| Zheng Yu 郑雨 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-02-07)7 February 1996 (age 29) Shandong, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 (withZhang Shuxian 23 May 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 56 (with Zhang Shuxian 15 April 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zheng Yu (Chinese:郑雨;pinyin:Zhèng Yǔ; born 7 February 1996) is a Chinesebadminton player from the Jiangsu province team.[1] She started playing badminton in 2003, claimed the Jiangsu province title in the singles and doubles category in 2006 and 2007, then was selected to join the national team for the first time in 2010.[2] She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team gold medals at the2011 Asian and2012 World Junior Championships.[3] She won her first senior international title at the BWF Super 500 tournament2020 Malaysia Masters partnered withLi Wenmei.[4]
Starting from 2022, Zheng partnered withZhang Shuxian and finished as the runners-up at theAll England Open,Malaysia Open andSingapore Open, before finally winning theAustralian Open.[5] As a result, the pair qualified for theyear-end final. They reached the semi-finals before bowing out to compatriotsChen Qingchen andJia Yifan.[6]
In the first half of the 2023 season, Zheng did not win any title with Zhang Shuxian. The duo opened the year by reaching the semi-finals of the BWF Super 1000 tournament, theMalaysia Open, but was stunned by Korean pairingBaek Ha-na andLee Yu-lim.[7] Other semi-finals finished were at theAll England and theSingapore Opens.[8] Zheng and Zhang also reached the quarter-finals in theIndia,Swiss, andIndonesia Opens. Zheng was also part of the China winning squad in theSudirman Cup. Their achievement was able to bring them up to the 2nd place in the BWF rankings. In August, Zheng and Zhang finished as semi-finalists in theBWF World Championships, losing to their compatriots and eventual championsChen Qingchen andJia Yifan. The defeat exacerbated their head-to-head record over Chen and Jia to 0–6.[9]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Royal Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark | 14–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium,Ningbo, China | 21–23, 12–21 | Silver | ||
| 2025 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | 12–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | 21–18, 14–21, 6–21 | |||
| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | 9–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2019 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | 21–15, 15–21, 10–21 | |||
| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 21–19, 16–21, 21–12 | |||
| 2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | 21–15, 21–17 | |||
| 2022 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 13–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | 18–21, 21–12, 19–21 | |||
| 2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | 14–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | 21–19, 21–13 | |||
| 2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | 18–21, 1–1r | |||
| 2023 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | 12–21, 21–12, 21-17 | |||
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | 18–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | 12–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 21–10, 19–21, 20–22 | |||
| 2025 | Ruichang China Masters | Super 100 | 17–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2025 | Baoji China Masters | Super 100 | 21–17, 21–23, 15–21 |