Zheng Yu

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Zheng Yu
郑雨
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)
Shandong, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking2 (with Zhang Shuxian 23 May 2023)
Current ranking5 (with Zhang Shuxian 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Ningbo Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile

Zheng Yu (Chinese: 郑雨; pinyin: Zhèng Yǔ; born 7 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player from the Jiangsu province team.[1] She started playing badminton in 2003, claimed the Jiangsu province title in the singles and doubles category in 2006 and 2007, then was selected to join the national team for the first time in 2010.[2] She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team gold medals at the 2011 Asian and 2012 World Junior Championships.[3] She won her first senior international title at the BWF Super 500 tournament 2020 Malaysia Masters partnered with Li Wenmei.[4]

Career[edit]

Starting from 2022, Zheng partnered with Zhang Shuxian and finished as the runners-up at the All England Open, Malaysia Open and Singapore Open, before finally winning the Australian Open.[5] As a result, the pair qualified for the year-end final. They reached the semi-finals before bowing out to compatriots Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.[6]

In the first half of the 2023 season, Zheng did not win any title with Zhang Shuxian. The duo opened the year by reaching the semi-finals of the BWF Super 1000 tournament, the Malaysia Open, but was stunned by Korean pairing Baek Ha-na and Lee Yu-lim.[7] Other semi-finals finished were at the All England and the Singapore Opens.[8] Zheng and Zhang also reached the quarter-finals in the India, Swiss, and Indonesia Opens. Zheng was also part of the China winning squad in the Sudirman Cup. Their achievement was able to bring them up to the 2nd place in the BWF rankings. In August, Zheng and Zhang finished as semi-finalists in the BWF World Championships, losing to their compatriots and eventual champions Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan. The defeat exacerbated their head-to-head record over Chen and Jia to 0–6.[9]

Achievements[edit]

World Championships[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark China Zhang Shuxian China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China China Zhang Shuxian South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee 		21–23, 12–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up)[edit]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 German Open Super 300 China Huang Dongping Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota 		21–18, 14–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 New Zealand Open Super 300 China Cao Tongwei Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata 		9–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Thailand Masters Super 300 China Li Wenmei Thailand Puttita Supajirakul
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai 		21–15, 15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Malaysia Masters Super 500 China Li Wenmei China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui 		21–19, 16–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Denmark Open Super 1000 China Huang Dongping South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 All England Open Super 1000 China Zhang Shuxian Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida 		13–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Malaysia Open Super 750 China Zhang Shuxian Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu
Indonesia Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 		18–21, 21–12, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Singapore Open Super 500 China Zhang Shuxian Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu
Indonesia Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 		14–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Australian Open Super 300 China Zhang Shuxian Thailand Benyapa Aimsaard
Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard 		21–19, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Hylo Open Super 300 China Zhang Shuxian Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu
Indonesia Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 		18–21, 1–1r 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Japan Masters Super 500 China Zhang Shuxian China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning 		12–21, 21–12, 21-17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 China Zhang Shuxian China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning 		18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 India Open Super 750 China Zhang Shuxian Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara 		12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Indonesia Masters Super 500 China Zhang Shuxian China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning 		21–10, 19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Players: Zheng Yu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ "镇江选手获世羽联巡回赛亚军" (in Chinese). 中江网－中国江苏网. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ "郑雨：我不畏惧失败" (in Chinese). China Interactive Sports Technology Invention Co., Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ Hearn, Don (12 January 2020). "Malaysia Masters Finals – First ever title for Li/Zheng". Badzine. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Australian Open: Exhausted Shi finishes on a high". BWF. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Double delight for Thai pairs". BWF. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Injury ends defending champs Apriyani-Siti Fadia's run in Malaysia Open". The Sun Daily. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ^ "A year of firsts at the Yonex All England 2023". Yonex. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. ^ Liu, Ailin (27 August 2023). Zhang, Yingchuan (ed.). "羽毛球世锦赛 凡晨杀入决赛冲击史上首个女双三连冠" (in Chinese). Beijing Youth Daily. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links[edit]

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