Huang Yaqiong (Chinese:黄雅琼;pinyin:Huáng Yǎqióng, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinesebadminton player who specializes in doubles.[3] She is anOlympic gold medalist, three-timeWorld Champion, two-timeAsian Games gold medalist, and two-timeAsian Champion. She also won a silver medal in the2020 Summer Olympics. Huang reached a career-high of world number 1 in the mixed doubles event withZheng Siwei.
Huang won the prestigiousAll England Open in2017 partnered withLu Kai,[4] and in2019 withZheng Siwei. Together with Lu, she emerged as the champion at the2017 Asian Championships. With her current partner Zheng, she won the gold medal at the2018 and2022 Asian Games, and claimed theBWF World Championships titles in2018,2019, and2022. Huang was named the Female Player of the Year by theBWF in 2018 and 2019.[5][6][7]
Huang and her partner,Zheng Siwei, competed at the2020 Summer Olympics as the top seeds. They won a silver medal after being defeated by their compatriotsWang Yilyu andHuang Dongping in the final in a close rubber game.[8][9]

Huang started a short-lived partnership withOu Xuanyi, reaching 2 finals. However, she reunited with Zheng Siwei at theAll England Open,[10] which was held a week later. They reached the semifinals, where they were defeated by their compatriots Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping once again, in three games.
In April, Huang and Zheng participated in theAsia Championships for the third time. They were crowned as the champions, avenging their defeat against Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping in the final without dropping a game in the whole tournament.
From May to July, Huang and Zheng won 5 consecutive World Tour titles at theThailand Open,Indonesia Masters,Indonesia Open,Malaysia Open andMalaysia Masters back to back. The pair topped the world rankings again after winning the Indonesia Open.[11]
In August, competing as the top seed in theWorld Championships, Zheng and Huang got their third gold medal of this event in their career by beatingYuta Watanabe andArisa Higashino, who were fighting in home soil, in two straight games.[12]
Despite being revenged a week later in the semifinals ofJapan Open,[13] Zheng and Huang won two Super 750 events,Denmark Open[14] andFrench Open[15] in two three-game thrillers, against compatriotsFeng andHuang and the Dutch pairTabeling andPiek respectively. As a result they finished 1st in the Race to World Tour Finals ranking.
They finished the year with their 10th title of the year in theWorld Tour Finals by beating No.2 seedsDechapol Puavaranukroh andSapsiree Taerattanachai 21–19, 18–21, 21–13.[16]
Huang and Zheng competed as the top seeds and three-time defending champions in theMalaysia Open Super 1000 at the start of the year.[17] They defended their title without dropping a set throughout the tournament. A week later they lost in the semifinals in theIndia Open toYuta Watanabe andArisa Higashino.[18]
In March, the pair of Zheng/Huang participated in theAll England Open and was crowned as champions for the 2nd time in their career as a pair by beating the Korean pairSeo Seung-jae andChae Yu-jung.[19]
In the end of April, Huang and Zheng participated in theAsia Championships as defending champions, and finished with a silver medal after losing to compatriotsJiang Zhenbang andWei Yaxin.[20]
In May, the pair then helped the Chinese team to lift theSudirman Cup trophy by winning all 4 matches they played.[21]
In June, after losing toKim Won-ho andJeong Na-eun in the quarterfinals inSingapore,[22] Huang and Zheng won their third Super 1000 title of the season in theIndonesia Open, defeating Watanabe and Higashino in straight games in the final.[23]
In August, the pair entered theWorld Championships as the top seeds and defending champions. Zheng reached his fifth final without dropping a single game, but the duo lost toSeo Seung-jae andChae Yu-jung, a pair they never lost to in 9 meetings, in three close games.[24]
In October, Huang and Zheng, who were2018 champions, successfully defended their title they won 5 years ago at the2022 Asian Games, avenging their defeat to Seo and Chae in the semi-finals and defeating Watanabe and Higashino in the final in straight games.[25]
In 2024, Huang and Zheng, who were dominant previously inMalaysia Open just finally defeated in2024 byKim Won-ho andJeong Na-eun in three sets by scoreline of 21-11, 18-21, 17-21.[26] Two weeks later, They manage to win their fifthIndonesia Masters against a young Japanese mixed doubles pairHiroki Midorikawa andNatsu Saito in straight sets.[27]
In March, Huang and Zheng pair manage to defend theirAll England Open title and win it for the third time against their Japanese rival and number 2 seeds,Yuta Watanabe andArisa Higashino 21–16, 21–11.[28] Later in April, Huang and Zheng continues to fumble theAsia Championships in the semifinals this time by losing to current recently heralded World Champions,Seo andChae.[29]
They resurgent in form for the final two months before Olympics by winning theSingapore Open[30] and another final inIndonesia Open.[31] As a result of a great and consistent season in last two years, Huang and Zheng manage to qualifies to the2024 Olympics as the first seed in mixed doubles category.[32]
During theOlympics, Huang and Zheng did not have a single problem in the group stage and win all the three games. In the quarterfinals, they manage to defeat their compatriot who is in the second seed,Feng Yanzhe andHuang Dongping in an all Chinese quarterfinal[33] before beating the fourth seed,Yuta Watanabe andArisa Higashino 21–14, 21–15 in the semis and finally redeeming their lost at2020 Olympics with a dominating straight sets win againstKim Won-ho andJeong Na-eun 21–8, 21–11 and took their first gold medal, completing their final major collections.[34]
To mark an illustrious ending to their international badminton career, Huang and Zheng won anotherWorld Tour Finals after defeatingChen Tang Jie andToh Ee Wei in a grueling three sets match of 21–18, 14–21, 21–17.[35]
On New Year's Day, Huang announced her resignation from thenational team, effectively retiring from international tournaments.[1] She cited the accumulated injuries and increasing age as her reasons, despite still having the physical ability to compete.[1]
On 2 August 2024, Huang's boyfriend, fellow Chinese 2020 Olympic badminton silver medalistLiu Yuchen, proposed to her right after she received her gold medal at the2024 Summer Olympic badminton mixed doubles inAdidas Arena, Paris, which she accepted.[36][37]
One year after the proposal, the couple shared onWeibo that they had registered their marriage.[38]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza,Tokyo, Japan | 17–21, 21–17, 19–21 | |||
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena,Paris, France | 21–8, 21–11 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China | 21–17, 21–19 | Gold | ||
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | 21–8, 21–12 | Gold | ||
| 2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | 21–13, 21–16 | Gold | ||
| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | 17–21, 21–10, 18–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | 21–8, 21–15 | Gold | ||
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium,Hangzhou, China | 21–15, 21–14 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | 21–18, 21–11 | Gold | ||
| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | 11–21, 13–21 | Bronze | ||
| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | 14–21, 18–21 | Bronze | ||
| 2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | 21–17, 21–8 | Gold | ||
| 2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 15–21, 14–21 | Silver | ||
| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | 21–9, 13–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | 14–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | 21–12, 19–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | 21–17, 15–21, 17–21 | Silver |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018,[39] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[40]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 21–19, 20–22, 18–21 | |||
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 21–14, 21–11 | |||
| 2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–15, 20–22, 16–21 | |||
| 2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | 21–19, 21–18 | |||
| 2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | 21–19, 21–8 | |||
| 2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | 21–16, 21–9 | |||
| 2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | 21–16, 21–13 | |||
| 2018 | French Open | Super 750 | 21–19, 21–14 | |||
| 2018 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | 21–15, 11–21, 21–19 | |||
| 2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 21–23, 21–16, 18–21 | |||
| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 19–21, 21–19, 21–16 | |||
| 2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–17, 22–20 | |||
| 2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | 21–17, 21–13 | |||
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 21–13, 21–18 | |||
| 2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | 21–17, 15–21, 21–16 | |||
| 2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 14–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | 24–22, 16–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | 14–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 21–14, 21–14 | |||
| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 21–19, 21–12 | |||
| 2020 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 21–9, 21–9 | |||
| 2022 | German Open | Super 300 | 11–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | 17–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | 21–12, 18–21, 21–14 | |||
| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 21–13, 21–14 | |||
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 21–14, 21–16 | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | 21–13, 21–18 | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 21–17, 21–12 | |||
| 2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | 21–19, 20–22, 21–19 | |||
| 2022 | French Open | Super 750 | 21–16, 14–21, 22–20 | |||
| 2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 21–19, 18–21, 21–13 | |||
| 2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | 21–19, 21–11 | |||
| 2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–16, 16–21, 21–12 | |||
| 2023 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 21–14, 21–11 | |||
| 2023 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | 21–16, 15–21, 24–26 | |||
| 2023 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | 25–23, 21–9 | |||
| 2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | 21–10, 21–11 | |||
| 2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 21–11, 21–18 | |||
| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 21–15, 21–16 | |||
| 2024 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–16, 21–11 | |||
| 2024 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | 21–11, 21–19 | |||
| 2024 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 11–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2024 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 21–18, 14–21, 21–17 |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006, and implemented in 2007,[41] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels wereSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[42] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | French Open | 21–13, 21–16 | |||
| 2017 | Malaysia Open | 17–21, 21–18, 12–21 | |||
| 2017 | Korea Open | 21–11, 21–15 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Singapore Open | Walkover | |||
| 2016 | India Open | 21–13, 21–16 | |||
| 2016 | Australian Open | 21–18, 21–14 | |||
| 2017 | All England Open | 18–21, 21–19, 21–16 | |||
| 2017 | India Open | 24–22, 14–21, 21–17 | |||
| 2017 | Malaysia Open | 15–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2017 | Singapore Open | 19–21, 21–16, 21–11 | |||
| 2017 | China Open | 21–15, 21–11 | |||
| 2017 | Hong Kong Open | 21–15, 21–13 |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | U.S. Open | 17–21, 22–24 | |||
| 2013 | Canada Open | 13–21, 21–11, 21–13 | |||
| 2013 | Macau Open | 17–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | 24–22, 19–21, 11–21 | |||
| 2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | 22–20, 12–21, 21–18 | |||
| 2014 | China Masters | 17–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2014 | Macau Open | 21–19, 19–21, 7–21 | |||
| 2016 | German Open | 21–14, 21–18 | |||
| 2017 | China Masters | 21–8, 14–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2017 | Macau Open | 21–10, 21–17 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | U.S. Open | 8–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2013 | Macau Open | 17–21, 21–18, 21–17 | |||
| 2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | 21–18, 21–14 | |||
| 2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | 21–14, 21–13 | |||
| 2014 | China Masters | 21–12, 21–14 | |||
| 2015 | Swiss Open | 17–21, 22–20, 21–13 | |||
| 2017 | German Open | 20–22, 11–21 | |||
| 2017 | Macau Open | 21–14, 21–11 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
| Team events | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | G | S |
| World Junior Championships | A | G |
| Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | NH | S | NH | S | NH | ||
| Uber Cup | NH | B | NH | A | NH | A | NH |
| Sudirman Cup | S | NH | G | NH | A | NH | G |
| Events | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | QF | S |
| World Junior Championships | A | S |
| Events | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | 2R | 3R |
| World Junior Championships | A | B |
| Events | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | 2R | 2R |
| World Championships | A | 3R |
| Tournament | BWF Superseries /Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| Swiss Open | A | SF | A | SF ('16) | ||||
| German Open | A | W | 2R | A | W ('16) | |||
| All England Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R ('17) | |||
| Malaysia Masters | A | 2R | W | A | W ('14) | |||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | QF | 2R | A | QF ('16) | |
| India Open | A | 2R | QF | A | QF ('17) | |||
| Malaysia Open | A | 2R | F | A | F ('17) | |||
| Singapore Open | A | QF | 2R | A | QF ('15) | |||
| Korea Masters | A | QF | A | QF ('13) | ||||
| Canada Open | A | W | A | W ('13) | ||||
| U.S. Open | A | F | A | F ('13) | ||||
| Korea Open | A | w/d | W | A | W ('17) | |||
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | SF | SF | A | SF ('14, '15) | |||
| China Open | A | 2R | w/d | w/d | 2R | A | 2R ('14, '17) | |
| Japan Open | A | w/d | A | NA | ||||
| Syed Modi International | A | NH | F | A | F ('14) | |||
| Dutch Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('13) | ||||
| Denmark Open | A | 1R | A | QF | A | QF ('17) | ||
| French Open | A | W | A | 2R | 1R | W ('15) | ||
| Hylo Open | A | SF | A | SF ('14) | ||||
| Macau Open | A | F | F | A | w/d | W | A | W ('17) |
| China Masters | A | w/d | F | A | F | 1R | F ('14, '17) | |
| Hong Kong Open | A | QF | A | QF ('17) | ||||
| Indonesia Masters | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('12) | |||
| Indonesia Open | A | QF | 2R | A | QF ('16) | |||
| London Grand Prix Gold | NH | 1R | NH | 1R ('13) | ||||
| BWF Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | SF | DNQ | SF ('17) | ||||
| Year-end ranking | 179 | 70 | 53 | 98 | 21 | 9 | 198 | 9 |
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Best |
| Events | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | A | QF | QF | G | B | B | NH | G | S | B | |
| Asian Games | A | NH | G | NH | G | NH | |||||
| World Championships | QF | 3R | NH | QF | G | G | NH | 2R | G | S | NH |
| Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | S | NH | G | |||||
| Tournament | BWF Superseries /Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Malaysia Open | A | 2R | 1R | F | W | W | NH | W | W | QF | W ('18, '19, '22, '23) | ||
| India Open | A | 2R | QF | W | W | A | NH | A | SF | w/d | W ('16, '17) | ||
| Indonesia Masters | A | QF | A | NH | W | W | W | A | W | A | W | W ('18, '19, '20, '22, '24) | |
| German Open | A | 1R | F | A | NH | F | A | F ('17, '22) | |||||
| French Open | A | QF | SF | 1R | QF | W | F | NH | A | W | QF | QF | W ('18, '22) |
| All England Open | A | 2R | QF | 2R | W | F | W | 2R | A | SF | W | W | W ('17, '19, '23, '24) |
| Swiss Open | A | 2R | W | A | NH | A | W ('15) | ||||||
| Malaysia Masters | 1R | W | A | F | A | W | NH | W | A | W ('14, '20, '22) | |||
| Thailand Open | A | NH | A | NH | W | A | W ('22) | ||||||
| Singapore Open | A | 1R | F | 1R | W | A | SF | NH | w/d | QF | W | W ('17, '24) | |
| Indonesia Open | A | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | W | NH | A | W | W | F | W ('19, '22, '23) |
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | W | w/d | A | NH | A | W ('16) | ||||
| U.S. Open | F | A | NH | A | F ('13) | ||||||||
| Canada Open | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('13) | ||||||||
| Japan Open | A | 2R | SF | QF | W | QF | NH | SF | SF | A | W ('18) | ||
| Korea Open | A | QF | QF | A | 1R | F | NH | QF | QF | A | F ('19) | ||
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('14, '15) | ||||||
| Hong Kong Open | A | SF | 1R | 2R | W | A | NH | A | W ('17) | ||||
| China Open | A | SF | 2R | 2R | W | W | W | NH | QF | w/d | W ('17, '18, '19) | ||
| Macau Open | W | 1R | A | W | A | NH | A | W ('13, '17) | |||||
| Denmark Open | A | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | W | QF | A | W | F | A | W ('18, '22) | |
| Korea Masters | QF | A | NH | F | A | F ('22) | |||||||
| Japan Masters | NH | W | A | W ('23) | |||||||||
| China Masters | 1R | W | A | QF | A | W | F | NH | W | A | W ('14, '18, '23) | ||
| Syed Modi International | NH | W | A | NH | A | W ('14) | |||||||
| BWF Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | RR | w/d | F | W | DNQ | W | W | W | W ('19, '22, '23, '24) | |||
| Dutch Open | QF | A | NH | N/A | QF ('13) | ||||||||
| London Grand Prix Gold | 1R | NH | 1R ('13) | ||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 79 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |