2011 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles
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The Women's Doubles tournament of the 2011 BWF World Championships
was held from August 8–14. Du Jing
and Yu Yang
were the defending champions.
Wang Xiaoli
and Yu Yang
defeated Tian Qing
and Zhao Yunlei
22–20, 21–11 in the final to win their first gold medals at the World Championships.
2011 BWF World Championships
The 2011 BWF World Championships was the 19th tournament of the BWF World Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Wembley Arena in London, England, from August 8 to August 14, 2011....
was held from August 8–14. Du Jing
Du Jing
Du Jing is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Du and her regular partner Yu Yang have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
and Yu Yang
Yu Yang (badminton)
Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
were the defending champions.
Wang Xiaoli
Wang Xiaoli
Wang Xiaoli is an internationally elite badminton player from China.Wang Xiaoli began her international career in 2009 when she paired with Tao Jiaming in Mixed Doubles and with Ma Jin in Women's Doubles...
and Yu Yang
Yu Yang (badminton)
Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
defeated Tian Qing
Tian Qing
Tian Qing is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Tian Qing had been Pan Pan's partner in women's doubles. They became the world number 5 in December. However, now Tian's partner is Zhao Yunlei. Tian plays with Tao Jiaming in the mixed doubles.2010In May, Tian Qing...
and Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles. Currently, she and Zhang Nan are ranked world number one...
22–20, 21–11 in the final to win their first gold medals at the World Championships.
Seeds
- Wang XiaoliWang XiaoliWang Xiaoli is an internationally elite badminton player from China.Wang Xiaoli began her international career in 2009 when she paired with Tao Jiaming in Mixed Doubles and with Ma Jin in Women's Doubles...
/ Yu YangYu Yang (badminton)Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
(Champions) - Cheng Wen-HsingCheng Wen-HsingCheng Wen-Hsing is a female badminton player from Taiwan.Cheng competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chien Yu Chin...
/ Chien Yu-Chin (Second Round) - Miyuki MaedaMiyuki Maedais a female international badminton player.-Career:Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete...
/ Satoko Suetsuna (Semifinals) - Mizuki Fujii / Reika KakiiwaReika KakiiwaReika Kakiiwa is an internationally elite badminton player.Reika Kakiiwa has gained prominence in the badminton community because of her success in women's doubles. She has reached a career high ranking of third in the world with her partner Mizuki Fujii...
(Quarterfinals) - Tian QingTian QingTian Qing is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Tian Qing had been Pan Pan's partner in women's doubles. They became the world number 5 in December. However, now Tian's partner is Zhao Yunlei. Tian plays with Tao Jiaming in the mixed doubles.2010In May, Tian Qing...
/ Zhao YunleiZhao YunleiZhao Yunlei is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles. Currently, she and Zhang Nan are ranked world number one...
(Final) - Ha Jung-eunHa Jung-eunHa Jung-eun is a women's doubles and mixed doubles badminton player from South Korea.- Career :Ha played in mixed doubles with Lee Yong-dae and won the Asian Junior Championship 2005....
/ Kim Min-Jung (Second Round, retired) - Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (Quarterfinals)
- Meiliana JauhariMeiliana JauhariMeiliana Jauhari is a female badminton player from Indonesia.Meiliana competed women's doubles in BWF Super Series at the 2008 Indonesia Super Series, 2009 Malaysia Super Series, and 2009 Korea Super Series with her partner, Shendy Puspa Irawati.Now, Meiliana played with Greysia Polii in the...
/ Greysia PoliiGreysia PoliiGreysia Polii is a female badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:In 2007 Polii won women's doubles at the Indonesian National Championships with Jo Novita. They were women's doubles silver medalists at both the 2005 and 2007 Southeast Asian Games...
(Quarterfinals)
- Duanganong AroonkesornDuanganong AroonkesornDuanganong Aroonkesorn is an internationally elite badminton player from Thailand.Duanganong Aroonkesorn is a Women's Doubles specialist who is currently paired with Kunchala Voravichitchaikul in Women's Doubles...
/ Kunchala VoravichitchaikulKunchala VoravichitchaikulKunchala Voravichitchaikul is an internationally elite badminton player from Thailand.Kunchala Voravichitchaikul is a doubles specialist who is currently paired with Duanganong Aroonkesorn in Women's Doubles and Songphon Anugritayawan in Mixed Doubles...
(Third Round)
- Valeri Sorokina / Nina VislovaNina Vislova-Career:Vislova won four medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships, two gold medals in women's doubles , a silver medal in mixed doubles , and a bronze medal also in mixed doubles . Nina also won at the 2006 US Open in women's doubles and mixed. She won the bronze medal at the 2008...
(Third Round)
- Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet (Third Round)
- Vita MarissaVita MarissaVita Marissa is a female badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Marissa competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Nova Widianto. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Blair and Natalie Munt of Great Britain in the second...
/ Nadya Melati (Quarterfinals)
- Lotte Jonathans / Paulien van DooremalenPaulien van DooremalenPaulien van Dooremalen is a Dutch professional badminton player. She currently resides in Arnhem and is a doubles specialist.-Other:*2006 - Dutch National Championships: Mixed doubles...
(Second Round)
- Christinna PedersenChristinna PedersenChristinna Pedersen is an internationally elite badminton player from Ålborg, Denmark.Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed Doubles specialist who has gained the most amount of success in Mixed Doubles. Pairing with Joachim Fischer Nielsen she reached the semifinals of the 2009 Hyderabad World...
/ Kamilla Rytter JuhlKamilla Rytter JuhlKamilla Rytter Juhl is a female badminton player from Denmark.Juhl won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Thomas Laybourn, and a bronze medal in women's doubles with Lena Frier Kristiansen...
(Third Round)
- Matsutomo Misaki / Ayaka Takahashi (Third Round)
- Sari Shinta Mulia / Yao Lei (Third Round)