Zhou Meng
| Zhou Meng 周萌 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2001 Dongping, Anhua, Yiyang, Hunan, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 79 wins, 19 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 217 (10 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 365 (13 September 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhou Meng (Chinese: 周萌; born 23 May 2001) is a Chinese badminton player. Zhou entered the Anhua Sports School in 2005, and was selected to join the Hunan Provincial team in 2010. She won the women's singles National Championships title at the age of 17 in 2018.[1]
Career[edit]
Zhou started to play international tournaments since 2015. She reached the quarterfinals in the 2017 Asian Junior Championships along with partner Yan Chenxue in girls' doubles category. At the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in girls' singles, she upset the 2nd seeded Yeo Jia Min of Singapore[2] before going down in the quarterfinals to her teammate Han Yue in straight games.
She was the finalist at the 2018 German Junior International Series, where she lost to Phittayaporn Chaiwan. In the Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix tournament, she managed to reach the finals but suffered defeat against Wang Zhiyi. She won the silver medal at the Asian Junior Championships after going down to her arch-rival Wang Zhiyi in finals day. Her jinx of losing against Wang continued after she went down against her in the quarterfinals of 2018 BWF World Junior Championships also.
In 2019, she won various Junior International titles namely Polish,[3] Swedish,[4] Italian,[5] and German Junior International event[6] by defeating the same opponent Han Qianxi multiple times. She participated in her first ever BWF World Tour event at the Lingshui China Masters where she lost in the second round. At the Yonex Roza BTY International Challenge, she lost the close final to Phittayaporn Chaiwan. By beating Han Qianxi again, she won gold medal in the Asian Junior Championships.[7] At the World Junior Championships, she entered the tournament seeded 2nd. After the defeat of top seed Phittayaporn Chaiwan in another semifinal, she was expected to take gold medal in the tournament. But so was denied by the Japanese sensation Riko Gunji in the final and she had to settle with the silver medal.[8]
Achievements[edit]
World Junior Championships[edit]
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia |  Riko Gunji
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13–21, 21–12, 14–21 |  Silver
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Asian Junior Championships[edit]
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Wang Zhiyi
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9–21, 8–21 | Silver
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| 2019 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China | Han Qianxi
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21–12, 21–9 |  Gold
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BWF Junior International (4 titles, 3 runners-up)[edit]
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | German Junior International |  Phittayaporn Chaiwan
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20–22, 25–27 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Jaya Raya Junior International | Wang Zhiyi
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15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Polish Junior International | Han Qianxi
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21–19, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Swedish Junior International | Han Qianxi
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21–13, 21–23, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2019 | Italian Junior International | Han Qianxi
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21–17, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2019 | German Junior International | Han Qianxi
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21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2019 | Banthongyord Junior International | Phittayaporn Chaiwan
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21–23, 20–22 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ↑ "一战成名！17岁超级天才横空出世，国羽有望重现昔日无敌天下的荣光" (in 中文). Sohu. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ Morgan, Liam (19 October 2017). "Zhou upsets second seed in women's singles event at BWF World Junior Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ "Results – Victor POLISH Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 20 January 2019.
- ↑ "Results – SWEDISH Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 27 January 2019.
- ↑ "Yonex ITALIAN Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 24 February 2019.
- ↑ "Results – Yonex GERMAN Junior 2019". bwfbadminton.com. 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "亚青赛周萌2-0横扫队友夺冠 国羽女单实现5连冠". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (13 October 2019). "Vitidsarn Completes Hat-trick – World Juniors: Finals". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
External links[edit]
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