Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China. She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both the mixed and women's doubles categories in 2012. Zhao joins the ranks with nine other players with two Olympic gold medals, the highest number of gold medals won by any badminton player. Through her performance at the 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships, she became the first player to win two gold medals in two consecutive BWF World Championships.

Zhao Yunlei
赵芸蕾
Zhao Yunlei at the 2009 East Asian Games.
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 38)
Yichang, China[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[2]
HandednessRight
CoachChen Qiqiu
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (WD with Cheng Shu 5 November 2009)
1 (WD with Tian Qing 20 September 2012)
1 (XD with Zhang Nan 27 January 2011)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 London Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hyderabad Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Donggguan Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Chengdu Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Chengdu Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Taipei Mixed doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hyderabad Women's Team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Women's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
BWF profile
Zhao Yunlei
Traditional Chinese趙芸蕾
Simplified Chinese赵芸蕾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Yúnlěi

As of the 2015 BWF World Championships, she has become the most successful player in the World Championship medal count, with a total of ten medals, overtaking Gao Ling, who has a total of nine. In addition, by winning the 2015 BWF World Championships mixed doubles title, she and partner Zhang Nan have won three World Championship mixed doubles titles, the first pairing ever to have done so. Zhao had won numerous prestigious titles both in the mixed and women's doubles including the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, Asian Championships, and All England Open Championships, as well as the World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup), World Women's Team Championships (Uber Cup), Asian Games Women's Team gold medal, and Asia Women's Team Championships.

She is regarded by many as one of the best female doubles players in the history of badminton alongside past greats, such as former teammate Gao Ling. Zhao has achieved massive overall success in both the mixed and women's doubles, having won a total of 63 individual career titles (38 in mixed, 25 in women's doubles). Among these 63 individual titles, 42 of them are Superseries titles (27 in mixed, 15 in women's doubles), making her the third most successful player in terms of overall Superseries achievements, and the most-successful female player in this regard as well. After the 2016 Olympics, Zhao retired from international badminton competition.

Zhao Yunlei in 2013

Career

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Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles. She first achieved the world number 1 in the BWF World ranking with partner Cheng Shu in November 2009. She then partnered with Zhang Nan in the mixed and occupied the world number 1 in January 2011. After separated with Cheng, Zhao competed in the women's doubles event with Tian Qing, and again topped the world ranking in September 2012.

2010

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Zhao and Zhang won the 2010 All England Open mixed doubles title, being the first players and pairing to have ever won the title through beginning at the qualifying stage. Zhao and Tian won the 2010 Asian Games gold medal after vanquishing compatriots Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang 20–22, 21–15, and 21–12. Zhao also participated in China's women's team which gain a gold medal too.

2011

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In January, Zhao and Zhang won the World Superseries Finals (having held during January 2011) in Taipei. They defeating Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand 21–17, 21–12 in the final. Zhao also reached the final in the women's doubles with Cheng. Two weeks later, they triumphed at Seoul by winning the Korea Open. In the final, they conquered compatriots Tao Jiaming and Tian Qing. Zhao and Tian reached the women's doubles final as well. In August, at the 2011 BWF World Championships in London, Zhao and Zhang won the mixed doubles title, with this being Zhao's first ever overall World Championship gold medal and first ever mixed doubles World Championship gold medal. She also won a silver medal in the women's doubles with Tian as well. In October, Zhao and Zhang reached the Denmark Open mixed doubles semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen 12–21, 21–14, and 20–22. However, Zhao and Zhao managed to reverse this, by winning against Fischer Nielsen and Pedersen in the mixed doubles finals at both the Hong Kong and China Open's. In December, Zhao and Zhang won the World Superseries Finals, successfully defending the title first won in January of the 2011 year.

2012

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In July–August at the London Olympics, she won two gold medals in the mixed doubles with Zhang Nan and women's doubles with Tian Qing.

2013

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In August, at the 2013 BWF World Championships in Guangzhou, she won bronze in both the mixed doubles with Zhang and the women's doubles with Tian.

2014

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In August, at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, she won both the mixed doubles with Zhang and the women's doubles with Tian, with this being Zhao's first World Championship women's doubles gold medal. In September, Zhao and Zhang won the 2014 Asian Games mixed doubles title, avenging the loss from four years ago. In December, Zhao and Zhang won the Dubai World Superseries Finals. Zhao was also awarded as the 2014 BWF Female Player of the Year.

2015

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In August, at the 2015 BWF World Championships in Jakarta, she successfully defended her titles in both the mixed and women's doubles with partner Zhao and Tian respectively.

2016

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In April–May, Zhao and Zhang won the Asian Championships. In August, she and Zhang won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. This is her third Olympic medal in addition to the two golds won four years ago.

2018

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One and a half years after her retirement from the international tournaments, Zhao returning to the national team as an assistant coach.[3]

Personal life

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Zhao was in a relationship with her mixed doubles partner, Zhang Nan. But just before the 2016 Summer Olympics, she announced that they had parted ways. In 2018, she married Hong Wei, another former national teammate and men's doubles shuttler.

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain   Tian Qing   Mizuki Fujii
  Reika Kakiiwa
21–10, 25–23   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–11, 21–17   Gold
2016 Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–7, 21–11   Bronze

BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India   Cheng Shu   Zhang Yawen
  Zhao Tingting
21–17, 17–21, 16–21   Silver
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France   Cheng Shu   Ma Jin
  Wang Xiaoli
21–10, 10–21, 13–21   Bronze
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
20–22, 11–21   Silver
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Tian Qing   Chang Ye-na
  Eom Hye-won
16–21, 19–21   Bronze
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–19, 21–15   Gold
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Tian Qing   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
23–25, 21–8, 21–15   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England   Zhang Nan   Chris Adcock
  Imogen Bankier
21–15, 21–7   Gold
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
21–15, 18–21, 13–21   Bronze
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–12, 21–23, 21–13   Gold
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Zhang Nan   Liu Cheng
  Bao Yixin
21–17, 21–11   Gold

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
20–22, 21–15, 21–12   Gold
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Tian Qing   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii
17–21, 21–19, 17–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Zhang Nan   Shin Baek-cheol
  Lee Hyo-jung
19–21, 14–21   Silver
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
21–16, 21–14   Gold

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia   Cheng Shu   Yang Wei
  Zhao Tingting
10–21, 11–21   Silver
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
13–21, 10–21   Silver
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China   Tian Qing   Bao Yixin
  Zhong Qianxin
21–14, 21–15   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
15–21, 21–15, 25–23   Gold
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–13, 21–12   Gold
2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei   Zhang Nan   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
20–22, 17–21   Silver
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 21–9, 21–17   Gold

East Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong   Cheng Shu   Zhang Dan
  Zhang Zhibo
13–21, 10–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea   Ding Jiao   Feng Chen
  Pan Pan
5–15, 15–8, 15–12   Gold

BWF Superseries (42 titles, 27 runner-ups)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Japan Open   Cheng Shu   Chin Eei Hui
  Wong Pei Tty
21–19, 5–21, 21–18   Winner
2008 China Masters   Cheng Shu   Zhang Dan
  Zhang Zhibo
21–14, 21–11   Winner
2008 Hong Kong Open   Cheng Shu   Zhang Yawen
  Zhao Tingting
14–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2009 All England Open   Cheng Shu   Zhang Yawen
  Zhao Tingting
13–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2009 Indonesia Open   Cheng Shu   Chin Eei Hui
  Wong Pei Tty
16–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2009 China Masters   Cheng Shu   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2009 French Open   Cheng Shu   Ma Jin
  Wang Xiaoli
13–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2010 Korea Open   Cheng Shu   Mizuki Fujii
  Reika Kakiiwa
21–16, 21–15   Winner
2010 All England Open   Cheng Shu   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
22–20, 16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2010 Japan Open   Cheng Shu   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
17–21, 6–21   Runner-up
2010 China Open   Cheng Shu   Ma Jin
  Zhong Qianxin
Walkover   Winner
2010 World Superseries Finals   Cheng Shu   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
7–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2011 Malaysia Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–12, 6–21, 21–17   Winner
2011 Korea Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
18–21, 21–19, 4–21   Runner-up
2011 Singapore Open   Tian Qing   Ha Jung-eun
  Kim Min-jung
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2011 Denmark Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
20–22, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 French Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
24–26, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Hong Kong Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
12–21, 2–14 retired   Runner-up
2012 Korea Open   Tian Qing   Ha Jung-eun
  Kim Min-jung
21–18, 21–13   Winner
2012 All England Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–17, 21–12   Winner
2012 Indonesia Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–17, 9–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2012 Hong Kong Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
22–20, 14–21, 21–17   Winner
2013 All England Open   Cheng Shu   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
18–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open   Tian Qing   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2013 French Open   Tian Qing   Bao Yixin
  Tang Jinhua
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Open   Tian Qing   Ma Jin
  Tang Yuanting
Walkover   Winner
2014 Australian Open   Tian Qing   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–15, 21–9   Winner
2014 China Open   Tian Qing   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
16–21, 21–19, 20–22   Runner-up
2014 Hong Kong Open   Tian Qing   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–13, 21–13   Winner
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Tian Qing   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
17–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2015 Japan Open   Zhong Qianxin   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–12, 21–16   Winner
2015 Denmark Open   Tian Qing   Jung Kyung-eun
  Shin Seung-chan
Walkover   Runner-up
2015 Hong Kong Open   Tian Qing   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang
21–15, 21–12   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 China Open   Xu Chen   Lee Yong-dae
  Lee Hyo-jung
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2010 All England Open   Zhang Nan   Nova Widianto
  Liliyana Natsir
21–18, 23–25, 21–18   Winner
2010 Japan Open   Zhang Nan   Tao Jiaming
  Tian Qing
21–19, 22–20   Winner
2010 China Open   Zhang Nan   Tao Jiaming
  Tian Qing
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2010 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
20–22, 21–14, 20–22   Runner-up
2010 World Superseries Finals   Zhang Nan   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam
21–17, 21–12   Winner
2011 Korea Open   Zhang Nan   Tao Jiaming
  Tian Qing
21–17, 13–21, 21–19   Winner
2011 Indonesia Open   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
20–22, 21–14, 21–9   Winner
2011 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
15–21, 21–17, 21–17   Winner
2011 China Open   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–11, 21–14   Winner
2011 World Superseries Finals   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–13, 21–15   Winner
2012 Malaysia Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–12, 21–9   Winner
2012 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–17, 21–17   Winner
2012 World Superseries Finals   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–17, 12–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2013 Korea Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
13–21, 21–16, 21–13   Winner
2013 All England Open   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2013 Indonesia Open   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
24–22, 20–22, 21–12   Winner
2013 China Masters   Zhang Nan   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Eom Hye-won
21–18, 21–12   Winner
2013 Japan Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
Walkover   Winner
2013 Denmark Open   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
21–11, 22–20   Winner
2013 French Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
28–26, 21–18   Winner
2013 World Superseries Finals   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–12, 19–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2014 Korea Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–18, 21–18   Winner
2014 All England Open   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Japan Open   Zhang Nan   Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Michels
21–12, 21–16   Winner
2014 China Open   Zhang Nan   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Eom Hye-won
23–25, 21–14, 21–18   Winner
2014 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–14, 21–19   Winner
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Zhang Nan   Liu Cheng
  Bao Yixin
21–15, 21–12   Winner
2015 All England Open   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
21–10, 21–10   Winner
2015 Malaysia Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–16, 21–14   Winner
2015 Singapore Open   Zhang Nan   Lu Kai
  Huang Yaqiong
Walkover   Winner
2015 Indonesia Open   Zhang Nan   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
17–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Japan Open   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–17, 18–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2015 Korea Open   Zhang Nan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
21–16, 21–15   Winner
2015 China Open   Zhang Nan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–19, 17–21, 21–19   Winner
2015 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Nan   Liu Cheng
  Bao Yixin
21–17, 17–21, 21–17   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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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.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Macau Open   Cheng Shu   Ma Jin
  Wang Xiaoli
21–15, 21–18   Winner
2009 German Open   Cheng Shu   Pan Pan
  Tian Qing
18–21, 21–13, 21–16   Winner
2010 German Open   Cheng Shu   Ma Jin
  Wang Xiaoli
22–24, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Thailand Open   Tian Qing   Bao Yixin
  Cheng Shu
21–7, 21–8   Winner
2016 Thailand Masters   Tian Qing   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang
11–21, 21–12, 23–21   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Macau Open   Xu Chen   Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
  Chau Hoi Wah
21–15, 21–16   Winner
2009 German Open   Xu Chen   Zheng Bo
  Ma Jin
21–18, 23–21   Winner
2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold   Xu Chen   Zheng Bo
  Ma Jin
5–5 retired   Runner-up
2010 Bitburger Open   Zhang Nan   Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Overzier
22–20, 21–9   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Austrian International   Cheng Shu   Pan Pan
  Tian Qing
21–18, 21–13   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result
Badminton World Federation 2022 Badminton Hall of Fame Placed

References

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  1. ^ "Zhao Yunlei won 2 Olympic Gold Medals in London". en.hubei.gov.cn. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhao Yunlei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ Jong (1 February 2018). "Zhao Yunlei to return…as coach". sportscn.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021 – via Badzine.net.
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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