| Li Xuerui 李雪芮 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Li at the2012 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (age 34) Chongqing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007–2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 17 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Chen Jin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 330 wins, 79 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career title | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (20 December 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 李雪芮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李雪芮 | ||||||
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Li Xuerui (born 24 January 1991) is a retired Chinese professionalbadminton player. She is one of the most successful players of her time. She was a gold medalist at2012 London Olympics in the women's singles event and was the silver medalists in the2013 and2014 World Championships.[2][3] Li Xuerui won fourteen Superseries titles, confirming her status as China's second most successful player afterWang Yihan. She reached a career high of no. 1 in the women's singles for 124 weeks. Li graduated with aBA fromHuaqiao University.[4]
Li Xuerui started playing badminton when she was 7 years old. She began playing in local clubs in her hometown inChongqing. She made her professional debut as a badminton player when she attended theAsia Junior championship which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In 2008, she won a gold medal at theAsian Junior championship, which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In 2010, Li Xuerui won her first Grand Prix Gold title at theMacau Open, in the final she defeatedAdrianti Firdasari from Indonesia with a score of 21–18, 21–15.
Li won her first major tournament, theAsian Championships. In the final, she defeated her compatriot,Liu Xin, 21–13, 18–21, 21–19.
In 2012, she repeated her success at theAsian Championships by defeatingWang Yihan with a score of 21–16, 16–21, 21–9.
Li won the prestigious Super Series Premier event title at theAll England Open for the first time by beatingWang Yihan in the final with a score of 21–13, 21–19.
She then captured other international titles inIndia Open,China Open, andHong Kong Open.
She collected five Super Series titles, including theSuper Series Final in Dubai which she won defeatingWang Shixian in the final.
The2012 season could be said to be the career peak for Li Xuerui. She made her first appearance at theOlympic Games, and on August 5, she won theLondon Olympic gold medal, in the final she defeated compatriotWang Yihan with a score of 21–15, 21–23, 21–17.
In 2013, she won a silver medal in theWorld Championship when she was defeated by Thailand'sRatchanok Intanon in the final with a score of 22–20, 18–21, 14–21.
In the same year, she won three Super Series titles in theIndonesia Open,China Open and theSuper Series Final.
In 2014, she reached theWorld Championships final, then she lost to the Spanish playerCarolina Marín with a score of 21–17, 17–21, 18–21.
Li managed to win four Super Series titles including successfully defending her title inIndonesia Open, the other titles were:Japan Open,Malaysia Open, andDenmark Open.
In 2015, Li Xuerui managed to defend her title at theDenmark Open. In the final she defeatedP. V. Sindhu of India with a score of 21-19, 21-12.
At the2016 Summer Olympics women's singles semi-finals, Li Xuerui was defeated by world No. 1Carolina Marín when she suffered injuries to her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and lateral meniscus. This forced her to withdraw from the bronze medal match againstNozomi Okuhara.
Li made her return to professional badminton at the2017 National Games of China, where she played women's doubles but lost at the group stage. The reason she had played doubles instead of singles was that she was not yet fully recovered.[5] In 2018, she made her return to international women's singles after a hiatus of 600 days at the2018 Lingshui China Masters, which she won.[6]
In 2019, she played 25 times with 11 wins and 14 losses. She reached the quarter final at theAll England Open, but was stopped by the 2017 World Champion from JapanNozomi Okuhara with a score of 17–21, 14–21.[7] After that, she finished as the runner-up at theNew Zealand Open, losing to South Korean youngsterAn Se-young with a score of 19–21, 15–21.[8]
She lost toBusanan Ongbamrungphan 21-18, 20-22, 6-21 at the Australian Open despite leading in the second game. Afterwards, her career witnessed a huge downfall. She competed in Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and China and lost in the first round in all the tournaments. She announced her retirement from the international circuit in the first round match againstSayaka Takahashi in Korea Open on 17 October after trailing in the 2nd game 15-21, 3-11.[9]
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Wembley Arena,London, Great Britain |  Wang Yihan | 21–15, 21–23, 21–17 |  Gold |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center,Guangzhou, China |  Ratchanok Intanon | 20–22, 21–18, 14–21 |  Silver |
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark |  Carolina Marín | 21–17, 17–21, 18–21 | Silver |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium,Incheon, South Korea | Wang Yihan | 21–11, 17–21, 7–21 | Silver |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,New Delhi, India | Liu Xin | 21–13, 18–21, 21–19 |  Gold |
| 2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China | Wang Yihan | 21–16, 16–21, 21–9 | Gold |
| 2013 | Taipei Arena,Taipei, Taiwan | Wang Yihan | 15–21, 13–21 | Silver |
| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China | Ratchanok Intanon | 22–20, 21–23, 12–21 | Silver |
| 2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Wang Yihan | 14–21, 21–13, 16–21 | Silver |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Liu Xin | 21–12, 21–14 | Gold |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Liu Xin | Cheng ShuMa Jin | Walkover | Silver |
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Wang Shixian | 22–20, 21–13 | Gold |
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 theBadminton 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.[11]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Lingshui China Masters | Super 100 |  Kim Ga-eun | 16–21, 21–16, 21–18 |  Winner |
| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 |  Beiwen Zhang | 24–26, 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 |  Sayaka Takahashi | 22–20, 15–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Han Yue | 21–10, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | An Se-young | 19–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned byBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels:Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | French Open | Wang Yihan | 13–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | French Open | Wang Xin | 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | All England Open | Wang Yihan | 21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2012 | India Open |  Juliane Schenk | 14–21, 21–17, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2012 | Indonesia Open |  Saina Nehwal | 21–13, 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | China Open | Ratchanok Intanon | 21–12, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2012 | Hong Kong Open | Wang Yihan | 21–12, 11–3 retired | Winner |
| 2012 | World Superseries Finals | Wang Shixian | 21–9, 15–4 retired | Winner |
| 2013 | Indonesia Open | Juliane Schenk | 21–16, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2013 | Singapore Open | Wang Yihan | 18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | China Open | Wang Shixian | 16–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | World Superseries Finals |  Tai Tzu-ying | 21–8, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2014 | Malaysia Open | Wang Shixian | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2014 | All England Open | Wang Shixian | 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | India Open | Wang Shixian | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Singapore Open | Wang Yihan | 11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Japan Open | Tai Tzu-ying | 21–16, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2014 | Indonesia Open | Ratchanok Intanon | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2014 | Denmark Open | Wang Yihan | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2014 | French Open | Wang Shixian | 15–21, 3–8 retired | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Malaysia Open | Carolina Marín | 21–19, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Denmark Open | P. V. Sindhu | 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2015 | China Open | Saina Nehwal | 21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2016 | India Open | Ratchanok Intanon | 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Macau Open |  Adriyanti Firdasari | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2010 | Korea Grand Prix | Liu Xin | 9–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Thailand Open | Jiang Yanjiao | 14–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | Bitburger Open |  Yao Jie | 21–8, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2012 | German Open | Juliane Schenk | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Open | Wang Yihan | 10–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | German Open | Wang Shixian | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | China Masters | Sun Yu | 21–16, 19–21, 21–6 | Winner |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through2016 Indonesia Open.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | G 6–0 | Not Held | 4th 4–1 | 1 / 2 | 10–1 | 91% | ||||
| World Championships | A | NH | Absent | NH | S 4–1 | S 4–1 | 3R 1–1 | NH | 0 / 3 | 9–3 | 75% | ||
| World Superseries Finals | NH | Absent | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | Absent | 2 / 2 | 10–0 | 100% | |||||
| Asian Championships | Absent | G 8–0 | QF 2–1 | G 5–0 | S 4–1 | A | S 4–1 | S 4–1 | 2 / 6 | 27–4 | 87% | ||
| Asian Games | Not Held | A | Not Held | S 3–1 | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |||||
| East Asian Games | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | |||||||
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| Uber Cup | NH | A | NH | A | NH | G 2–0 | NH | G 6–0 | NH | G 5–0 | 3 / 3 | 13–0 | 100% |
| Sudirman Cup | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | G 3–0 | NH | G 3–0 | NH | 2 / 2 | 6–0 | 100% |
| Asian Games | Not Held | A | Not Held | G 3–0 | Not Held | 1 / 1 | 3–0 | 100% | |||||
| Uber Cup Asia preliminaries | Not Held | S 4–0 | Not Held | A | 0 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% | ||||||
| East Asian Games | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | |||||||
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| All England Open | Absent | 2R 1–1 | W 5–0 | 1R 0–1 | F 4–1 | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | 1 / 6 | 13–5 | 72% | |||
| Malaysia Open | Absent | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | A | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1 / 5 | 13–4 | 76% | |||
| Indonesia Open | Absent | 2R 1–1 | F 4–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | 2R 1–1 | 2R 1–1 | 2 / 6 | 17–4 | 81% | |||
| Denmark Open | Absent | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | A | 2 / 6 | 18–4 | 82% | ||
| China Open | Q1 0–1 | QF 3–1 | SF 5–1 | 2R 1–1 | SF 3–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | A | W 5–0 | A | 3 / 8 | 27–5 | 84% |
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| India Open | NH | Absent | W 5–0 | A | F 4–1 | A | F 4–1 | 1 / 3 | 14–2 | 88% | |||
| Singapore Open | Absent | QF 4–1 | Absent | F 4–1 | F 4–1 | Absent | 0 / 3 | 12–3 | 80% | ||||
| Australian Open | QF 2–1 | SF 3–1 | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% | ||||||||
| Japan Open | Absent | 1R 0–1 | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | A | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% | |||||
| Korea Open | Absent | 1R 0–1 | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–1 | A | QF 2–1 | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |||
| French Open | Absent | F 4–1 | F 4–1 | Absent | F 4–1 | QF 2–1 | A | 0 / 4 | 14–4 | 78% | |||
| Hong Kong Open | Absent | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | A | 1R 0–1 | A | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% | ||||
| BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia Masters | Not Held | Q1 0–1 | Absent | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| German Open | Absent | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | Absent | W 5–0 | 2 / 3 | 12–1 | 92% | |||||
| China Masters | Absent | 1R 1–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | QF 1–1 | SF 3–1 | Absent | W 5–0 | 1 / 6 | 11–5 | 69% | ||
| Chinese Taipei Open | Absent | F 4–1 | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||
| U.S. Open | Absent | QF 2–1 | Absent | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||
| Thailand Open | Absent | NH | W 5–0 | Absent | NH | Absent | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% | ||||
| Bitburger Open | Absent | 2R 1–1 | W 5–0 | Absent | 1 / 2 | 6–1 | 86% | ||||||
| Korea Open | Absent | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | Absent | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% | ||||||
| Macau Open | Absent | Q2 1–1 | W 5–0 | SF 3–1 | Absent | 1 / 3 | 9–2 | 82% | |||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 94 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | ||
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 49 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 3–1 | 7–4 | 30–7 | 32–12 | 58–5 | 39–10 | 52–6 | 36–11 | 34–7 | 291–64 | ||
| Win Percentage | 0% | 75% | 64% | 81% | 73% | 92% | 80% | 90% | 77% | 83% | 81.97% | ||
| Year End Ranking[12] | 146 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[13]
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