Zhang Yiman

 ( 1997 Births ) 

Zhang Yiman (, born 15 January 1997) is a Chinese badminton player. She won her first World Tour title at the 2019 Vietnam Open. She also won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships in the women's singles category.

In December 2024, Zhang announced her retirement from National team on social media.

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Career

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2021 In 2021, Zhang participated in the 2021 BWF World Championships in the women's singles category. The unseeded Zhang defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in the first round before receiving a walkover to the third round, where she defeated the sixteenth seed Kim Ga-eun of South Korea in straight games. Then in the quarter-finals, she shocked the seventh seed and former world champion Ratchanok Intanon in a hard-fought three-game match. This was the biggest win in her career. Although she lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in straight games in the semi-final, she won a bronze medal, which was her first ever medal from a major tournament.

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2022 Zhang reached the final at the 2022 Hylo Open, but lost to compatriot Han Yue in straight games.

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2023 Zhang won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Thailand Masters, beating compatriot Han Yue in three games.

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Achievements

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BWF World Championships Women's singles

2021	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Akane Yamaguchi	19–21, 19–21	Bronze

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World University Games Women's singles

2021	Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Kim Ga-ram	13–21, 18–21	Bronze

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BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's singles

2018	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Sayaka Takahashi	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Lingshui China Masters	Super 100	Kim Ga-eun	20–22, 21–14, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Asuka Takahashi	21–18, 21–11	Winner
2022	Hylo Open	Super 300	Han Yue	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2023	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Han Yue	15–21, 21–13, 21–18	Winner
2023	Hong Kong Open	Super 500	Akane Yamaguchi	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2025	Ruichang China Masters	Super 100	Han Qianxi	21–13, 21–14	Winner

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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up) Women's singles

2019	Belarus International	Wang Zhiyi	21–18, 9–21, 8–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

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Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 November 2022.

Chen Yufei	–6
He Bingjiao	–2
Li Xuerui	–1
Tai Tzu-ying	–1
Yip Pui Yin	+1
Saina Nehwal	+2
P. V. Sindhu	0

Nozomi Okuhara	+1
Akane Yamaguchi	–1
An Se-young	–1
Sung Ji-hyun	–1
Carolina Marín	–3
Ratchanok Intanon	–1

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