Lee Yang
Character Introduction
Lee Yang is a male badminton player from Chinese Taipei.
Li Yang was initially a member of the handball team before switching to badminton. Siblings Li Yang and Li Zhi Nic were taught badminton by their father, Li Junnian, since they were young, and would take them to practice at the Zhonghe Yuantong Temple every day.
On July 24, 2016, Li Yang/Li Chieh Huey made their debut in the final of the Badminton Grand Prix of Vietnam at the BWF Grand Prix level and won their first international title since they teamed up with a come-from-behind victory over Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Hong of Malaysia by a 2-1 (18-21, 21-14, 21-7) victory at the end of the tournament.On December 4, the two played in the Badminton Grand Prix of Macau at the Golden Grand Prix and won their first international title since they teamed up with a 2-1 (17-21, 21-14, 21-7) victory at the final of the tournament. 2-1 (17-21, 21-18, 21-19) over Lu Kai/Zhang Nan of China to win their first career Golden Grand Prix title.
In late October 2017, the pair came back to defeat current World Champions Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan 2-1 (19-21, 21-13, 21-19) in the men’s doubles semifinals of the Badminton Superseries in France, and in the finals, Li Yang and Li Zhehui, who were advancing to their first-ever Superseries finals, defeated the Danish duo of Mathias Bowie/Karsten Morgensen to capture their first career Super Series title.
In February 2019, playing in their first international tournament since partnering with Wang Qilin, the Spain Masters Badminton Championships, the pair defeated Korea’s Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae in the final in straight-sets (21-8, 23-21) to win their first tournament title since partnering.
In March 2019, Li Yang/Wang Qi Lin won the India Open, their third title and first Super 500 title together.
On July 31, 2021, Li Yang and Wang Qilin won the Tokyo Olympic gold medal in men’s doubles badminton, defeating China’s twin towers Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the final in straight sets (21-18, 21-12).
On August 4, 2024, Li Yang partnered with Wang Qilin to defend their title in the men’s doubles final of the Paris Olympics, defeating Liang Weikang and Wang Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in the final.
World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 9, Week 33, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 10, 71008 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 21, 33150 points
Equipment Used
ARCSABER 11 PRO,BG-80,VBS-66 NANO,75TH 65Z2,JETSPEED S 10 Fluorescent Rose,NANOFLARE 800,AURASPEED 90K,NANOFLARE 800 PRO,SHB65Z3 new color,SHB65Z3W new color
Major Achievements
- 2024 Paris Olympics Badminton Men’s Doubles Gold Medalist
- 2024 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Third Place Member
- 2023 Gwangju Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Hailu Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
- 2023 Hong Kong China Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Australian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 Canada Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 TOYOTA Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 YONEX Thailand Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 All England Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Swiss Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2019 India Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Orleans Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2019 Orleans Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 France Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Double Bronze Medal
- 2018 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Bronze Medal
- Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals of Badminton Golden Grand Prix of Macau, China 2017
- 2017 France Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 World University Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2017 World University Games Badminton Mixed Team Gold Medal
- 2017 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Netherlands Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 World University Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2016 World University Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 World University Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2016 Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Netherlands Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2014 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
[…] no better way to conclude a career than by winning Olympic gold—Lee Yang achieved this feat not once, but twice. His partnership with Wang Chi-Lin stands out in badminton […]