Lai Caiqin 赖彩勤
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1966-12-27) 27 December 1966 Meixian district, Guangdong, China
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Cup 1990 Jakarta Women's doubles 1991 Macau Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team Uber Cup 1990 Tokyo Women's team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's doubles
BWF profile

Lai Caiqin (Chinese: 赖彩勤, born 27 December 1966) is a former Chinese badminton player.^[1]

Career

Caiqin joined the Guangdong Badminton Team in 1981. Thereafter, she joined the national badminton team in 1989. In 1990 and 1991, she won the 13th Uber Cup Championship and the third place in the second Sudirman Cup. She had also won the Sports Medal of Honor. Lai throughout her career has medalled in prominent competitions such as Sudirman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup & Asian Games. Most importantly, she won the 1990 World Cup Gold medal in Women's doubles. She also represented her country twice in World Championships in 1989 & 1991; both the times reaching Quarterfinal stage. She moved to Singapore after retiring from professional career and has since established a coaching academy through achieving notable results in inter-school tournaments (from Primary to Varsity levels).^[2][3][4]

Achievements

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Yao Fen	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	3–15, 15–10, 15–4	Gold
1991	Macau Forum, Macau	Yao Fen	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	10–15, 15–12, 7–15	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Yao Fen	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	8–15, 10–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Japan Open	Yao Fen	Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori	7–15, 15–9, 15–10	Winner
1990	Thailand Open	Yao Fen	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	15–11, 10–15, 15–12	Winner
1990	Malaysia Open	Yao Fen	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	15–7, 9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	World Badminton Grand Prix Finals	Yao Fen	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	14–18, 10–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Polish Open	Yao Fen	Gao Maifeng Nong Qunhua	9–15, 12–15	Runner-up

References