Lim Xiaoqing (; born 15 August 1967 as Sun Xiaoqing; ) is a retired badminton player originally from China who later represented Sweden. She won five European Badminton Championships, one in women's singles in 1994, two in women's doubles and mixed team events in 1992 and 1994 respectively.European Badminton Championships History , accessed 2010-07-07 She achieved the women's singles titles at the prestigious 1995 All England Open, defeating Denmark's Camilla Martin in the final. She ranked as the World's number 1 in Women's Singles last March 1995.

Lim is married to retired Swedish badminton player Thomas Kihlström.

Achievements

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Zhou Lei Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–13, 1–15, 4–15 Bronze

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Susi Susanti 7–11, 5–11 Silver 1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Susi Susanti 2–11, 5–11 Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Zhou Lei Lin Ying Guan Weizhen 7–15, 4–15 Bronze 1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Christine Magnusson Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 15–12, 15–9 Gold

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Camilla Martin 7–11, 10–12 Bronze 1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Catrine Bengtsson 11–5, 12–9 Gold

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Christine Magnusson Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 8–15, 15–11, 15–6 Gold 1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Christine Magnusson Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 17–14, 15–12 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1989 Swedish Open Li Lingwei 8–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1991 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson 11–0, 11–3 Winner 1992 Swedish Open Tang Jiuhong 5–11, 4–11 Runner-up 1992 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson 11–2, 11–2 Winner 1992 Dutch Open Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 4–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1992 Denmark Open Susi Susanti 3–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1992 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson 11–9, 11–2 Winner 1993 Chinese Taipei Open Yuliani Santosa 11–6, 9–12, 11–5 Winner 1993 Swiss Open Yuliani Santosa 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1993 Malaysia Open Susi Susanti 6–11, 2–11 Runner-up 1993 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson 11–5, 11–0 Winner 1994 Dutch Open Liu Yuhong 11–3, 12–9 Winner 1994 German Open Dai Yun 12–10, 11–4 Winner 1994 Denmark Open Camilla Martin 5–11, 11–5, 11–12 Runner-up 1994 Thailand Open Susi Susanti 5–11, 10–12 Runner-up 1994 Hong Kong Open Bang Soo-hyun 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1994 Scottish Open Julia Mann 11–3, 11–0 Winner 1995 Chinese Taipei Open Yuliani Santosa 11–1, 11–5 Winner 1995 Swiss Open Camilla Martin 7–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1995 Swedish Open Ye Zhaoying 6–11, 6–11 Runner-up 1995 All England Open Camilla Martin 11–9, 10–12, 11–7 Winner 1995 Singapore Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–7, 6–11, 11–8 Winner 1995 Denmark Open Wang Chen 11–6, 11–3 Winner 1995 Thailand Open Ra Kyung-min 11–4, 11–0 Winner 1995 World Grand Prix Finals Ye Zhaoying 10–12, 11–8, 8–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 China Open Zhou Lei Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 8–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1989 All England Open Zhou Lei Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1989 French Open Zhou Lei Chiu Mei Yin Li Lingwei 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1989 China Open Zhou Lei Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 15–12, 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1991 Singapore Open Christine Magnusson Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young 11–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1991 German Open Christine Magnusson Lin Yanfen Yao Fen 15–11, 17–15 Winner 1991 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Joanne Muggeridge Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 11–0, 11–5 Winner 1992 Malaysia Open Christine Magnusson Gil Young-ah Park Soo-yun 15–7, 15–9 Winner 1992 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1992 German Open Christine Magnusson Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–9, 15–0 Winner 1992 Denmark Open Christine Magnusson Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–7, 15–3 Winner 1992 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1993 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Tomomi Matsuo Kyoko Sasage 18–15, 18–13 Winner 1993 Swedish Open Christine Magnusson Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1993 Malaysia Open Christine Magnusson Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–12, 18–14 Winner 1993 U.S. Open Christine Magnusson Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1993 Canadian Open Christine Magnusson Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–11, 15–5 Winner 1994 Denmark Open Christine Magnusson Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk 15–12, 7–15, 15–12 Winner

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1990 Stockholm International Helle Andersen 11–4, 11–5 Winner 1991 Iceland International Birna Petersen 11–0, 11–0 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Polish International Shi Fangjing Luo Yun Shang Fumei 15–3, 10–15, 15–7 Winner 1991 Iceland International Kristín Magnúsdóttir Guðrún Júlíusdóttir Birna Petersen 2–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Polish International Shu Yiong Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 7–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1991 Iceland International Broddi Kristjánsson Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson Kristín Magnúsdóttir 8–15, 18–16, 15–3 Winner

Nordic Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Reykjavík, Iceland Christine Magnusson 11–4, 11–12, 12–11 Winner

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Malmö, Sweden Christine Magnusson Lotte Olsen Marlene Thomsen 15–6, 15–13 Winner

Invitational tournament Women's doubles Year Tournament Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Asian Invitational Championships Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Zhou Lei Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–11, 8–15, 5–15 Bronze

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