Yang Li Lian


Yang Li Lian is a Malaysian badminton player. In 2014, she competed in badminton at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Career

In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event, partnering with Sonia Cheah Su Ya. In 2013, she competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. In 2014, she became the runner-up at the Iran Fajr International tournament in the women's singles event after being defeated by her compatriot Tee Jing Yi. She also won the 2015 Bahrain International Series in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and the 2017 Iceland International in the women's singles and doubles events. In January 2015, Li Lian announced her retirement from the Badminton Association of Malaysia in pursuit of her further education. Li Lian subsequently graduated from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom with a first-class honours in Mathematics and Economics.

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Iceland Internationalgold1