Yang Li Lian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Li Lian (born 26 January 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[1] In 2014, she competed at the Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.^[2]

Yang Li Lian 翁丽莲
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 32) Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	54 (WS 12 February 2015) 106 (WD 1 December 2011) 108 (XD 22 September 2016)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Malaysia Southeast Asian Games 2011 Jakarta Women's team Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Women's singles 2017 Taipei Mixed team World Junior Championships 2011 Taipei Mixed team 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 Douglas Girls' doubles Asia Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2011 Lucknow Mixed team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls'doubles event partnered with Sonia Cheah Su Ya.^[3] In 2013, she competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.^[4] In 2014, she became the runner-up at the Iran Fajr International tournament in the women's singles event after defeated by her compatriot Tee Jing Yi.^[5] She also won the 2015 Bahrain International Series in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and the 2017 Iceland International in the women's singles and doubles events.^[6][7] In January 2015, Li Lian announced her retirement from the Badminton Association of Malaysia in pursuit of her further education. Li Lian subsequently graduated from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom with a first-class honours in Mathematics and Economics.

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan	Lee Jang-mi	17–21, 15–21	Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man	Soniia Cheah Su Ya	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	17–21, 8–21	Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sonia Cheah Su Ya	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	11–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Iceland International	Lyddia Cheah	21–8, 21–11	Winner
2015	Bahrain International	Saili Rane	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2014	Iran Fajr International	Tee Jing Yi	10–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Irish Open	Emily Westwood	Jessica Hopton Victoria Williams	21–15, 19–21, 21–19	Winner
2017	Iceland International	Lyddia Cheah	Grace King Hope Warner	21–6, 21–16	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Bahrain International	Tan Yip Jiun	Artyom Savatyugin Alesia Zaitsava	21–17, 21–10	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament