Beiwen Zhang

Zhang was born in China and moved to Singapore at the age of 13 in 2003 and played with the Singapore National Team until 2012.[2] In 2007, Zhang took up Singapore citizenship.[2] In 2011, her contract with the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was not renewed reportedly falling out with then-singles head coach Luan Ching.[2]

In 2009, she was part of the Singapore national badminton team, winning a bronze medal at the women's team event of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games.[3] After a one-year break in which she did not play any tournaments at all, in 2013, she came back on her way to reach top level again.

In 2013, after moving to Las Vegas with her parents, Zhang Beiwen won four international challenge tournaments with singles titles at the Swiss International in Yverdon-les-Bains; the Yonex USA International in Orlando, Florida; the Yonex Welsh International in Cardiff; and the Carlton Irish Open International in Dublin. In 2014, she continued her winning streak for her new country the US, with victories in Peru, the US, Brazil and the Netherlands. She won her first Grand Prix title at the 2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold, then won the 2014 Brazil Open Grand Prix and 2014 Dutch Open Grand Prix.[4]

In 2014, Zhange competed in the Singapore Open and was asked by the SBA to rejoin Singapore national team.[2]

In 2016, Zhang started to compete in the Danish Badminton League, for Vendsyssel Elite Badminton.[5] As of the 2019 season, she still plays for Vendsyssel. In 2016, she reached the final round at a BWF Super Series event, the French Open, for the first time, but finished as the runner-up after losing the final to He Bingjiao of China in straight games.[6] In 2018, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the India Open, defeating host player and defending champion P. V. Sindhu with the score 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 in the final.[7]

In 2021, Zhang competed in her first Pan Am Championships and clinched the women's singles title after beating Rachel Chan of Canada in straight games. On March the same year, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen.[8][9] She then competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Her bid for a medal was cut short, however, when she suffered an apparent Achilles injury during a match against He Bingjiao of China in the Round of 16.[10]

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 23 October 2022.[16]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Chen Yufei 4 0 4 –4 He Bingjiao 11 2 9 –7 Li Xuerui 3 0 3 –3 Wang Lin 3 0 3 –3 Wang Shixian 1 0 1 –1 Wang Yihan 3 0 3 –3 Wang Xin 1 0 1 –1 Zhang Yiman 2 2 0 +2 Cheng Shao-chieh 1 0 1 –1 Tai Tzu-ying 10 2 8 –6 Tine Baun 1 0 1 –1 Juliane Schenk 2 1 1 0 Yip Pui Yin 4 3 1 +2

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Saina Nehwal 4 1 3 –2 P. V. Sindhu 10 4 6 –2 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 4 2 2 0 Nozomi Okuhara 6 0 6 –6 Akane Yamaguchi 10 4 6 –2 An Se-young 2 0 2 –2 Bae Yeon-ju 4 2 2 0 Sung Ji-hyun 6 3 3 0 Carolina Marín 7 2 5 –3 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 3 0 +3 Ratchanok Intanon 6 1 5 –4

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