Ren Xiangyu
任翔宇
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 25)
Luzhou, Sichuan, China
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Years active2015–present
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking16 (MD with Ou Xuanyi, 9 April 2019)
33 (XD with Zhou Chaomin, 5 November 2019)
Current ranking25 (MD with Tan Qiang),
14 (MD with He Jiting) (6 February 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Selangor Men's team
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Ren Xiangyu (Chinese: 任翔宇; pinyin: Rèn Xiángyǔ; born 23 October 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Born in Luzhou, Sichuan province, he has shown his talent in badminton since he was a child. He once trained at the Luzhou sports school, and entered the national team in 2016.[1] He helped the junior national team to clinch the mixed team titles at the 2015 and 2016 Asian Junior Championships, and also at the 2015 and 2016 World Junior Championships. He claimed his first senior international title at the 2018 U.S. Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Ou Xuanyi.[2] In 2023, he helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships,[3] and won the postponed Summer World University Games with Tan Qiang.[4]

Achievements

World University Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium,
Chengdu, China 		China Tan Qiang China He Jiting
China Zhou Haodong 		23–21, 21–16 Gold Gold [4]

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bilbao Arena,
Bilbao, Spain 		China Fan Qiuyue South Korea Lee Hong-sub
South Korea Lim Su-min 		21–15, 17–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 CPB Badminton Training Center,
Bangkok, Thailand 		China Tan Qiang China Han Chengkai
China Zhou Haodong 		21–12, 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2016 CPB Badminton Training Center,
Bangkok, Thailand 		China Fan Qiuyue China He Jiting
China Tan Qiang 		10–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 5 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 doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 China Ou Xuanyi South Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Kim Won-ho 		16–21, 21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 China Ou Xuanyi Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Lingshui China Masters Super 100 China Ou Xuanyi Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan 		17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Vietnam Open Super 100 China Tan Qiang China He Jiting
China Zhou Haodong 		17–21, 21–18, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Swiss Open Super 300 China Tan Qiang India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty 		19–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Japan Masters Super 500 China He Jiting China Liu Yuchen
China Ou Xuanyi 		21–14, 15–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Thailand Masters Super 300 China He Jiting Thailand Peeratchai Sukphun
Thailand Pakkapon Teeraratsakul 		16–21, 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 German Open Super 300 China He Jiting Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan 		21–15, 21–23, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 China Zhou Chaomin China Guo Xinwa
China Zhang Shuxian 		18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Belarus International China Zhou Chaomin China Guo Xinwa
China Zhang Shuxian 		22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "世界冠军来了 泸州小将任翔宇首获国际羽毛球大赛冠军" (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ Hearn, Don (18 June 2018). "U.S. Open Finals – Ren takes a World Tour first!". Badzine. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ a b "University Games: China dominate individual events". BWF. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  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.

External links


Asian badminton men's team champions
Asian Badminton mixed team champions
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