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Tai Tzu-Ying

戴資穎　/　たい・つーいん

Badminton player from Taiwan

June 20, 1994 (age 31)　・　Kaohsiung, Taiwan

badminton player
Olympic competitor

My Take

Tai Tzu-ying is, to me, one of the most artistically gifted athletes badminton has ever produced. Reaching world number one at 22 and holding it for 214 weeks, the longest in BWF women's singles history, is staggering on paper, but what I actually admire is her deceptive, almost playful style on court. She made opponents look a step slow with disguise and touch rather than raw power. The 2020 Olympic silver from Tokyo sits in a career that already had Asian Games and Asian championship titles. Out of Kaohsiung, she elevated Taiwanese badminton's profile enormously. I think of her as a shotmaker first, a winner second.

Overview

Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese: 戴資穎; pinyin: Dài Zīyǐng; Wade–Giles: Tai Tzu-ying; born 20 June 1994) is a Taiwanese retired professional badminton player. At the age of 22, she achieved world no.1 ranking in December 2016, and held that position for 214 weeks in different spells, the longest in the BWF women's singles history.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tai Tzu-Ying
Name (Japanese): 戴資穎
Reading: たい・つーいん
Born: June 20, 1994 (age 31)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Dog
Origin: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: 163 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: badminton player / Olympic competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
University: University of Taipei

Awards & achievements

2020 Olympic silver medal
2022 Asia's Most Influential Taiwan
2021 Asia's Most Influential Taiwan
Asian champion
Asian Games champion

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tai_tzuying/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%B4%E8%B3%87%E7%A9%8E

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