Li Shifeng
李诗沣
Li with his gold medal of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 23)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record141 wins, 52 losses
Highest ranking7 (11 July 2023)
Current ranking7 (11 July 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Boys' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Li Shifeng (Chinese: 李诗沣; pinyin: Lǐ shīfēng; born 9 January 2000) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He is the All England Open champion in men's singles, winning the title in 2023.

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

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina India Lakshya Sen 21–15, 21–19 Gold

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Japan Kodai Naraoka 11–21, 21–19, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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
2019 Canada Open Super 100 India Parupalli Kashyap 20–22, 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Open Super 500 Malaysia Lee Zii Jia 21–17, 11–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 German Open Super 300 Hong Kong Ng Ka Long 22–20, 18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 All England Open Super 1000 China Shi Yuqi 26–24, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Canada Open Super 500 India Lakshya Sen 18–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 U.S. Open Super 300 Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Austrian Open Netherlands Mark Caljouw 21–8, 21–23, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Iran Fajr International Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 runners-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Korea Junior International China Bai Yupeng 16–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dutch Junior International Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 German Junior International Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 15–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Li Shifeng". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hearn, Don (11 November 2018). "World Juniors Team Final – 5th straight for China!". Badzine. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Innovation and firsts light up badminton programme in BA". Olympic. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team champions
All England Open badminton men's singles champions
Youth Olympic champions in badminton – boys' singles
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 20 June 2023
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