Li Junhui (Chinese: 李俊慧, born 10 May 1995) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He was the gold medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yuchen,[2] two times won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2017 and 2018, and was a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Li was part of the national team that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup, and 2019 Sudirman Cup.
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1995 Anshan, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 12 November 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (with Liu Yuchen 6 April 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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Li competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] Partnered with Liu Yuchen, he finished as a silver medalist in the men's doubles, having been defeated by Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei in the final.[4]
In November 2021, Li announced his retirement from professional badminton citing injuries he had sustained and not fully recovered from since 2017.[5]
Achievements
editOlympic Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan |  Liu Yuchen
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 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
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18–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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BWF World Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
Liu Yuchen
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 Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
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21–12, 21–19 |  Gold
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Liu Yuchen
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Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi
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19–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Liu Yuchen
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 Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
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14–21, 21–19, 13–21 | Bronze
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Asian Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
Liu Yuchen
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 Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong
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20–22, 17–21 |  Silver
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| 2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Liu Yuchen
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Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong
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14–21, 26–28 | Silver
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| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Liu Yuchen
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Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilyu
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21–14, 21–12 | Gold
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| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Liu Yuchen
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Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
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11–21, 21–10, 21–13 | Gold
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BWF World Junior Championships
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Liu Yuchen
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Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei
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14–21, 21–13, 22–20 | Gold
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Asian Junior Championships
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
Liu Yuchen
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Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei
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21–15, 21–14 | Gold
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BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018,[6] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Liu Yuchen
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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21–11, 10–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Liu Yuchen
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Liu Yuchen
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Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe
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21–15, 21–11 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Liu Yuchen
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Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
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21–12, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Liu Yuchen
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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty
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19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Liu Yuchen
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Huang Kaixiang Liu Cheng
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21–8, 18–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Liu Yuchen
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Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae
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14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
editThe BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006, and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Japan Open | Liu Yuchen
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Kim Gi-jung Ko Sung-hyun
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21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2016 | Korea Open | Liu Yuchen
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Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong
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21–15, 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | All England Open | Liu Yuchen
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Singapore Open | Liu Yuchen
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 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Indonesia Open | Liu Yuchen
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | New Zealand Open | Liu Yuchen
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Angga Pratama Ryan Agung Saputra
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6–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | Liu Yuchen
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Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei
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21–17, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | Liu Yuchen
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Andrei Adistia Hendra Aprida Gunawan
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14–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | China Masters | Liu Yuchen
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Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen
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21–15, 19–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2015 | U.S. Open | Liu Yuchen
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Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy
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21–12, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2015 | Canada Open | Liu Yuchen
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Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie
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17–21, 21–12, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2015 | Vietnam Open | Liu Yuchen
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Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie
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21–8, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | Liu Yuchen
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Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin
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21–17, 17–21, 24–22 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | China International | Liu Yuchen
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Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen
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10–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Li Junhui". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen crowned men's doubles champions at badminton worlds". Xinhua. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Badminton - LI Jun Hui". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "China's Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen win silver in badminton men's doubles". China Daily. Xinhua. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ K, Koijam; Rohani, Siti (2021-11-12). "Olympic Silver medalist Li Jun Hui retires". 360Badminton. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
