| Li Yinhui 李茵晖 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Li at German Open 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (age 28) Wuhan,Hubei, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | January 2022[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 5 (WD withDu Yue 17 March 2020) 3 (XD withZhang Nan 24 August 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Li Yinhui (simplified Chinese:李茵晖;traditional Chinese:李茵暉;pinyin:Lǐ Yīnhuī; born 11 March 1997) is a Chinese retiredbadminton player.[2][3] She won the silver medal at the2014 Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered withDu Yue.[4] She and Du Yue then made it to the gold medal2015.[5] Together they won a silver medal at the2015 BWF World Junior Championships after earning a bronze the previous year. At the2018 BWF World Championships, Li took a bronze medal in the mixed doubles together withZhang Nan.[6]
Li competed at the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Partnered withDu Yue, she finished in the quarter-finals after defeated by the eventual gold medalistGreysia Polii andApriyani Rahayu of Indonesia in rubber games.[7]
Li announced her retirement through her social media account. Chinese media reported that the women's doubles pair Li Yinhui andDu Yue world ranking were removed on 25 January 2022.[1] Based on BWF interview, Li has a complication arising out of pneumonia, which, added to a genetic heart ailment, necessitated constant medication.[8]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland |  Du Yue |  Yuki FukushimaSayaka Hirota | 11–21, 17–21 |  Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,Nanjing, China | Zhang Nan | Zheng SiweiHuang Yaqiong | 21–19, 12–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China | Huang Dongping |  Kim Hye-rinYoo Hae-won | 13–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China | Zhang Nan | Wang YilyuHuang Dongping | 21–18, 18–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,Alor Setar, Malaysia | Du Yue | Chen QingchenJia Yifan | 11–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna,Lima, Peru | Du Yue | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 18–21, 21–13, 11–21 |  Silver |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Taiwan | Du Yue | Chen QingchenJia Yifan | 11–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand | Du Yue | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 21–14, 18–21, 21–18 |  Gold |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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.[10]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lingshui China Masters | Super 100 | Du Yue | Huang DongpingLi Wenmei | 21–16, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2019 | German Open | Super 300 | Du Yue | Misaki MatsutomoAyaka Takahashi | 22–20, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Du Yue | Chen QingchenJia Yifan | 14–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Du Yue | Shiho TanakaKoharu Yonemoto | 19–21, 21–14, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Du Yue |  Jongkolphan KititharakulRawinda Prajongjai | 21–16, 10–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Du Yue | Li WenmeiZheng Yu | 19–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Du Yue | Yuki FukushimaSayaka Hirota | 13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | Zhang Nan | Zheng SiweiHuang Yaqiong | 16–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[11] 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.[12] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | China Open | Huang Dongping | Chang Ye-naLee So-hee | 21–13, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Hong Kong Open | Huang Dongping |  Christinna PedersenKamilla Rytter Juhl | 19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | China Open | Zhang Nan |  Tontowi AhmadLiliyana Natsir | 13–21, 22–20, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Thailand Open | Huang Dongping | Chang Ye-naLee So-hee | 20–22, 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2017 | German Open | Huang Dongping | Yuki FukushimaSayaka Hirota | 21–15, 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Malaysia Masters | Zheng Siwei |  Tan Kian MengLai Pei Jing | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | New Zealand Open | Zheng Siwei | Chan Peng SoonGoh Liu Ying | 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Macau Open | Zhang Nan |  Tang Chun ManTse Ying Suet | 21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2017 | Thailand Masters | Zhang Nan | Dechapol PuavaranukrohSapsiree Taerattanachai | 21–11, 20–22, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2017 | German Open | Zhang Nan | Lu KaiHuang Yaqiong | 22–20, 21–11 | Winner |
