Wu Dixi (, born 1962 in Nanhai, Guangdong) is a retired Chinese female badminton player.
Career Wu was part of a cadre of Chinese players who dominated women's international badminton after China became a member of the International Badminton Federation in 1981. She won the 1982 and 1984 All-England Championships and the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lin Ying. Wu played on the world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1984 and 1986. She was perhaps world class badminton's most effective practitioner of the "spin serve," in which the shuttle is struck on the side of the feathers rather than on the cork—producing a highly erratic flight, until it was banned by the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation) after her first All England victory. Though primarily a doubles player, Wu won singles at both the German and Swedish Opens in 1982. She was retired from badminton in 1986 due to severe back and knee injuries.
Post-retirement
Wu instantly married to an Indonesian businessman directly after retiring and moving on to Indonesia to live with her husband. In 1994, she used to coach for Malaysian women's badminton team where she addressed the unfair treatment between the male players and female players in the squad that hinders the female athletes progress. Nowadays, she is frequently handling badminton training camps in Guangzhou and more places in China.
Achievements
World Championships Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Lin Ying Jane Webster Nora Perry 15–4, 15–12 Gold 1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Lin Ying Li Lingwei Han Aiping 9–15, 18–14, 9–15 Silver
World Cup Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong 15–6, 7–15, 15–7 Gold 1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Lin Ying Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–4, 15–5 Gold
Asian Games Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Lin Ying Hwang Sun-ai Kang Haeng-suk 16–17, 7–15 Bronze
International Tournaments (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
Women's Singles YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult 1982 German Open Kirsten Larsen 11–9, 11–3 Winner 1982 Swedish Open Wu Jianqiu 11–12, 11–2, 11–1 Winner
Women's Doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1981 India Open Lin Ying Jane Webster Nora Perry 14–17, 15–13, 15–17 Runner-up 1982 German Open Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong 15–8, 13–15, 15–9 Winner 1982 Swedish Open Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1982 Denmark Open Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong 15–12, 15–3 Winner 1982 All England Open Lin Ying Verawaty Fadjrin Ruth Damyanti 15–8, 15–5 Winner
IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 3 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's Singles YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult 1984 Scandinavian Cup Han Aiping 11–9, 2–11, 2–11 Runner-up
Women's Doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1983 All England Open Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong 16–18, 15–11, 6–15 Runner-up 1984 All England Open Lin Ying Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–8, 8–15, 17–14 Winner 1984 English Masters Lin Ying Gillian Clark Nora Perry 15–5, 15–1 Winner 1984 Dutch Masters Lin Ying Gillian Clark Nora Perry 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1984 Scandinavian Cup Lin Ying Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–1, 15–7 Winner 1985 Hong Kong Open Lin Ying Han Aiping Xu Rong 4–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1985 Malaysian Masters Lin Ying Li Lingwei Han Aiping 15–5, 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1986 Japan Open Lin Ying Li Lingwei Han Aiping 15–4, 15–8 Winner
References
External links All England champions 1899-2007