Jia Yifan
Jia Yifan (Chinese: 贾一凡; pinyin: Jiǎ Yīfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕjà.í fǎn]; born 29 June 1997) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] She won gold medals at the 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 World Championships, 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, and at the 2019 Asian Championships.[2]
Career
In 2023, Jia and Chen Qingchen helped the national team reach the final of the Sudirman Cup by winning the deciding rubber, beating fellow former world no. 1 pair Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in straight games.[3] The team then ended the tournament by lifting the cup for 13 times.[4] In August, Jia and Chen won the World Championships title by beating Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti in the final. The duo becoming the first women's doubles to win four golds in the World Championships history.[5] In October, they won the Denmark Open, becoming the first Chinese women's doubles pair to win defend the title.[6]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | Chen Qingchen | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
19–21, 15–21 | Silver |
World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Chen Qingchen | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
21–18, 17–21, 21–15 | Gold |
2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Chen Qingchen | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–16, 21–17 | Gold |
2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Chen Qingchen | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
22–20, 21–14 | Gold |
2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Chen Qingchen | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti |
21–16, 21–12 | Gold |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Chen Qingchen | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
22–20, 22–20 | Gold |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–18, 21–17 | Gold |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Chen Qingchen | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
19–21, 21–14, 21–19 | Gold |
2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Chen Qingchen | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi |
21–11, 21–15 | Gold |
World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Huang Dongping | Chae Yoo-jung Kim Ji-won |
20–22, 21–16, 20–22 | Bronze |
2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
Chen Qingchen | Rosyita Eka Putri Sari Apriyani Rahayu |
21–11, 21–14 | Gold |
2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Chen Qingchen | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
21–18, 13–21, 21–11 | Gold |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
Huang Dongping | Chen Qingchen He Jiaxin |
21–19, 21–16 | Gold |
2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
Chen Qingchen | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
21–11, 21–18 | Gold |
2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
Chen Qingchen | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
14–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Silver |
BWF World Tour (17 titles, 7 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Chen Qingchen | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
15–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Chen Qingchen | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
18–21, 22–20, 21–11 | Winner |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Chen Qingchen | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | Chen Qingchen | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
2019 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun |
21–9, 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Chen Qingchen | Chang Ye-na Kim Hye-rin |
21–11, 13–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Chen Qingchen | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
21–14, 21–10 | Winner |
2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun |
17–21, 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | Chen Qingchen | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
21–16, 29–30, 21–19 | Winner |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Chen Qingchen | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti |
21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Chen Qingchen | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
21–11, 21–12 | Winner |
2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Chen Qingchen | Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard |
21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim |
21–16, 21–10 | Winner |
2023 | India Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
Walkover | Runner-up |
2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Chen Qingchen | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
21–10, 17–21, 21–7 | Winner |
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–11, 21–17 | Winner |
2023 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Chen Qingchen | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Chen Qingchen | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
BWF Superseries (5 titles)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] 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.[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | French Open | Chen Qingchen | Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee |
21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Chen Qingchen | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
21–15, 13–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2017 | Indonesia Open | Chen Qingchen | Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee |
21–19, 15–21, 21–10 | Winner |
2017 | China Open | Chen Qingchen | Kim Hye-rin Lee So-hee |
21–7, 18–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2017 | Hong Kong Open | Chen Qingchen | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
14–21, 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
- Superseries Finals Tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
The 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.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | Huang Dongping | Luo Ying Luo Yu |
21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | Chen Qingchen | Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan |
22–24, 21–19, 21–11 | Winner |
2015 | Brasil Open | Chen Qingchen | Eefje Muskens Selena Piek |
21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
2016 | China Masters | Chen Qingchen | Luo Ying Luo Yu |
21–16, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Bitburger Open | Chen Qingchen | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
2016 | Macau Open | Chen Qingchen | Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani |
21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
2017 | Thailand Masters | Chen Qingchen | Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
2017 | Swiss Open | Chen Qingchen | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Osaka International | Chen Qingchen | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2016 | China International | Chen Qingchen | Hu Yuxiang Xu Ya |
21–8, 21–10 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | China International | Zhou Haodong | Wang Sijie Chen Lu |
18–21, 21–18, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|
Asian Junior Championships | G | G | G |
World Junior Championships | B | G | G |
- Senior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia Mixed Team Championships | B | NH | A | NH | A | NH | ||
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | S | NH | |||
Uber Cup | NH | B | NH | G | NH | S | NH | |
Sudirman Cup | S | NH | G | NH | G | NH | G | NH |
Individual competitions
Junior level
Girls' doubles
Events | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|
Asia Junior Championships | G | G | S |
World Junior Championships | B | G | G |
Senior level
Women's doubles
Events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian Championships | 2R | QF | 2R | G | NH | G | QF | ||
Asian Games | NH | G | NH | G | NH | ||||
World Championships | NH | G | QF | QF | NH | G | G | G | NH |
Olympic Games | DNQ | NH | S | NH |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | QF | QF | F | W | NH | QF | W | QF | W ('19, '23) | |||
India Open | A | QF | A | NH | A | F | F ('23) | ||||||
Indonesia Masters | F | A | NH | 2R | QF | 2R | A | W | A | W ('22) | |||
Thailand Masters | NH | QF | W | A | W | NH | A | W ('17, '20) | |||||
German Open | A | QF | A | QF | QF | NH | W | A | W ('22) | ||||
All England Open | A | 2R | 1R | QF | W | QF | A | 1R | QF | W ('19) | |||
Swiss Open | A | QF | W | A | QF | NH | A | w/d | A | W ('17) | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | F | A | 2R | NH | W | A | W ('22) | |||||
Thailand Open | A | NH | SF | A | NH | QF | A | SF ('15) | |||||
Singapore Open | A | QF | QF | A | NH | w/d | W | W ('23) | |||||
Indonesia Open | A | W | SF | SF | NH | A | QF | QF | W (17) | ||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | SF | A | NH | A | SF ('16) | |||||||
Korea Open | A | QF | NH | A | W | W ('23) | |||||||
Japan Open | A | 1R | F | 2R | NH | SF | F | F ('18, '23) | |||||
Australian Open | A | SF | A | F | NH | A | F ('19) | ||||||
China Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | W | QF | W | NH | W | W ('17, '19, '23) | |||
Hong Kong Open | A | SF | W | 1R | W | NH | A | W ('17, '19) | |||||
Denmark Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | A | 1R | W | W | W ('22, '23) | |||
French Open | A | W | SF | 1R | QF | NH | A | QF | 2R | W ('16) | |||
Hylo Open | A | 2R | A | W | A | W ('16) | |||||||
Japan Masters | NH | 1R | 1R ('23) | ||||||||||
China Masters | w/d | A | SF | F | A | 2R | SF | NH | SF | F ('16) | |||
Syed Modi International | NH | W | A | NH | A | W ('14) | |||||||
BWF Superseries / Tour Finals | DNQ | W | RR | RR | W | DNQ | W | W | W ('16, '19, '22, '23) | ||||
Brasil Open | NH | A | W | A | NH | W ('15) | |||||||
Macau Open | A | W | w/d | A | NH | W ('16) | |||||||
New Zealand Open | A | 2R | A | NH | 2R ('15) | ||||||||
Year-end ranking | 156 | 98 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
New Zealand Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('15) | |
India Open | A | QF | QF ('16) | ||
Thailand Open | A | NH | QF | A | QF ('15) |
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 1R | 1R ('16) | ||
Syed Modi International | NH | QF | A | QF ('14) | |
Hylo Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('14) | |
Indonesia Masters | 2R | A | 2R ('13) | ||
Brasil Open | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('15) |
Year-end ranking | 346 | 263 | 260 | 156 | 97 |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
References
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- ^ "贾一凡 Jia Yi Fan". Badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (21 May 2023). "One point too far for Japan". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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- ^ Kumar, Prem (23 October 2023). "Denmark Open: Second best no more". BWF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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- ^ "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.
External links
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Tianjin
- Chinese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players
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