KUALA LUMPUR (May 8, 2010) – World No 1 Datuk Lee Chong Wei and China’s Wang Yihan were announced as the winners of the BWF Player of the Year Awards at the Palace of Golden Horses here tonight.
Chong Wei, who has been world No. 1 since Aug 21, 2008, won the award based on his performance throughout the year 2009.
He started the 2009 by winning his fifth Malaysian Open title and followed that up with wins at the Swiss Open, Indonesia Open and Hong Kong Open Super Series.
He was also a runner-up in South Korea and the All England Championships.
For his outstanding efforts, Chong Wei was declared the BWF Male Player of the Year 2009.
In women’s badminton, Wang Yihan had a remarkable season last year. She started 2009 with a world ranking of 18.
An amazing run in March saw her winning the back-to-back All England and Swiss Open titles which propelled her to a top-10 ranking in April.
One of the many ‘Wangs’ in her team, she firmly established her place at the summit of the women’s singles ranking after another great run that saw her winning the Japan Open, French Open and a runner-up finish at the Denmark Open. She also took the honours in Hong Kong.
The world is very much at this young lady’s feet, and at only 22-years-old, she has already bagged the Asian Junior title, World Junior title and the World No 1 position, more is surely to come from this wonderfully gifted player.
Her dramatic rise to power led her to being announced the BWF Female Player of the Year.
Source : Thomas & Uber Cup 2010 Official Website
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