Xia Huan
| Xia Huan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  China |
| Born | January 30, 1992 Anhua, Yiyang |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Chen Qiqiu |
| Women's/Mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 7 (WD) / 23 (MXD) (August 09, 2012) |
| Current ranking | 225 (WD) / 241 (MXD) (January 09, 2014[1]) |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
Xia Huan (Chinese: 夏欢; born January 30, 1992 in Anhua, Hunan) is a female Chinese badminton doubles player. She became World Junior Champion in the Girls Doubles event in 2009 with Tang Jinhua at the 2009 BWF World Junior Championships held in Alor Setar, Malaysia. One year later at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico the pair almost managed to defend their World Juniors title reaching the final which they eventually lost to compatriots Bao Yixin and Ou Dongni (13-21, 18-21). The pair also won both the 2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships and the 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.
In 2011, Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua won their first major title winning the Li-Ning China Masters Super Series 2011.[2] They also reached the semi-finals at the 2011 Hwasun Victor Korea Open Grand Prix Gold, and the final at the Li-Ning China Open Super Series Premier 2011. In 2012 Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua were winners at the Yonex German Open Grand Prix Gold 2012.[3] and the Badminton Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2012.[4] At the Yonex All England Open Super Series Premier 2012 they reached the semi-finals.
Career highlights
2012
- SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2012 - Doubles - Bronze Medallist
- Yonex All England Open Super Series Premier 2012 - Doubles - Bronze Medallist
- Badminton Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2012 - Doubles - Gold Medallist
- Yonex German Open Grand Prix Gold 2012 - Doubles - Gold Medallist
2011
- 2011 Hwasun Victor Korea Open Grand Prix Gold - Doubles - Bronze Medallist
- Li-Ning China Open Super Series Premier 2011 - Doubles - Silver Medallist
- Li-Ning China Masters Super Series 2011 - Doubles - Gold Medallist
2010
- 2010 India Open Grand Prix - Doubles - Gold Medallist
- 2010 Vietnam Open Grand Prix - Doubles - Silver Medallist
- BWF World Junior Championships - Doubles - Silver Medallist
- 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships - Doubles - Gold Medallist
2009
- BWF World Junior Championships - Doubles - Gold Medallist
- 2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships - Doubles - Gold Medallist
References
- ^ "BWF World Ranking – Women's doubles".
- ^ http://www.badmintonlink.com/Read-News/China_s_Xia_Huan_and_Tang_Jinhua_clinch_their_first_Super_Series_title
- ^ http://www.badmintonlink.com/Read-News/German_Open_2012_Xia_Huan_and_Tang_Jinhua_grab_Women_s_Doubles_title
- ^ http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=60168
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