Karen Bing Huang
Personal information
CountryIreland
Born1981 (age 4142)
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
BWF profile

Karen Bing Huang (born c.1981) is an Irish badminton player of Chinese origin.

Biography

Originally from Shenyang in north eastern China, Bing arrived in Ireland to learn English when she was nineteen. Within six months of her arrival her skill with badminton had her selected to train with the Irish team. She works as a physical therapist and is an Irish resident who never played for China.[1]

Bing won all three possible titles at the national championships in Ireland in 2002. She took two more title wins in 2005. In 2007 she won the Welsh International and the Irish Open, and in 2007 the Slovak International.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Achievements

IBF International

Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Latvia International Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee Estonia Helen Reino
Estonia Piret Hamer
–, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Cyprus International Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee France Weny Rahmawati
France Élodie Eymard
16–21, 21–16, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Norwegian International Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee Scotland Imogen Bankier
Scotland Emma Mason
16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 North Shore City International Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee New Zealand Catherine Moody
Vietnam Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung
21–15, 16–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Welsh International Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee England Sarah Walker
England Samantha Ward
21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Irish International Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee United States Mesinee Mangkalakiri
United States Eva Lee
21–15, 9–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Slovak Open Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee Poland Anna Narel
Poland Natalia Pocztowiak
21–8, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 New Zealand International Republic of Ireland Donal O'Halloran Australia Travis Denney
Australia Kate Wilson-Smith
8–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Italian International Republic of Ireland Donal O'Halloran Denmark Jesper Hovgaard
Denmark Karina Sørensen
11–15, 15–3, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Sources

  1. "PASSPORT TO GLORY: Chance meeting sees Bing make her mark". independent.
  2. "BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. "Irish ladies pair win New Zealand title". 22 July 2007.
  4. "Irish Success for Badminton Ladies". Sport Ireland.
  5. "Badminton Ireland". www.badmintonireland.com.
  6. "Chloe and Sam Magee take Irish Open mixed doubles crown". 17 November 2018.
  7. "Main Topics". Irish Examiner.


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