Yip Pui Yin
# Yip Pui Yin

Yip Pui Yin (Chinese: 葉姵延; pinyin: Yè Pèiyán; Jyutping: $jip^6$ $bui^6$ $jin^4;$ born 6 August 1987) is a badminton player from Hong Kong.

## Career

Yip played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain and Kanako Yonekura (11th seed) in round one and round two respectively. In the third round she was beaten by the 1st seed and reigning world champion Zhang Ning of China.

She won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games after losing to fellow Hong Kong player Wang Chen in the final. In 2007, she played at the World Championships and was defeated in the third round by Zhu Lin, of China, 9–21, 21–16, 14–21. Yip made her first appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009, she won the gold medal in the 2009 East Asian Games when her opponent Zhou Mi retired halfway through the deciding set. She won 15-21, 21-13, 17-10.

At the 2012 London Olympics, Yip won against eighth seed Sung Ji-hyun, of South Korea, in the group stage. Then Yip went through to the final eight of the women's singles in badminton after she beat France's 16th seed Pi Hongyan by two games to one, winning 13–21, 21–13, 21–16. Yip faced China's Li Xuerui, who beat her two games to one. Her performance equalled the best performance by a Hong Kong shuttler at the Olympic Games.

## Achievements

### Asian Games

Women's singles

| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | Wang Chen | 14–21, 20–22 | Silver |
| 2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Wang Shixian | 14–21, 14–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Women's singles

| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Wang Lin | 14–21, 18–21 | Bronze |

### East Asian Games

Women's singles

| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong | Zhou Mi | 15–21, 21–13, 17–10 retired | Gold |

### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Wang Lin | 5–11, 7–11 | Bronze |

Girls' doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Lam Sin Ying | Ha Jung-eun Hong Soo-jung | 7–15, 7–15 | Bronze |

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Macau Open | Judith Meulendijks | 21–18, 10–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Maria Febe Kusumastuti | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Zhou Mi | 21–16, 14–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | Canada Open | Nichaon Jindapon | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |

    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 17 December 2021.

| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Huang Chia-chi | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Chen Yufei | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| He Bingjiao | 4 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Li Xuerui | 10 | 0 | 10 | –10 |
| Lu Lan | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Wang Lin | 8 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Wang Shixian | 10 | 0 | 10 | –10 |
| Wang Xin | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Wang Yihan | 9 | 3 | 6 | –3 |
| Xie Xingfang | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Zhang Yiman | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Zhang Ning | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Zhu Lin | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 10 | 1 | 9 | –8 |
| Tine Baun | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Tracey Hallam | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Pi Hongyan | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Juliane Schenk | 8 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Xu Huaiwen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wang Chen | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Zhou Mi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Saina Nehwal | 11 | 2 | 9 | –7 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 4 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Minatsu Mitani | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 6 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Akane Yamaguchi | 4 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Wong Mew Choo | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Mia Audina | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| An Se-young | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 11 | 3 | 8 | –5 |
| Carolina Marín | 5 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 17 | 3 | 14 | –11 |
