Introduction
Yip Pui Yin (Chinese: 葉姵延; pinyin: Yè Pèiyán; Jyutping: jip6 bui6 jin4; born 6 August 1987) is a female badminton player from Hong Kong.
Career
2005
She 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.
2006
She won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games after losing to fellow Hong Kong player Wang Chen in the final.
2007
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.
2008
Yip Pui Yin made her first appearance at the Olympics.
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*.
2012
At the 2012 London Olympics, Yip claimed the scalp of eighth seed Sung Ji-hyun, of South Korea, in the group stage. Then Yip Pui-yin goes 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 is set to face China's Li XueruiHer performance equalled the best performance by a Hong Kong shuttler at the Olympic Games.
Career achievements
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinalist | 2007 | China Masters Super Series |  Xie Xingfang | 6–21, 16–21 |
| Winner | 2010 | Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold |  Zhou Mi | |
| Semifinalist | 2010 | BWF Super Series Masters Finals | Wang Shixian | 15–21, 14–21 |
| Semifinalist | 2011 | India Super Series |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 13–21, 8–21 |
| Semifinalist | 2012 | Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold |  Tai Tzu-Ying | 21–18, 10–21, 9–21 |
| Semifinalist | 2013 | Indonesia Super Series Premier | Li Xuerui | 21–17, 11–21, 11–21 |
Record against selected opponents
Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.
Petya Nedelcheva 2–1
Jiang Yanjiao 0–5- Li Xuerui 0–9
- Liu Xin 0–3
- Lu Lan 1–3
- Wang Lin 3–6
- Wang Shixian 0–10
- Wang Xin 0–2
- Wang Yihan 3–6
- Xie Xingfang 1–3
- Zhang Ning 1–4
- Zhu Jingjing 1–0
- Zhu Lin 2–3
Cheng Shao-chieh 3–1- Huang Chia-chi 1–0
- Tai Tzu-ying 0–8
Tine Baun 1–4
Tracey Hallam 2–1
Pi Hongyan 2–4
Juliane Schenk 3–5- Xu Huaiwen 1–1
Zhou Mi 1–2
Saina Nehwal 2–6- P.V. Sindhu 0–1
Lindaweni Fanetri 1–1- Maria Kristin Yulianti 1–1
Eriko Hirose 3–4- Sayaka Sato 1–3
- Minatsu Mitani 1–2
- Nozomi Okuhara 0–1
- Akane Yamaguchi 0–2
Sung Ji-hyun 3–6- Bae Youn-joo 2–3
Mia Audina 0–1
Sara Kværnø 1–0
Carolina Marín 0–2
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2–4- Ratchanok Inthanon 3–10
