Career
She graduate bachelor"s degree from University of Science and Technology of China
They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over of Korea"s Lee Kyung-won and Lee Hyo-jung. Their other titles have included the Polish Open (2004): the China Masters (2005). The Asian Championships and Swiss Open in 2006.
The Russian, Hong Kong, and Indonesia Opens in 2007.
And the French, of Korea, and Singapore Opens in 2008. Yu and Du were bronze medalists at the World Championships in 2006, but were unable to play in the tourney"s 2007 edition
They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2008, but avenged that loss by beating their All-England conquerors in the Olympic final. Yu has also enjoyed recent success in mixed doubles with He Hanbin.
They captured titles at the Badminton Asia Championships and the Thailand and Denmark Opens in 2007.
And the India, Swiss, Malaysia, and French Opens in 2008. Shortly after, Yu Yang announced that she would retire from badminton.