Bao Yixin
包宜鑫

Bao in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Zhao Yatong 赵娅彤
Born	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (age 33) Zhuzhou,Hunan, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Liu Cheng ​ (m. 2019)​
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Coached by	Chen Qiqiu
Retired	11 September 2017[1]
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD 23 October 2014) 2 (XD withLiu Cheng 3 December 2015)
BWF profile
Medal record Women'sbadminton Representing China World Championships 2015 Jakarta Mixed doubles 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Uber Cup 2014 New Delhi Women's team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team Asian Championships 2012 Qingdao Women's doubles 2011 Chengdu Women's doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team World Junior Championships 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team 2010 Guadalajara Girls' doubles 2010 Guadalajara Mixed doubles 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team 2009 Alor Setar Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles

Zhao Yatong^[2] (Chinese:赵娅彤; bornBao Yixin, 29 September 1992) is a Chinesebadminton doubles player.^[3] She won titles in the women's doubles category with many different partners. She won two World Junior titles at the2010 BWF World Junior Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In the girls' doubles event, she was crownedWorld Junior Champion withOu Dongni and in the mixed doubles she was crowned withLiu Cheng. She also won the mixed doubles at the2009 Asian Junior Championships withLu Kai and the mixed doubles at the2010 Asian Junior Championships with Liu Cheng. Partnering withTang Yuanting, Bao became the women's doubles champion at the2015 All England Open. Bao graduated with a bachelor's degree from Xiangtan University.

Bao Yixin started to playing badminton when she was child at the age of 6, and began to receive a formal training at the age of 8. She was selected in to the national team when she was 14, playing in the doubles discipline.

Women's doubles

In 2010, Bao Yixin reached the women's doubles final of theChina Masters withLu Lu.^[4] Ath the age of 19, she first won the2011 Japan Open withZhong Qianxin and theCanada Open Grand Prix withCheng Shu.^[5][6] One year later, the couple Bao and Zhong won the2012 Singapore Open and theChina Masters back to back.^[7][8] They also reached the final of the2012 Swiss Open losing to compatriotsXia Huan andTang Jinhua and the final of the2012 India Open losing to the Korean pair ofJung Kyung-eun &Kim Ha-na. The couple of Bao Yixin and Zhong Qianxin reached the number 2 spot on theBWF World Ranking for women's doubles in January 2013. They lost the final of the2013 China Open at home to compatriotsWang Xiaoli andYu Yang.^[9]

Before this, early in 2013, Bao Yixin paired up withTian Qing to win the2013 Malaysia Open. Later in the month June 2013, Bao Yixin teamed up again withCheng Shu to win the2013 Indonesia Open final in a close fought battle against teammatesTian Qing &Zhao Yunlei 21–17, 22–20. One month later in July 2013, Bao teamed up with Zhong Qianxin again to this time win the2013 U.S. Open. She also reached the quarter finales of theWorld Championships with Zhong in August of the same year.^[9]

For the last quarter of 2013, Bao Yixin was paired up with a new partner again. This time it wasTang Jinhua and this would become an instant success winning five big women's doubles events in the last part of the year 2013. There were victories at the finals of theDutch Open,Denmark Open,French Open,Hong Kong Open and theMacau Open. Of the first 28 matches played this new couple only lost one match. In 2014, Bao and Tang won theKorea Open,Malaysia Open,Swiss Open and theSingapore Open. She was also part of the ChineseUber Cup winning team in 2014. Together with women's doubles partner Tang Jinhua she reached the number one spot of theBWF World Ranking on 29 May 2014.^[9]

In March 2015, she won theAll England Open Badminton Championships in women's doubles with her partnerTang Yuanting, defeating the defending championsWang Xiaoli andYu Yang.^[10]

Mixed doubles

Bao Yixin and her partnerLiu Cheng reached the final of the2013 Hong Kong Open in mixed doubles. One year earlier, she had already reached the final of the2012 French Open withQiu Zihan, narrowly losing in three games toXu Chen andMa Jin (17–21, 21–19, 18–21). Her biggest victory to date in the mixed doubles event was winning the2011 Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold withHe Hanbin after opponentsXu Chen andMa Jin had to retire with injury in the second game of the final (21–19, 1–4). After two semi-finals at theSwiss and theSingapore Opens Bao Yixin and Liu Cheng received a bronze medal at the2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark by reaching another semi-final.^[9]

Retirement

Bao announced her retirement through her social media account on 11 September 2017.^[1][11] After retired, she continue her law degree inXiangtan University in Hunan, and then moved to study English in Sydney, Australia. She also teaching badminton in a local club in Sydney in her spare time.^[12]

Bao Yixin is married to her former partner in mixed doublesLiu Cheng.^[13]

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Ballerup Super Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark	Liu Cheng	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	15–21, 13–21	Bronze
2015	Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia	Liu Cheng	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 11–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium,Chengdu, China	Zhong Qianxin	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	17–21, 9–21	Bronze
2012	Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China	Zhong Qianxin	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	14–21, 15–21	Silver

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco,Guadalajara, Mexico	Ou Dongni	Tang Jinhua Xia Huan	21–13, 21–18	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,Alor Setar, Malaysia	Lu Kai	Angga Pratama Della Destiara Haris	19–21, 18–21	Bronze
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco,Guadalajara, Mexico	Liu Cheng	Kang Ji-wook Choi Hye-in	21–15, 21–15	Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ou Dongni	Tang Jinhua Xia Huan	17–21, 8–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lu Kai	Liu Peixuan Xia Huan	21–15, 21–19	Gold
2010	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Liu Cheng	Ow Yao Han Lai Pei Jing	Walkover	Gold

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[14] 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.^[15] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	China Masters	Lu Lu	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	8–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2011	Japan Open	Zhong Qianxin	Chen Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	13–21, 25–23, 21–12	Winner
2012	India Open	Zhong Qianxin	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	17–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Singapore Open	Zhong Qianxin	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	21–12, 21–17	Winner
2012	China Masters	Zhong Qianxin	Cheng Shu Luo Yu	21–12, 21–15	Winner
2013	Malaysia Open	Tian Qing	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2013	Indonesia Open	Cheng Shu	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	15–21, 21–18, 21–18	Winner
2013	Denmark Open	Tang Jinhua	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2013	French Open	Tang Jinhua	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2013	China Open	Zhong Qianxin	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	13–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2013	Hong Kong Open	Tang Jinhua	Ou Dongni Tang Yuanting	18–21, 21–16, 21–15	Winner
2014	Korea Open	Tang Jinhua	Luo Ying Luo Yu	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2014	Malaysia Open	Tang Jinhua	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–19, 14–21, 21–13	Winner
2014	Singapore Open	Tang Jinhua	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	14–21, 21–19, 21–15	Winner
2015	All England Open	Tang Yuanting	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2016	Australian Open	Chen Qingchen	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii	23–21, 21–17	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	French Open	Qiu Zihan	Xu Chen Ma Jin	17–21, 21–19, 18–21	Runner-up
2013	Hong Kong Open	Liu Cheng	Chris Adcock Gabrielle White	14–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2014	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Liu Cheng	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2015	India Open	Liu Cheng	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2015	Australian Open	Liu Cheng	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	19–21, 21–19, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	Hong Kong Open	Liu Cheng	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 21–17, 17–21	Runner-up

 BWF Superseries Finals tournament

 BWF Superseries Premier tournament

 BWF Superseries tournament

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Thailand Open	Cheng Shu	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	7–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2011	Canada Open	Cheng Shu	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	21–13, 23–21	Winner
2011	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Zhong Qianxin	Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Woon Khe Wei	21–19, 19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Swiss Open	Zhong Qianxin	Tang Jinhua Xia Huan	17–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2013	U.S. Open	Zhong Qianxin	Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan	21–17, 24–22	Winner
2013	Dutch Open	Tang Jinhua	Anggia Shitta Awanda Della Destiara Haris	21–15, 21–7	Winner
2013	Macau Open	Tang Jinhua	Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2014	Swiss Open	Tang Jinhua	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii	19–21, 21–16, 21–13	Winner
2015	Swiss Open	Tang Yuanting	Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya	21–19, 14–21, 21–17	Winner
2015	China Masters	Tang Yuanting	Tang Jinhua Zhong Qianxin	14–21, 21–11, 17–21	Runner-up
2017	China Masters	Yu Xiaohan	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	8–21, 21–14, 21–17	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	He Hanbin	Xu Chen Ma Jin	21–19, 1–4 retired	Winner
2015	Swiss Open	Liu Cheng	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong	21–17, 20–22, 13–21	Runner-up
2015	China Masters	Liu Cheng	Edi Subaktiar Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	18–21, 21–15, 26–24	Winner

 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

 BWF Grand Prix tournament

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