU Calls It Quits". Badzine. 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Sun Yu Announces Retirement From Badminton At Just 25". Badminton Planet. 13 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Sindhu Advances Into Semifinals Of World Championships". The Star. 26 August 2017.