![Women's World Champion Xie Xingfang of China plays a shot on her way to defeating Pi Hongyan of France at the World Championship Badminton tournament in Madrid, Friday Sept. 22, 2006. Xie Women's World Champion Xie Xingfang of China plays a shot on her way to defeating Pi Hongyan of France at the World Championship Badminton tournament in Madrid, Friday Sept. 22, 2006. Xie](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PCH23M/womens-world-champion-xie-xingfang-of-china-plays-a-shot-on-her-way-to-defeating-pi-hongyan-of-france-at-the-world-championship-badminton-tournament-in-madrid-friday-sept-22-2006-xie-xingfang-won-the-match-21-17-21-10-ap-photopaul-white-2PCH23M.jpg)
Women's World Champion Xie Xingfang of China plays a shot on her way to defeating Pi Hongyan of France at the World Championship Badminton tournament in Madrid, Friday Sept. 22, 2006. Xie
BWF — Badminton World Federation - Lin Dan and wife Xie Xingfang enjoy the action from the gallery. Photo Credit: Shi Tang | Facebook
![China's Xie Xingfang, the top seed, celebrates shortly after beating compatriot Lu Lan in the women's singles badminton semifinals at the Beijing Olympics Friday Aug.15, 2008. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Stock Photo - China's Xie Xingfang, the top seed, celebrates shortly after beating compatriot Lu Lan in the women's singles badminton semifinals at the Beijing Olympics Friday Aug.15, 2008. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFHDDT/chinas-xie-xingfang-the-top-seed-celebrates-shortly-after-beating-compatriot-lu-lan-in-the-womens-singles-badminton-semifinals-at-the-beijing-olympics-friday-aug15-2008-ap-photobullit-marquez-2NFHDDT.jpg)
China's Xie Xingfang, the top seed, celebrates shortly after beating compatriot Lu Lan in the women's singles badminton semifinals at the Beijing Olympics Friday Aug.15, 2008. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Stock Photo -
![China's Xie Xingfang plays a shot against Thailand's Salakjit Ponsana during the World Badminton Championship in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup Stock Photo - Alamy China's Xie Xingfang plays a shot against Thailand's Salakjit Ponsana during the World Badminton Championship in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P86D5J/chinas-xie-xingfang-plays-a-shot-against-thailands-salakjit-ponsana-during-the-world-badminton-championship-in-hyderabad-india-thursday-aug-13-2009-ap-photomanish-swarup-2P86D5J.jpg)