Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Ta lashe taken Super Series na Malaysia tare da cin nasara a kan Wang Xin. A wasan karshe na 3 na All England Open, ta yi rashin nasara ga sabon tauraron dan wasan kasar Sin Li Xuerui a wasanni 2 kawai. Ta kasa kare taken ta na Asiya tare da shan kashi daga hannun Li Xuerui a wasan karshe, don haka ta gamsu da lambar azurfa. Zuwa gasar Olympics ta London ta 2012
a matsayin mai girma iri, ta kasance babbar fifiko don lashe taken. A zagaye na biyu, ta doke Bae Yeon-ju a wasanni 3, Cheng Shao-chieh (2<unk>0) a wasan kusa da na karshe & Saina Nehwal a wasan kusa da na karshe kuma a wasanni 2. Abokan adawar ta a wasan karshe ya sake daga Li Xuerui. Li ya dauki wasan farko 21<unk>15 amma aikin Wang ya tsawaita wasan zuwa wasa na 3 ta hanyar cin nasara 23<unk>21 a karo na biyu. Li ya sake tabbatar da mummunan lahani a gare ta kuma ya lashe wasa na 3 21<unk>17, kuma ya lashe gasar Olympics, ya bar Wang cikin baƙin ciki. Saboda haka dole ne ta gamsu da wata lambar azurfa. Wang Yihan ya lashe gasar 2012 ta China Masters Super Series ta hanyar doke sanannen abokin hamayyarsa Jiang Yanjiao. Rashin nasarar da ta yi a kan Li Xuerui ya ci gaba, wannan lokacin a wasan karshe na 2012 Hong Kong Super Series inda Wang ya yi ritaya a tsakiyar wasa na 2 yayin da yake bin 12<unk>21, 3<unk>11. Kasancewa da rauni, ba ta yi gasa a wasan karshe na karshen shekara ba, inda ta kasance zakara a bara.