Wang Xiaoli (Chinese:王晓理;pinyin:Wáng Xiǎolǐ; born 24 June 1989) is a Chinesebadminton player who is a doubles specialist. In 2012, she competed at the2012 London Summer Olympics.[2]

In 2005, she joined theChinese national second team and officially became the first team in 2008.[3] Wang Xiaoli began her international career in 2009 when she paired withTao Jiaming in mixed doubles and withMa Jin in women's doubles. She quickly gained success with Ma Jin and culminated their career with a gold medal at the2009 Asia Championships.[4] In the middle of the 2010 season, Wang Xiaoli dropped mixed doubles from her repertoire of events and began competing in women's doubles withYu Yang.[5] Despite their short time together, Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang have reached the number one ranking in the world for their event.[6] In 2011, she and Yu Yang received an award "BWF Female Player of the Year", who have become the first shuttlers to scoop a grand slam with their 5BWF World Superseries Premier titles in 2011. Having only teamed up for slightly over a year, they have already picked up the2011 World title and were also champions at the2011 Asian Championships. They also made 12 consecutive finals appearances with 7 BWF World Superseries titles to their name in 2011.[7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wang and her partner,Yu Yang, along withJung Kyung-eun andKim Ha-na,Ha Jung-eun andKim Min-jung ofSouth Korea, andMeiliana Jauhari andGreysia Polii ofIndonesia, were disqualified from the competition for "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport", following matches the previous evening during which they were accused ofthrowing the match.[8][9] Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli played against South Korea'sJung Kyung-eun andKim Ha-na, and it has been suggested that both teams wanted to lose in order to secure an easier draw,[10] although Yu claimed "she and her partner were just trying to conserve their strength for the knockout rounds".[11]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,Hyderabad, India | 16–21, 12–21 | Bronze | ||
| 2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin,Paris, France | 9–21, 17–21 | Silver | ||
| 2011 | Wembley Arena,London, England | 22–20, 21–11 | Gold | ||
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center,Guangzhou, China | 21–14, 18–21, 21–8 | Gold | ||
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark | 19–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium,Guangzhou, China | 22–20, 15–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium,Suwon, South Korea | 21–11, 21–18 | Gold | ||
| 2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium,Chengdu, China | 21–13, 21–10 | Gold | ||
| 2013 | Taipei Arena,Taipei, Taiwan | 21–15, 14–21, 21–15 | Gold | ||
| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China | 12–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium,Hong Kong, China | 20–22, 16–21 | Silver |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Samsan World Gymnasium,Incheon, South Korea | 21–13, 21–18 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Samsan World Gymnasium,Incheon, South Korea | 3–4 retired | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 21–19, 21–11 | Gold |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels areSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[13] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Japan Open | 21–19, 21–18 | |||
| 2009 | French Open | 21–13, 21–8 | |||
| 2009 | Hong Kong Open | 16–21, 21–19, 21–12 | |||
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | 16–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2010 | China Masters | 21–8, 21–8 | |||
| 2010 | Japan Open | 21–17, 21–6 | |||
| 2010 | Hong Kong Open | 21–11, 21–12 | |||
| 2010 | World Superseries Finals | 21–7, 21–17 | |||
| 2011 | Malaysia Open | 12–21, 21–6, 17–21 | |||
| 2011 | Korea Open | 21–18, 19–21, 21–4 | |||
| 2011 | All England Open | 21–2, 21–9 | |||
| 2011 | Indonesia Open | 21–12, 21–10 | |||
| 2011 | China Masters | 19–21, retired | |||
| 2011 | Denmark Open | 22–20, 21–16 | |||
| 2011 | French Open | 26–24, 21–15 | |||
| 2011 | Hong Kong Open | 21–12, 14–2 retired | |||
| 2011 | China Open | 21–11, 21–10 | |||
| 2011 | World Superseries Finals | 21–8, 21–12 | |||
| 2012 | All England Open | 17–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2012 | Indonesia Open | 17–21, 21–9, 21–16 | |||
| 2012 | China Open | 21–19, 14–7 retired | |||
| 2012 | Hong Kong Open | 20–22, 21–14, 17–21 | |||
| 2012 | World Superseries Finals | 21–16, 21–14 | |||
| 2013 | Korea Open | 21–17, 21–13 | |||
| 2013 | All England Open | 21–18, 21–10 | |||
| 2013 | Indonesia Open | 21–15, 18–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2013 | China Masters | 21–17, 21–16 | |||
| 2013 | China Open | 21–13, 21–7 | |||
| 2014 | All England Open | 21–17, 18–21, 23–21 | |||
| 2014 | Denmark Open | 21–14, 21–14 | |||
| 2014 | French Open | 21–15, 21–9 | |||
| 2014 | China Open | 21–16, 19–21, 22–20 | |||
| 2015 | All England Open | 14–21, 14–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | China Masters | 13–21, 21–19, 8–4 retired |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Macau Open | 15–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2009 | India Open | 21–14, 21–13 | |||
| 2009 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | 21–9, 21–11 | |||
| 2010 | German Open | 24–22, 21–15 | |||
| 2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | 18–21, 11–21 |
Women's doubles results withYu Yang against Superseries Finals finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[14]