Zheng Yu

For the screenwriter and producer, see Yu Zheng.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zheng.

Zheng Yu (Chinese: 郑雨; pinyin: Zhèng Yǔ; born 7 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player from the Jiangsu province team.^[1] She started playing badminton in 2003, claimed the Jiangsu province title in the singles and doubles category in 2006 and 2007, then was selected to join the national team for the first time in 2010.^[2] She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team gold medals at the 2011 Asian and 2012 World Junior Championships.^[3] She won her first senior international title at the BWF Super 500 tournament 2020 Malaysia Masters partnered with Li Wenmei.^[4]

Zheng Yu 郑雨
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28) Shandong, China
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	2 (with Zhang Shuxian 23 May 2023)
Current ranking	5 (with Zhang Shuxian 13 August 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 2023 Copenhagen Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Uber Cup 2020 Aarhus Women's team 2024 Chengdu Women's team 2022 Bangkok Women's team 2018 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team 2022 Hangzhou Women's team Asian Championships 2024 Ningbo Women's doubles Asia Team Championships 2018 Alor Setar Women's team World Junior Championships 2012 Chiba Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Starting from 2022, Zheng partnered with Zhang Shuxian and finished as the runners-up at the All England Open, Malaysia Open and Singapore Open, before finally winning the Australian Open.^[5] As a result, the pair qualified for the year-end final. They reached the semi-finals before bowing out to compatriots Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.^[6]

In the first half of the 2023 season, Zheng did not win any title with Zhang Shuxian. The duo opened the year by reaching the semi-finals of the BWF Super 1000 tournament, the Malaysia Open, but was stunned by Korean pairing Baek Ha-na and Lee Yu-lim.^[7] Other semi-finals finished were at the All England and the Singapore Opens.^[8] Zheng and Zhang also reached the quarter-finals in the India, Swiss, and Indonesia Opens. Zheng was also part of the China winning squad in the Sudirman Cup. Their achievement was able to bring them up to the 2nd place in the BWF rankings. In August, Zheng and Zhang finished as semi-finalists in the BWF World Championships, losing to their compatriots and eventual champions Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan. The defeat exacerbated their head-to-head record over Chen and Jia to 0–6.^[9]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Zhang Shuxian	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	14–21, 16–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Zhang Shuxian	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21–23, 12–21	Silver

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[10] 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.^[11]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	German Open	Super 300	Huang Dongping	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21–18, 14–21, 6–21	Runner-up
2018	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Cao Tongwei	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	9–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Li Wenmei	Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–15, 15–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2020	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Li Wenmei	Du Yue Li Yinhui	21–19, 16–21, 21–12	Winner
2021	Denmark Open	Super 1000	Huang Dongping	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2022	All England Open	Super 1000	Zhang Shuxian	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	13–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2022	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Zhang Shuxian	Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	18–21, 21–12, 19–21	Runner-up
2022	Singapore Open	Super 500	Zhang Shuxian	Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Australian Open	Super 300	Zhang Shuxian	Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard	21–19, 21–13	Winner
2023	Hylo Open	Super 300	Zhang Shuxian	Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	18–21, 1–1r	Winner
2023	Japan Masters	Super 500	Zhang Shuxian	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	12–21, 21–12, 21-17	Winner
2024	Malaysia Open	Super 1000	Zhang Shuxian	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2024	India Open	Super 750	Zhang Shuxian	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	12–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2024	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Zhang Shuxian	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21–10, 19–21, 20–22	Runner-up

References

1. "Players: Zheng Yu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
2. "镇江选手获世羽联巡回赛亚军" (in Chinese). 中江网－中国江苏网. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
3. "郑雨：我不畏惧失败" (in Chinese). China Interactive Sports Technology Invention Co., Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
4. Hearn, Don (12 January 2020). "Malaysia Masters Finals – First ever title for Li/Zheng". Badzine. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
5. "Australian Open: Exhausted Shi finishes on a high". BWF. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
6. "Double delight for Thai pairs". BWF. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
7. "Injury ends defending champs Apriyani-Siti Fadia's run in Malaysia Open". The Sun Daily. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
8. "A year of firsts at the Yonex All England 2023". Yonex. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
9. Liu, Ailin (27 August 2023). Zhang, Yingchuan (ed.). "羽毛球世锦赛 凡晨杀入决赛冲击史上首个女双三连冠" (in Chinese). Beijing Youth Daily. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
10. 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.
11. 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

• Zheng Yu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Zheng Yu at BWFBadminton.com