Olympics, in order for her teammate, Gong Zhichao to win the title for China, as she was thought to be able to defeat Martin in the final. She ended up losing in 2 sets to Gong in the semi-final, and went on to win the bronze medal after defeating Dai Yun in the playoff. In the interview, Ye strongly criticized the Chinese system for doing so, and stated that if she had won the match in the semi-final and lost in the final, "all of China" would have considered her a "traitor", adding on that her previous victories would have been "meaningless", had she not won the gold for China. In response, the Chinese embassy in Denmark issued a statement, stating that "She (Ye Zhaoying) has always been anti-China. Her statements don't deserve a response." After the entire incident in 2020, family and friends have turned their backs on Hao and Ye, and that they have been blocked by their former teammates on Chinese social messaging platform WeChat. Achievements Olympic Games Women's singles World Championships Women's singles World Cup Women's singles Asian Games Women's singles Asian Championships Women's singles Asian Cup Women's singles IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. Women's singles Women's doubles Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. References External links 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Hangzhou Badminton players from Zhejiang Chinese female badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players