Zheng Yu

Zheng Yu (simplified 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

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

World Championships

Women's doubles

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 11 runners-up)

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

References

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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
3. ^ "郑雨：我不畏惧失败" (in Chinese). China Interactive Sports Technology Invention Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. 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 27 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
8. ^ "A year of firsts at the Yonex All England 2023". Yonex. 21 March 2023. Archived 27 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
9. ^ Liu, Ailin (27 August 2023). "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). Zhang, Yingchuan (ed.). Beijing Youth Daily. Archived 28 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 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 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 January 2018.