Wei Yaxin
魏雅欣
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 23)
Hunan, China
HandednessLeft[1]
CoachWu Huimin[2]
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking109 (WS, 11 February 2020)
5 (XD with Jiang Zhenbang, 12 December 2023)
Current ranking5 (XD with Jiang Zhenbang, 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Girls' singles
BWF profile

Wei Yaxin (Chinese: 魏雅欣; born 18 April 2000) is a Chinese badminton player.[3] She affiliates with the Hunan team.[2]

Career

Wei started her career on the Changsa badminton team, and later joined the Hunan provincial team in 2013.[2]

Wei began the 2018 season as the finalists in the girls' singles event at the Dutch Junior Grand Prix.[2] Wei was the champion at the 2019 Polish Open by beating Germany's Yvonne Li in 3 games.[4] Apart from that, she has won medals in various other International events as well, including bronze medals at the Asian and the World Junior Championships.[5][6]

In 2023, she helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships.[7] She also won her first World Tour title at the Swiss Open with Jiang Zhenbang.[8]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Royal Arena,
Copenhagen, Denmark 		China Jiang Zhenbang China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong 		18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 		China Jiang Zhenbang China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong 		21–15, 21–16 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Denmark Line Christophersen 18–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia China Wang Zhiyi 14–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018,[9] 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.[10]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 China Jiang Zhenbang China Cheng Xing
China Chen Fanghui 		21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Indonesia Masters Super 500 China Jiang Zhenbang China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping 		15–21, 21–16, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Ruichang China Masters Super 100 China Jiang Zhenbang China Cheng Xing
China Chen Fanghui 		21–15, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Swiss Open Super 300 China Jiang Zhenbang Malaysia Goh Soon Huat
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai 		21–17, 19–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Korea Open Super 500 China Jiang Zhenbang China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping 		16–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Hong Kong Open Super 500 China Guo Xinwa Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet 		21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Arctic Open Super 500 China Jiang Zhenbang China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping 		14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 French Open Super 750 China Jiang Zhenbang Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet 		21–17, 15–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Korea Masters Super 300 China Jiang Zhenbang South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung 		14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 India Open Super 750 China Jiang Zhenbang Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai 		16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Polish Open Germany Yvonne Li 21–8, 19–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Malang Indonesia International China Jiang Zhenbang Indonesia Dejan Ferdinansyah
Indonesia Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 		18–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Vietnam International Series China Jiang Zhenbang China Cheng Xing
China Chen Fanghui 		21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Malaysia International China Jiang Zhenbang China Cheng Xing
China Chen Fanghui 		24–26, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 runners-up)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Korea Junior International China Wang Zhiyi 12–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dutch Junior International China Wang Zhiyi 15–21, 5–21 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. ^ "羽坛新人 魏雅欣:波兰赛夺冠 爱笑的女孩想去北京" (in Chinese). Sina. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "湖南选手刘玄炫、魏雅欣获得荷兰青年羽毛球大奖赛好成绩" (in Chinese). Hunan Sports Bureau. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Wei Yaxin biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via TournamentSoftware.com.
  4. ^ "Results – Yonex Polish Open 2019". Badminton World Federation. 31 March 2019.
  5. ^ "关注！印度公开赛王懿律/黄东萍夺冠，魏雅欣波兰赛登顶" (in Chinese). 羽毛球馆. 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "国羽又一天才横空出世！18岁少女递补参赛一黑到底夺生涯首冠" (in Chinese). 企鹅新闻. 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  8. ^ "Swiss Open: Koki Watanabe emerges surprise winner". BWF.com. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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

Wei Yaxin at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

Asian badminton mixed doubles champions
Asian Badminton mixed team champions
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 30 January 2024
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