Li Shifeng
| Li Shifeng 李诗沣 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Li with his gold medal of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 2000 Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 167 wins, 65 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 3 (31 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 6 (16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Li Shifeng (Chinese: 李诗沣; pinyin: Lǐ Shīfēng; born 9 January 2000) is a Chinese badminton player.[1]
Started playing badminton at the age of 6 with support from his father, Li then practiced in the Jiangxi team when he was in the elementary school, after that went to the Bayi team. At the age of 14, he participated in the National youth team training centre in Shenyang and entered the National second team in 2017.[2] He was part of the Chinese junior team that won the gold medals at the 2017, 2018 World Junior Championships, and 2018 Asian Junior Championships.[2][3] Li represented his country and competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the gold medal in the boys' singles event.[4]
Achievements[edit]
Asian Games[edit]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China |  Shi Yuqi
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23–21, 21–13 |  Gold
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Asian Championships[edit]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China |  Jonatan Christie
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15–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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Youth Olympic Games[edit]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Lakshya Sen
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21–15, 21–19 |  Gold
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World Junior Championships[edit]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |  Kodai Naraoka
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11–21, 21–19, 17–21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)[edit]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Parupalli Kashyap
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20–22, 21–14, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 |  Lee Zii Jia
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21–17, 11–21, 21–23 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 |  Ng Ka Long
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22–20, 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Shi Yuqi
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26–24, 21–5 | Winner
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| 2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Lakshya Sen
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18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 |  Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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21–15, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2023 | French Open | Super 750 | Jonatan Christie
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21–16, 15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)[edit]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Austrian Open |  Mark Caljouw
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21–8, 21–23, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Iran Fajr International | Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 runners-up)[edit]
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Korea Junior International | Bai Yupeng
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16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Dutch Junior International | Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | German Junior International | Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Players: Li Shifeng". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ a b "走近青奥会国羽小将李诗沣 羽球人生才刚刚起航". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Hearn, Don (11 November 2018). "World Juniors Team Final – 5th straight for China!". Badzine. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Innovation and firsts light up badminton programme in BA". Olympic. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]
- Li Shifeng at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 12 March 2024 | |
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Nanchang
- Badminton players from Jiangxi
- Chinese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for China
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- 21st-century Chinese people