Huang Yaqiong
Huang Yaqiong (Chinese: 黄雅琼; pinyin: Huáng Yăqióng, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] She won the prestigious All England Open in 2017 partnered with Lu Kai,[2] and in 2019 with Zheng Siwei. Together with Lu, she emerged as the champion at the 2017 Asian Championships. With her current partner Zheng, she won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, and claimed the BWF World Championships titles in 2018 and 2019. Huang was awarded as Female Player of the Year by the BWF in 2018 and 2019.[3][4][5]
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Birth name | 黄雅琼 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Zhejiang, China | 28 February 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 9 (WD 8 February 2018) 1 (XD 9 August 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 1 (XD 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
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21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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21–8, 21–12 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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21–8, 21–15 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–18, 21–11 | ![]() |
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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14–21, 21–18, 18–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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21–12, 19–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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21–17, 15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (15 titles, 6 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[7]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–15, 20–22, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–18 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–8 | ![]() |
2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–15, 11–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–23, 21–16, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–13 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–17, 15–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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24–22, 16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2020 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–9 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (9 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[9] 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 |
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2015 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
2017 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 12–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2016 | India Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2017 | All England Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2017 | India Open | ![]() |
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24–22, 14–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | China Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 8 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2013 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–11, 21–13 | ![]() |
2013 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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24–22, 19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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22–20, 12–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2014 | China Masters | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2016 | German Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–8, 14–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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8–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2014 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 22–20, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | German Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
Performance timeline
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2011 | 2012 |
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Asian Junior Championships | ![]() |
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World Junior Championships | A | ![]() |
- Senior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Asian Games | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
Uber Cup | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
Sudirman Cup | ![]() |
N/A | ![]() |
Individual competitions
- Junior level
Events | 2011 | 2012 |
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Asian Junior Championships | QF (GD) R2 (GD) |
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World Junior Championships | A | ![]() ![]() |
- Senior level
Events | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Asian Championships | A | QF (XD) | QF (XD) | R2 (WD) ![]() |
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Asian Games | A | N/A | ![]() |
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World Championships | QF (XD) | R3 (XD) | N/A | QF (XD) | R3 (WD) ![]() |
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Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best | |||||||||||||||
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BWF World Tour | |||||||||||||||||||
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F (XD) | A | W | W (2014 (WD), 2014 (XD), 2020) | |||||||||||||||
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W (XD) | W | W | W (2018, 2019, 2020) | |||||||||||||||
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A | N/A | W (2016) | ||||||||||||||||
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F (XD) | W | R2 | W (2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||||
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W (XD) | W | N/A | W (2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||
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A | SF | N/A | W (2017) | |||||||||||||||
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SF (XD) | W | N/A | W (2019) | |||||||||||||||
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W (XD) | QF | N/A | W (2018) | |||||||||||||||
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W (XD) | W | N/A | W (2017, 2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||
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R1 (XD) | F | N/A | W (2017) | |||||||||||||||
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W (XD) | QF | A | W (2018) | |||||||||||||||
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R1 (WD) W (XD) |
F | N/A | W (2015, 2018) | |||||||||||||||
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R1 (WD) W (XD) |
F | N/A | W (2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||||
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F (XD) | W | DNQ | W (2019) | |||||||||||||||
Year-end Ranking[10] | 198 (WD) 1 (XD) |
1 | 1 | 9 (WD) 1 (XD) | |||||||||||||||
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best |
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External links
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