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Lim Xiaoqing

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In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisLim.
Lim Xiaoqing
Lâm tiểu thanh
Personal information
Birth nameSun Xiaoqing
Tôn tiểu thanh
CountrySweden
Born(1967-08-15)15 August 1967(age 57)
China
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
HandednessLeft[1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking1 (WS) (March 1995)
Medal record
Women'sbadminton
RepresentingSweden
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1993 New Delhi Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Women's singles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Women's singles
RepresentingChina
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles
BWF profile

Lim Xiaoqing(Chinese:Lâm tiểu thanh;born 15 August 1967 asSun Xiaoqing;Chinese:Tôn tiểu thanh) is a retiredbadmintonplayer originally fromChinawho later representedSweden.[2]She won fiveEuropean Badminton Championships,one in women's singles in1994,two in women's doubles and mixed team events in1992and 1994 respectively.[3][4]She achieved the women's singles titles at the prestigious1995 All England Open,defeating Denmark'sCamilla Martinin the final.[5]She ranked as the World’s number 1 in Women’s Singles last March 1995.[6]

Lim is married to retired Swedish badminton playerThomas Kihlström.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Istora Senayan,Jakarta,Indonesia ChinaZhou Lei South KoreaChung Myung-hee
South KoreaHwang Hye-young 		15–13, 1–15, 4–15 BronzeBronze

World Cup

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena,New Delhi,India IndonesiaSusi Susanti 7–11, 5–11 SilverSilver
1995 Istora Senayan,Jakarta,Indonesia IndonesiaSusi Susanti 2–11, 5–11 BronzeBronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium,Guangzhou,China ChinaZhou Lei ChinaLin Ying
ChinaGuan Weizhen 		7–15, 4–15 BronzeBronze
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena,New Delhi,India SwedenChristine Magnusson South KoreaChung So-young
South KoreaGil Young-ah 		15–12, 15–9 GoldGold

European Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow,Scotland DenmarkCamilla Martin 7–11, 10–12 BronzeBronze
1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch,Netherlands SwedenCatrine Bengtsson 11–5, 12–9 GoldGold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow,Scotland SwedenChristine Magnusson DenmarkLisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen 		8–15, 15–11, 15–6 GoldGold
1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch,Netherlands SwedenChristine Magnusson DenmarkLotte Olsen
DenmarkLisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		17–14, 15–12 GoldGold

IBF World Grand Prix

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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 ChinaLi Lingwei 8–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1991 Scottish Open SwedenChristine Magnusson 11–0, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 Swedish Open ChinaTang Jiuhong 5–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 U.S. Open SwedenChristine Magnusson 11–2, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 Dutch Open IndonesiaSarwendah Kusumawardhani 4–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 Denmark Open IndonesiaSusi Susanti 3–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 Scottish Open SwedenChristine Magnusson 11–9, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Chinese Taipei Open IndonesiaYuliani Santosa 11–6, 9–12, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Swiss Open IndonesiaYuliani Santosa 6–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1993 Malaysia Open IndonesiaSusi Susanti 6–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1993 U.S. Open SwedenChristine Magnusson 11–5, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1994 Dutch Open ChinaLiu Yuhong 11–3, 12–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1994 German Open ChinaDai Yun 12–10, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1994 Denmark Open DenmarkCamilla Martin 5–11, 11–5, 11–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1994 Thailand Open IndonesiaSusi Susanti 5–11, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1994 Hong Kong Open South KoreaBang Soo-hyun 7–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1994 Scottish Open EnglandJulia Mann 11–3, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1995 Chinese Taipei Open IndonesiaYuliani Santosa 11–1, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1995 Swiss Open DenmarkCamilla Martin 7–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1995 Swedish Open ChinaYe Zhaoying 6–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1995 All England Open DenmarkCamilla Martin 11–9, 10–12, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1995 Singapore Open South KoreaBang Soo-hyun 11–7, 6–11, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1995 Denmark Open ChinaWang Chen 11–6, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1995 Thailand Open South KoreaRa Kyung-min 11–4, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1995 World Grand Prix Finals ChinaYe Zhaoying 10–12, 11–8, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 China Open ChinaZhou Lei ChinaGuan Weizhen
ChinaLin Ying 		8–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1989 All England Open ChinaZhou Lei South KoreaChung Myung-hee
South KoreaChung So-young 		7–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1989 French Open ChinaZhou Lei ChinaChiu Mei Yin
ChinaLi Lingwei 		15–9, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1989 China Open ChinaZhou Lei ChinaGuan Weizhen
ChinaLin Ying 		15–12, 5–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1991 Singapore Open SwedenChristine Magnusson South KoreaChung Myung-hee
South KoreaChung So-young 		11–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1991 German Open SwedenChristine Magnusson ChinaLin Yanfen
ChinaYao Fen 		15–11, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1991 Scottish Open SwedenChristine Magnusson EnglandJoanne Muggeridge
DenmarkLisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		11–0, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 Malaysia Open SwedenChristine Magnusson South KoreaGil Young-ah
South KoreaPark Soo-yun 		15–7, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 U.S. Open SwedenChristine Magnusson JapanKimiko Jinnai
JapanHisako Mori 		15–4, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 German Open SwedenChristine Magnusson SwedenCatrine Bengtsson
SwedenMaria Bengtsson 		15–9, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 Denmark Open SwedenChristine Magnusson SwedenCatrine Bengtsson
SwedenMaria Bengtsson 		15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 Scottish Open SwedenChristine Magnusson SwedenCatrine Bengtsson
SwedenMaria Bengtsson 		15–6, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Chinese Taipei Open SwedenChristine Magnusson JapanTomomi Matsuo
JapanKyoko Sasage 		18–15, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Swedish Open SwedenChristine Magnusson South KoreaChung So-young
South KoreaGil Young-ah 		9–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1993 Malaysia Open SwedenChristine Magnusson DenmarkLotte Olsen
DenmarkLisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		15–12, 18–14 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 U.S. Open SwedenChristine Magnusson South KoreaChung So-young
South KoreaGil Young-ah 		5–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1994 Denmark Open SwedenChristine Magnusson DenmarkMarlene Thomsen
DenmarkAnne-Mette van Dijk 		15–12, 7–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1990 Stockholm International DenmarkHelle Andersen 11–4, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1991 Iceland International IcelandBirna Petersen 11–0, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Polish International ChinaShi Fangjing ChinaLuo Yun
ChinaShang Fumei 		15–3, 10–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1991 Iceland International IcelandKristín Magnúsdóttir IcelandGuðrún Júlíusdóttir
IcelandBirna Petersen 		2–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1993 Canadian Open SwedenChristine Magnusson DenmarkLotte Olsen
DenmarkLisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		15–11, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Polish International ChinaShu Yiong ChinaWang Pengren
ChinaShi Fangjing 		7–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1991 Iceland International IcelandBroddi Kristjánsson IcelandÞorsteinn Páll Hængsson
IcelandKristín Magnúsdóttir 		8–15, 18–16, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Nordic Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Reykjavík,Iceland 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Malmö,Sweden SwedenChristine Magnusson DenmarkLotte Olsen
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen 		15–6, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Invitational tournament

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Asian Invitational Championships Bandar Lampung,Indonesia ChinaZhou Lei South KoreaChung Myung-hee
South KoreaHwang Hye-young 		15–11, 8–15, 5–15 BronzeBronze

References

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  1. ^ab"Players: Xiaoqing Lim".Badminton World Federation.Retrieved9 July2019.
  2. ^"Tjing" fick en kick i Sverige "(in Swedish).Dagens Nyheter.1 June 1993.Retrieved9 July2019.
  3. ^European Badminton Championships HistoryArchived2010-03-12 at theWayback Machine,accessed 2010-07-07
  4. ^"Två nya minnesplattor på Malmöidrottens Walk of Fame"(in Swedish). Skånesport. 11 September 2018.Retrieved9 July2019.
  5. ^"All England en mytomspunnen toppelittävling"(in Swedish). Täby BM. 8 March 2011.Retrieved9 July2019.
  6. ^"Lim is now world No. 1".The Straits Times.22 March 1995. p. 30 – via NewspaperSG.
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