Yao Fen (; born January 2, 1967) is a Chinese former international level women's badminton player.
Career A doubles specialist, Yao won a number of top tier events on the world circuit in the early 1990s. Her earliest international success came in partnership with Lai Caiqin with whom she captured women's doubles' titles at the Japan and Thailand Opens and the Badminton World Cup in 1990. In her most successful season, 1992, she paired with Lin Yanfen to win the China and Swedish Opens, the Badminton World Cup, the World Badminton Grand Prix, and the prestigious All-England Championships. Yao and Lin were bronze medalists at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and played doubles for China's world champion 1992 Uber Cup (women's international) team. In 1993 they won the French Open women's doubles and were runners-up in defense of their title at the All England Championships.
Achievements
Olympic Games Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Lin Yanfen Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young 9–15, 8–15 Bronze
World Cup Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Lai Caiqin Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean 3–15, 15–10, 15–4 Gold 1991 Macau Forum, Macau Lai Caiqin Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean 10–15, 15–12, 7–15 Bronze 1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Lin Yanfen Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey 15–0, 15–3 Gold 1993 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Lin Yanfen Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 9–15, 10–15 Bronze
Asian Games Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Lai Caiqin Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 8–15, 10–15 Bronze
Asian Cup Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Lin Yanfen Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori 15–10, 14–17, 1–15 Bronze
IBF World Grand Prix (10 titles, 4 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's Singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1986 Carlton-Intersport Cup Kirsten Larsen 11–7, 11–7 Winner 1986 English Masters Sumiko Kitada 1–11, 11–2, 11–0 Winner
Women's Doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Japan Open Lai Caiqin Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori 7–15, 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1990 Thailand Open Lai Caiqin Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young 15–11, 10–15, 15–12 Winner 1990 Malaysia Open Lai Caiqin Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young 15–7, 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1990 Grand Prix Finals Lai Caiqin Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean 18–14, 15–10 Winner 1991 German Open Lin Yanfen Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 11–15, 15–17 Runner-Up 1992 Swedish Open Lin Yanfen Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–6, 17–16 Winner 1992 All England Open Lin Yanfen Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua 18–14, 18–17 Winner 1992 China Open Lin Yanfen Pan Li Wu Yuhong 17–14, 15–4 Winner 1992 Grand Prix Finals Lin Yanfen Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–7, 17–16 Winner 1993 Korea Open Lin Yanfen Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 8–15, 5–15 Runner-Up 1993 All England Open Lin Yanfen Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 15–5, 4–15, 7–15 Runner-Up 1993 French Open Lin Yanfen Nong Qunhua Zhou Lei 15–10, 17–15 Winner
IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Polish Open Lai Caiqin Gao Maifeng Nong Qunhua 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up
External links Yao Fen at databaseOlympics.com