Pi Hongyan

{{family name hatnote|Pi|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| image = Hongyan Pi Londres 2012.jpg

| name = Pi Hongyan
皮红艳

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| caption =

| birth_name =

| country = France

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|1|25}}

| birth_place = Chongqing, China

| height = 1.64 m

| weight = 53 kg

| event = Women's singles

| years_active =

| handedness = Right

| coach =

| highest_ranking = 2{{cite web|title=33岁的皮红艳坚守赛场:还想冲击一次奥运会 |url=http://www.chinanews.com/ty/2011/05-28/3073602.shtml |publisher=China News |date=28 May 2011 |access-date=13 December 2022 |language=zh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106052746/http://www.chinanews.com/ty/2011/05-28/3073602.shtml |archive-date=6 January 2021}}

| date_of_highest_ranking =

| retired = 2012{{cite web|title=Another good-bye! French star Pi Hongyan retired from badminton and got a nice "salute" at today's semi-final in Paris. |url=https://twitter.com/EuropeBEC/status/262227892543565825 |website=Twitter |publisher=Badminton Europe |access-date=25 February 2016}}

| played =

| titles =

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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2009 Hyderabad | Women's singles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Geneva | Women's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2008 Herning | Women's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Manchester | Women's singles }}

{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Manila | Girls' team }}

{{MedalBronze | 1997 Manila | Girls' singles }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 9699

| bwf_id = 6EBCEC0C-FB4A-458D-868F-F20C6A110A32

}}

Pi Hongyan ({{lang-zh|s=皮红艳|t=皮紅艷|p=Pí Hóngyàn}}; born 25 January 1979) is a former Chinese badminton player, who later represented France.{{cite web |title=Pi Hongyan 皮红艳 Joueuse de badminton |url=http://www.50ans-50portraits.com/pi-hongyan/ |website=www.50ans-50portraits.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109231636/http://www.50ans-50portraits.com/pi-hongyan/ |url-status=live |archive-date=9 November 2019 |language=French}}

Career

Pi Hongyan is one of a number of talented Chinese-born badminton players who have emigrated from China, in part, because of the intense competition to gain positions on its national team, and because of the elite status within the sport that such a player is likely to hold in other badminton playing countries. Her titles include women's singles at the U.S. (1999), German (2001, 2002), Bitburger (2001, 2002), Portugal (2001, 2003), Swiss (2001, 2005), Croatian (2003), French (2003, 2004, 2005), Dutch (2004), Denmark (2005), Singapore (2006) and India (2009) Opens. At the biennial European Championships she was a silver medalist in 2004 and a bronze medalist in 2008 and 2010. She was runner-up to China's Xie Xingfang at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2007. Pi has been at least a quarter-finalist in each of the last six consecutive BWF World Championships (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011), with a bronze medal in 2009, as well as a quarter-finalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Achievements

= BWF World Championships =

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang

| align="left" | 18–21, 8–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= European Championships =

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mia Audina

| align="left" | 1–11, 0–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

style="background: #ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2008

| align="left" | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| align="left" | 11–21, 21–4, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Juliane Schenk

| align="left" | 14–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Asian Junior Championships =

Girls' singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#AABBCC"

| align="center" | 1997

| align="left" | Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Gong Ruina

| align="left" | 6–11, 11–4, 10–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= BWF Superseries =

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |publisher=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}} was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |publisher=IBadmintonstore |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}} Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#FFFFCC"

| align="center" | 2007

| align="left" | All England Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang

| align="left" | 6–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#FFFFCC"

| align="center" | 2007

| align="left" | French Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang

| align="left" | 13–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#FFFFCC"

| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Korea Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Tine Rasmussen

| align="left" | 19–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#B0C4DE|border=darkgray}} BWF Superseries Finals tournament

: {{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} BWF Superseries Premier tournament

: {{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} BWF Superseries tournament

= BWF Grand Prix =

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

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1999

| align="left" | U.S. Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Huimin

| align="left" | 11–8, 11–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | Swiss Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| align="left" | 7–2, 7–1, 7–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Nozdran

| align="left" | 7–1, 7–5, 7–2

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | Denmark Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Camilla Martin

| align="left" | 6–8, 3–7, 0–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2002

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Yao Jie

| align="left" | 4–11, 11–9, 11–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mia Audina

| align="left" | 13–10, 2–11, 3–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Yao Jie

| align="left" | 11–5, 11–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Swiss Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| align="left" | 13–12, 11–6

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Denmark Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| align="left" | 7–11, 11–4, 11–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2006

| align="left" | Singapore Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mia Audina

| align="left" | 22–20, 22–20

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#FFFF67"

| align="center" | 2007

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Wang Chen

| align="left" | 18–21, 21–14, 24–26

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#FFFF67"

| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | India Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Julia Wong Pei Xian

| align="left" | 17–21, 21–15, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Canada Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Cheng Shao-chieh

| align="left" | 15–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#FFFF67"

| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xiaojia

| align="left" | 21–19, 15–21, 17–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

:{{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

:{{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

= BWF International Challenge/Series =

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | Portugal International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Anu Weckström

| align="left" | 11–8, 11–1

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | BMW Open International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| align="left" | 7–4, 3–7, 7–2, 7–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2002

| align="left" | BMW Open International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| align="left" | 11–9, 11–1

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | Portugal International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Judith Meulendijks

| align="left" | 11–5, 11–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | French International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Judith Meulendijks

| align="left" | 11–1, 11–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | Croatian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Kelly Morgan

| align="left" | 6–11, 11–5, 11–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | Mauritius International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanako Yonekura

| align="left" | 5–11, 13–10, 11–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | South Africa International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanako Yonekura

| align="left" | 6–11, 11–4, 11–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | Bitburger International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| align="left" | 11–9, 5–11, 5–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | French International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Lanting

| align="left" | 11–5, 11–8

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | French International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Anne Marie Pedersen

| align="left" | 11–1, 11–2

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Swedish Masters

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristina Gavnholt

| align="left" | 21–13, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | Portugal International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Kiim Jensen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Björn Siegemund
{{flagicon|GER}} Nicol Pitro

| align="left" | 3–15, 1–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Bitburger International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Svetoslav Stoyanov

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Andersen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Britta Andersen

| align="left" | 2–15, 12–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF/IBF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.{{cite web |title=PI HONGYAN Head to Head |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/9699/pi-hongyan/head-to-head-analysis?event=&team2_player1=18228 |website=bwfbadminton.com |access-date=10 April 2020}}

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class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
rowspan="2" | Players

! rowspan="2" | Matches

! colspan="2" | Results

! rowspan="2" | Difference

Won

! Lost

align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}}/{{flagicon|TPE}} Huang Chia-chi

| 3

30bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Petya Nedelcheva

| 10

73bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Dai Yun

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Gong Ruina

| 2

02bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui

| 2

02bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Lan

| 3

21bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Lin

| 2

11bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Shixian

| 4

13bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xin

| 5

05bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yihan

| 4

13bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang

| 10

19bgcolor="#ffddee" | –8
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Ning

| 17

314bgcolor="#ffddee" | –11
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Lin

| 11

38bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5
align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Cheng Shao-chieh

| 5

32bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Tai Tzu-ying

| 2

20bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Tine Baun

| 12

66bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Camilla Martin

| 5

23bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mette Sørensen

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tracey Hallam

| 6

42bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2

{{col-break}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
rowspan="2" | Players

! rowspan="2" | Matches

! colspan="2" | Results

! rowspan="2" | Difference

Won

! Lost

align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Petra Overzier

| 2

20bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Juliane Schenk

| 14

104bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +6
align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}}/{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Huaiwen

| 20

128bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}}/{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Chen

| 9

27bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5
align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Yip Pui Yin

| 6

42bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Zhou Mi

| 7

34bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Saina Nehwal

| 7

52bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Lindaweni Fanetri

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Maria Kristin Yulianti

| 3

30bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Minatsu Mitani

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nozomi Okuhara

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Wong Mew Choo

| 5

32bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mia Audina

| 12

57bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Yeon-ju

| 3

21bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Sung Ji-hyun

| 3

21bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carolina Marín

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Porntip Buranaprasertsuk

| 2

20bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Ratchanok Intanon

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1

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References

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