{{Short description|Irish badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Karen Bing Huang | image = | image_size = | caption = | country = Ireland | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}} | birth_place = Shenyang, Liaoning, China | death_date = | death_place = | bwfbadminton_id = 14097 | bwf_id = D35A39EA-0B19-4C42-B7C4-D145EB345BEF }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite news |title=PASSPORT TO GLORY: Chance meeting sees Bing make her mark |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/passport-to-glory-chance-meeting-sees-bing-make-her-mark-26405780.html |work=independent |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/D35A39EA-0B19-4C42-B7C4-D145EB345BEF |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Irish ladies pair win New Zealand title |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/news/2007/0722/220628-badminton/ |date=22 July 2007 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Irish Success for Badminton Ladies |url=https://www.sportireland.ie/news/irish-success-for-badminton-ladies |work=Sport Ireland |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton Ireland |url=https://www.badmintonireland.com/page/23448/Irish-National-Championships |website=www.badmintonireland.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chloe and Sam Magee take Irish Open mixed doubles crown |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2018/1117/1011604-chloe-and-sam-magee-take-irish-open-mixed-doubles-crown/ |date=17 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Main Topics |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/?topic=3948065&pageid=1122 |work=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref>
== Achievements == === IBF International === {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |+Women's doubles !Year !Tournament !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Latvia International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee | align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} Helen Reino<br />{{flagicon|EST}} Piret Hamer | align="left" | –, – | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Cyprus International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Weny Rahmawati<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Élodie Eymard | align="left" | 16–21, 21–16, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Norwegian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Imogen Bankier<br />{{flagicon|SCO}} Emma Mason | align="left" | 16–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2007 | align="left" | North Shore City International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Catherine Moody <br /> {{flagicon|VIE}} Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung | align="left" | 21–15, 16–21, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2007 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Walker <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} Samantha Ward | align="left" | 21–11, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2007 | align="left" | Irish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Mesinee Mangkalakiri <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee | align="left" | 21–15, 9–21, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2008 | align="left" | Slovak Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Anna Narel <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} Natalia Pocztowiak | align="left" | 21–8, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |+Mixed doubles !Year !Tournament !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2003 | align="left" | New Zealand International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Donal O'Halloran | align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Travis Denney<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Kate Wilson-Smith | align="left" | 8–15, 11–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center"| 2003 | align="left"| Italian International | align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Donal O'Halloran | align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jesper Hovgaard<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Karina Sørensen | align="left" | 11–15, 15–3, 11–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} :{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament :{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
==Sources== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bing, Karen}} Category:Living people Category:Irish female badminton players Category:Irish people of Chinese descent Category:Chinese emigrants to Ireland Category:21st-century Irish sportswomen Category:1981 births
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