Wang Zhengming
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| Birth name | 王睁茗 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 China
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| Born |
February 16, 1990 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 6 (July 24, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 10 (April 7, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 08:54, 26 October 2013 (UTC). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王睜茗 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 王睁茗 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wáng Zhēngmíng |
Wang Zhengming (born February 16, 1990 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a male badminton player from China.
A World Junior & Asian Junior Champion two years earlier, 2010 was Wang's breakthrough year on the international badminton scene. His most impressive achievements were finishing runner-up to his idol Lin Dan in the Badminton Asia Championships and reaching the semi-finals of the China Masters Super Series event. By the end of the year, Wang's ranking had risen over 200 places to 43rd.
Wang reached the quarter-finals of the first Premier Super Series event, the Korea Open, registering an impressive 21-11, 21-14 victory over reigning World Champion Chen Jin along the way. Wang also reached the semi-finals of the Singapore Open beating former Olympic and two-time Asian games winner Taufik Hidayat.
In March, Wang won his first senior international title, the Swiss Open, beating compatriot Du Pengyu in the final 21-18 21-18. Wang lost in the third round of the 2013 BWF World Championships in August from first seed Malaysian Lee Chong Wei. In September 2013 at his home China in the city of Changzhou Wang Zhengmin won his first Super Series event, the 2013 China Masters Super Series, beating the Dane Jan O Jorgensen 21-13, 16-21, 23-21 in a grueling semi-final match and then Korean qualifier Shon Wan-Ho in another close 3 games final 11-22, 21-14, 24-22. Again at his homecountry in October he lost the final of the East Asian Games in Tianjin from compatriot Du Pengyu. In November Wang also reached the final of his first Super Series Premier event, the 2013 China Open Super Series Premier in Shanghai along the way beating fifth seed Tommy Sugiarto from Indonesia 21-15, 14-21, 21-18 in the 3rd round, compatriot and 3rd seed Du Pengyu 21-17, 21-8 in the quarterfinals, Japanese talent Kento Momota 22-20, 9-21, 21-6 in the semi-final and ultimately losing to compatriot Chen Long in a 3 games final 21-19, 8-21, 14-21.
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