Zheng Siwei (Chinese:郑思维;pinyin:Zhèng Sīwéi; born 26 February 1997) is a Chinesebadminton player specializing in doubles.[2] He is anOlympic gold medalist, a three-timeWorld Champion and two-timeAsian Games gold medalist in the mixed doubles with his current partnerHuang Yaqiong.[3][4] He helped the national team clinch the2018 Thomas Cup and also2019 and2023 Sudirman Cups.
Zheng joined the national team in 2013, and excelled in the junior events, collecting four gold medals, a silver and a bronze at theWorld Junior Championships, also six golds and a silver at theAsian Junior Championships from 2013 to 2015. He also participated in the senior event, winning doubles titles inNew Zealand andBrasil Open.[5] For his achievements in 2015, theBWF awarded him the Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year.[6]
Zheng achieved his breakthrough in 2016 by achieving theworld number 1 ranking in mixed doubles partnering withChen Qingchen in December 2016. He and Chen reached thirteen Superseries finals, won the year-end tournamentDubai World Superseries Finals in 2016 and 2017, and the silver medal at the2017 World Championships. He forged a new mixed doubles pairing withHuang Yaqiong in November 2017, and started their partnership by winning theChina,Hong Kong andMacau Open in consecutive weeks. He again ascended to the mixed doubles world number 1 ranking on 9 August 2018, with the achievement of seven 2018World Tour titles, and gold medals at theWorld Championships andAsian Games.[5]
In November 2024, Zheng announced his retirement from international badminton. The2024 BWF World Tour Finals was his final tournament.[7]
Zheng and his partnerHuang Yaqiong 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]
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Zheng participated in theGerman Open, but with a new partner,Zhang Shuxian, in which they were knocked out in the first round byJones Ralfy Jansen andLinda Efler.[10]
He reunited withHuang Yaqiong at theAll England Open.[11] They reached the semifinals, where they were defeated by their compatriots Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping once again, in three games.
In April, Zheng and Huang participated in theAsian Championships for the third time. They were crowned as the champions, avenging their defeat in the Tokyo Olympics against Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping in the final without dropping a game in the whole tournament.
From May to July, Zheng and Huang 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.
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.
Despite losing to Watanabe and Higashino a week later in the semifinals ofJapan Open, Zheng and Huang proceeded to triumph in two Super 750 events,Denmark Open andFrench Open in two three-game thrillers, against compatriotsFeng/Huang and the Dutch pairTabeling/Piek respectively. As a result they finished 1st in the Race to World Tour Finals ranking.
They finished the year with their 10th gold of the year in theWorld Tour Finals by beating No.2 seedDechapol Puavaranukroh andSapsiree Taerattanachai 21–19, 18–21, 21–13.
Zheng and Huang competed as top seeds and three-time defending champions in theMalaysia Open at the start of the year.[12] They defended their title without dropping a set throughout the tournament. However, a week later they lost in the semi-finals in theIndia Open toYuta Watanabe andArisa Higashino.[13] In March, the pair of Zheng and Huang participated in theAll England Open and were crowned champions for the second time in their career as a pair by beating the Korean pairSeo Seung-jae andChae Yoo-jung.[14] At the end of April, Zheng and Huang participated in theAsian Championships as defending champions, and finished with a silver medal after losing to their younger compatriotsJiang Zhenbang andWei Yaxin.[15] In May, the pair then helped the Chinese team to lift theSudirman Cup trophy by winning all 4 matches they played.[16] In June, after losing toKim Won-ho andJeong Na-eun in the quarterfinals inSingapore,[17] The pair won their third Super 1000 title of the season in theIndonesia Open, defeating Watanabe and Higashino in straight games in the final.[18]
In August, Zheng and Huang 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 Yoo-jung, a pair they never lost to in 9 meetings, in three close games.[19] In October, Zheng and Huang, 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.[20] In December, Zheng achieved the honour of being the first shuttler ever to secure five mixed doubles titles at theWorld Tour Finals when he with his partner Huang Yaqiong defeated Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping.[21] In the semi-finals, it was a masterclass display as they steamrolled reigning world champions Seo and Chae.[22]
Zheng and Huang competed as the top seeds and four-time defending champions at theMalaysia Open. However, they lost in the quarter-finals toKim Won-ho andJeong Na-eun, in three games. After the match, Zheng said that they were ill. As a result, they withdrew from theIndia Open the following week.
However, they returned to competition at theIndonesia Masters, which was held a week after the India Open, and they won the title.
In May, they competed at theSingapore Open, and won the title, which was their first title as a pair at the tournament. A week later, they competed at theIndonesia Open as the two-time defending champions. However, they were outclassed in the final in two straight games by compatriatsJiang Zhenbang andWei Yaxin.
After being out of international competition for more than a month, in July, Zheng and Huang returned at theOlympics for the second time. This time, they came back much stronger, by winning the gold medal for the first time, winning all of their matches in two straight games. In the final, they produced a masterclass performance againstKim Won-ho andJeong Na-eun, with a final score of 21–8, 21–11.[23]
In November, Zheng announced his retirement from international badminton, citing needing a balance between career and family. This was a result of his family welcoming his second child, a daughter.[7] The following month, Zheng and Huang won theWorld Tour Finals after defeatingChen Tang Jie andToh Ee Wei in a grueling three sets match of 21–18, 14–21, 21–17. He officially retired from thenational team and international competitions shortly thereafter.[24]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | 21–15, 16–21, 15–21 | Silver | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 21–14, 13–21, 20–22 | Silver | ||
| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru | 21–14, 21–16 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru | 21–19, 21–8 | Gold |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | 15–21, 14–21 | Silver | ||
| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | 21–16, 21–14 | Gold | ||
| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | 21–19, 18–21, 21–18 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | 21–8, 21–12 | Gold |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[25] 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.[26]
Mixed doubles
Zheng, along with his partnerHuang Yaqiong, made history as they were the first player/pair to achieve a calendar year grand slam in Super 750 events (2018) and Super 1000 events (2019).
| 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 | 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,[27] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels areSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[28] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Malaysia Open | 14–21, 21–14, 12–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Australian Open | 18–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2016 | Japan Open | 21–10, 21–15 | |||
| 2016 | Korea Open | 14–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2016 | Denmark Open | 16–21, 20–22 | |||
| 2016 | French Open | 21–16, 21–15 | |||
| 2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | 21–12, 21–12 | |||
| 2017 | India Open | 24–22, 14–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2017 | Malaysia Open | 21–15, 21–18 | |||
| 2017 | Indonesia Open | 20–22, 15–21 | |||
| 2017 | Australian Open | 18–21, 21–14, 21–17 | |||
| 2017 | Denmark Open | 22–24, 21–19, 21–23 | |||
| 2017 | French Open | 20–22, 15–21 | |||
| 2017 | China Open | 21–15, 21–11 | |||
| 2017 | Hong Kong Open | 21–15, 21–13 | |||
| 2017 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | 21–15, 22–20 |
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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | 17–21, 21–19, 11–21 | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand Open | 16–21, 21–17, 21–9 | |||
| 2015 | Brasil Open | 22–24, 21–10, 21–14 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bitburger Open | 21–11, 21–13 | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand Open | 21–14, 21–8 | |||
| 2015 | Brasil Open | 21–12, 21–10 | |||
| 2016 | Malaysia Masters | 21–14, 21–19 | |||
| 2016 | Thailand Masters | 21–17, 21–15 | |||
| 2016 | New Zealand Open | 19–21, 20–22 | |||
| 2016 | China Masters | 17–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | 21–13, 21–16 | |||
| 2016 | Bitburger Open | 21–16, 23–21 | |||
| 2017 | Macau Open | 21–14, 21–11 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | China International | 15–21, 21–12, 21–13 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
| Team events | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | G | G | G |
| World Junior Championships | B | G | G |
| Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Mixed Team Championships | B | NH | A | NH | A | ||
| Asian Games | NH | G | NH | G | NH | ||
| Thomas Cup | NH | G | NH | A | NH | A | NH |
| Sudirman Cup | S | NH | G | NH | A | NH | G |
| Event | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | 3R |
| Event | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | S | G | G |
| World Junior Championships | S | QF | G |
| Event | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | G |
| World Junior Championships | G |
| Tournament | BWF Superseries /Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| Thailand Masters | NH | SF | A | SF ('16) | |||
| German Open | A | QF | A | QF ('17) | |||
| All England Open | A | QF | A | QF ('17) | |||
| Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R ('16) | |||
| New Zealand Open | A | W | SF | A | W ('15) | ||
| Australian Open | A | SF | A | SF ('16) | |||
| Malaysia Open | A | F | A | F ('17) | |||
| Thailand Open | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('15) | ||
| Korea Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('16) | |||
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | 1R | A | SF | A | SF ('16) | |
| China Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R ('16, '17) |
| Japan Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('16) | |||
| Syed Modi International | NH | F | A | F ('14) | |||
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('16) | |||
| Hylo Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('14) | |||
| Macau Open | 2R | 2R | A | 2R ('13, '14) | |||
| China Masters | QF | A | 1R | SF | A | 1R | SF ('16) |
| Hong Kong Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('16) | |||
| Indonesia Masters | 1R | A | NH | 2R | 2R ('18) | ||
| Indonesia Open | A | QF | 1R | A | QF ('16) | ||
| Brasil Open | NH | A | W | A | NH | W ('15) | |
| Year-end ranking | 126 | 89 | 86 | 53 | 110 | 279 | 35 |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Best |
| Event | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | QF | B | B | NH | G | S | B | |
| Asian Games | NH | G | NH | G | NH | |||
| World Championships | S | G | G | NH | 2R | G | S | NH |
| Olympic Games | NH | S | NH | G | ||||
| Tournament | BWF Superseries /Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Malaysia Open | A | W | W | W | NH | W | W | QF | W ('17, '18, '19, '22, '23) | |||
| India Open | A | F | A | NH | A | SF | w/d | F ('17) | ||||
| Indonesia Masters | A | NH | W | W | W | A | W | A | W | W ('18, '19, '20, '22, '24) | ||
| Thailand Masters | NH | W | A | NH | A | W ('16) | ||||||
| German Open | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('22) | |||||||
| French Open | A | W | F | W | F | NH | A | W | QF | QF | W ('16, '18, '22) | |
| All England Open | A | 2R | F | W | 2R | A | SF | W | W | W ('19, '23, '24) | ||
| Swiss Open | A | SF | A | NH | A | SF ('17) | ||||||
| Malaysia Masters | A | W | A | F | A | W | NH | W | A | W ('16, '20, '22) | ||
| Thailand Open | NH | 2R | A | NH | W | A | W ('22) | |||||
| Singapore Open | A | w/d | A | SF | NH | w/d | QF | W | W ('24) | |||
| Indonesia Open | A | 1R | F | SF | W | NH | A | W | W | F | W ('19, '22, '23) | |
| Australian Open | A | F | W | A | NH | A | W ('17) | |||||
| Japan Open | A | W | A | W | QF | NH | SF | SF | A | W ('16, '18) | ||
| Korea Open | A | F | w/d | 1R | F | NH | A | QF | A | F ('16, '19) | ||
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | W | A | NH | A | W ('16) | ||||||
| Hong Kong Open | A | 2R | W | A | NH | A | W ('17) | |||||
| China Open | SF | A | QF | W | W | W | NH | QF | w/d | W ('17, '18, '19) | ||
| Macau Open | A | w/d | W | A | NH | A | W ('17) | |||||
| Denmark Open | A | F | F | W | QF | A | W | F | A | W ('18, '22) | ||
| Hylo Open | W | A | W | A | W ('14, '16) | |||||||
| Korea Masters | A | NH | QF | A | QF ('22) | |||||||
| Japan Masters | NH | W | A | W ('23) | ||||||||
| China Masters | A | 2R | F | A | W | F | NH | W | A | W ('18, '23) | ||
| Syed Modi International | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('14) | |||||||
| Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | W | W | F | W | DNQ | W | W | W | W ('16, '17, '19, '22, '23, '24) | ||
| Brasil Open | A | W | A | NH | W ('15) | |||||||
| New Zealand Open | A | W | F | A | NH | N/A | W ('15) | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 83 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |