2010 A World and Asian Junior Champion two years earlier, 2010 was Wang's breakthrough year on the international badminton scene. His most impressive achievements were finishing runner-up to
Lin Dan in the
Asian Championships and reaching the semi-finals of the
China Masters BWF Superseries event. By the end of the year, Wang's ranking had risen over 200 places to 43rd.
2011 Wang reached the quarter-finals of the first Superseries Premier event, the
Korea Open, registering an impressive 21–11, 21–14 victory over reigning World Champion
Chen Jin along the way. Wang also reached the semi-finals of the
Singapore Open beating former Olympic and two-time Asian games winner
Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.
2013 In March, Wang won his first senior international title, the
Swiss Open, beating compatriot
Du Pengyu in the final 21–18 21–18. Wang lost in the third round of the
2013 BWF World Championships in August from first seed Malaysian
Lee Chong Wei. In September, at his home China in the city of Changzhou, Wang won his first Superseries event, the
China Masters, beating the Dane
Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–13, 16–21, 23–21 in a grueling semi-final match and then Korean qualifier
Son Wan-ho in another close 3 games final 11–22, 21–14, 24–22. Again at his home country in October, he lost the final of the
East Asian Games in Tianjin from compatriot
Du Pengyu. In November, Wang also reached the final of his first Superseries Premier event, the
China Open in Shanghai, along the way beating fifth seed
Tommy Sugiarto from Indonesia 21–15, 14–21, 21–18 in the 3rd round, compatriot and 3rd seed
Du Pengyu 21–17, 21–8 in the quarterfinals, Japanese talent
Kento Momota 22–20, 9–21, 21–6 in the semi-final and ultimately losing to compatriot
Chen Long in a 3 games final 21–19, 8–21, 14–21.
2014 In July of the year 2014, Wang lost the final of the
Chinese Taipei Open from compatriot
Lin Dan: 19–21, 14–21. After beating
Kento Momota of Japan in the semi-finals of the
French Open, Wang lost to
Chou Tien-chen in the finals 21–10, 23–25, 19–21.
2015 In April 2014, Wang wins the
China Masters in Changzhou beating compatriot Huang Yuxiang 22–20, 21–19 in the finals.
2016 On 9 September 2016,
Gong Weijie, a former Chinese national player, revealed that Wang has retired from the national team. == Achievements ==