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Character Introduction
Zheng Yu, female, is a Chinese badminton player.In 2019, she was honoured by the General Administration of Sport with the title of International Level Sportsman.
Due to Zheng Yu’s lively personality as a child, her parents enrolled her in a variety of physical activity interest classes. Through the introduction of her parents’ friends, 7-year-old Zheng Yu met a badminton coach for her badminton initiation training. After practising with the coach for a while, she was recommended to play in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province.
In 2004, Zheng Yu joined Zhenjiang from his hometown of Shandong and trained at Zhenjiang City Sports School under coach Yang Wutong.
In 2008, Zheng Yu officially joined the Bayi team.
In 2010, after playing well in the National Youth Championships, Zheng Yu was given the opportunity to play in the national team’s transfer tournament and won first place. Thus, at the age of 14, Zheng Yu stepped into the door of the national team for the first time.
On 11 March 2018, at the BWF World Tour German Open, Huang Dongping/Zheng Yu came second in the women’s doubles final, defeating No. 3 seeds Yuki Fukushima/Caihua Hirota of Japan 1-2.
On 12 January 2020, Zheng Yu/Li Wenmei defeated Du Yue/Li Yinhui 21-19, 16-21, 21-19 in the women’s doubles final of the 2020 BWF Super 500 Malaysian Masters to win their first Super 500 series title.
On 17 September 2021, the team of Zheng Yu and Li Wenmei won the bronze medal in the Women’s Doubles Badminton at the 14th National Games of the People’s Republic of China.
In October 2021, they won the 2021 Sudirman Cup World Mixed Team Badminton Championships. 24 October, in the women’s doubles final of the Badminton World League Tour Denmark Open, Huang Dongping/Zheng Yu won the title with a 2-0 victory over Lee Chiu-hee/Shin Sung-chan of South Korea.
On 20 March 2022, Zhang Shuxian/Jung Yu lost 0-2 in the Women’s Doubles Final at the 2022 BWF Tour All England Open.
On 20 November 2022, in the Women’s Doubles final of the 2022 BWF Super 300 Australian Open, Zheng Yu/Zhang Shuxian won their first Super Series title together, defeating Benjapa/Lentakarn 21-19, 21-13.
Equipment Used
BG-80; NANOFLARE 1000Z; 75TH 65Z2; ASTROX 88S PRO; N9II; Li-Ning Line 5; P9200 II; AERONAUT 9000D; Turbo Charging 75; 10482EX/20679EX (Competition Model)
Major Achievements
- Member of Women’s Team Champion of Uber Cup 2024
- 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2024 India Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2024 Malaysia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Kumamoto Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Championships, Japan
- 2023 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2022 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Silver Medal
- 2023 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2023 Korea Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2023 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2023 Sudirman Cup Badminton Mixed Team Championships Champion
- 2023 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2023 Malaysia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
- 2022 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2022 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2022 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
- 2022 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Malaysia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
- 2022 Uber Cup Women’s Team 1st Runner-up
- 2022 All England Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles 4th Runner-up
- Member of 2021 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
- 2021 14th National Games Badminton Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
- 2021 Denmark Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
- 2020 Malaysia Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Military Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2019 China Macau Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
- 2019 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Silver Medal
- 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2018 New Zealand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 Germany Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
- 2016 World University Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2012 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
