Wei Yaxin (Chinese: 魏雅欣; born 18 April 2000) is a Chinese badminton player.[3] She affiliates with the Hunan team.[2]

Wei Yaxin
魏雅欣
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 24)
Hunan, China
HandednessLeft[1]
CoachWu Huimin[2]
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking109 (WS, 11 February 2020)
5 (XD with Jiang Zhenbang, 12 December 2023)
Current ranking5 (XD with Jiang Zhenbang, 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ningbo Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Girls' singles
BWF profile

Career edit

Wei started her career on the Changsa badminton team, and later joined the Hunan provincial team in 2013.[2]

Wei began the 2018 season as the finalists in the girls' singles event at the Dutch Junior Grand Prix.[2] Wei was the champion at the 2019 Polish Open by beating Germany's Yvonne Li in 3 games.[4] Apart from that, she has won medals in various other International events as well, including bronze medals at the Asian and the World Junior Championships.[5][6]

In 2023, she helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships.[7] She also won her first World Tour title at the Swiss Open with Jiang Zhenbang.[8]

Achievements edit

World Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Royal Arena,
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Jiang Zhenbang   Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
18–21, 16–21   Bronze

Asian Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  Jiang Zhenbang   Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
21–15, 21–16   Gold
2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China   Jiang Zhenbang   Feng Yanzhe
  Huang Dongping
10–21, 14–21   Bronze

World Junior Championships edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada   Line Christophersen 18–21, 21–23   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia   Wang Zhiyi 14–21, 12–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 5 runners-up) edit

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 the Badminton 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.[10]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100   Jiang Zhenbang   Cheng Xing
  Chen Fanghui
21–12, 21–15   Winner
2023 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Jiang Zhenbang   Feng Yanzhe
  Huang Dongping
15–21, 21–16, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Ruichang China Masters Super 100   Jiang Zhenbang   Cheng Xing
  Chen Fanghui
21–15, 21–8   Winner
2023 Swiss Open Super 300   Jiang Zhenbang   Goh Soon Huat
  Shevon Jemie Lai
21–17, 19–21, 21–17   Winner
2023 Korea Open Super 500   Jiang Zhenbang   Feng Yanzhe
  Huang Dongping
16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2023 Hong Kong Open Super 500   Guo Xinwa   Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
21–13, 21–19   Winner
2023 Arctic Open Super 500   Jiang Zhenbang   Feng Yanzhe
  Huang Dongping
14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2023 French Open Super 750   Jiang Zhenbang   Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
21–17, 15–21, 21–12   Winner
2023 Korea Masters Super 300   Jiang Zhenbang   Seo Seung-jae
  Chae Yoo-jung
14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2024 India Open Super 750   Jiang Zhenbang   Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
16–21, 16–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up) edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Polish Open   Yvonne Li 21–8, 19–21, 22–20   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Malang Indonesia International   Jiang Zhenbang   Dejan Ferdinansyah
  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
18–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2022 Vietnam International Series   Jiang Zhenbang   Cheng Xing
  Chen Fanghui
21–14, 21–11   Winner
2022 Malaysia International   Jiang Zhenbang   Cheng Xing
  Chen Fanghui
24–26, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 runners-up) edit

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Korea Junior International   Wang Zhiyi 12–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2018 Dutch Junior International   Wang Zhiyi 15–21, 5–21   Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "羽坛新人 魏雅欣:波兰赛夺冠 爱笑的女孩想去北京" (in Chinese). Sina. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "湖南选手刘玄炫、魏雅欣获得荷兰青年羽毛球大奖赛好成绩" (in Chinese). Hunan Sports Bureau. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Wei Yaxin biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via TournamentSoftware.com.
  4. ^ "Results – Yonex Polish Open 2019". Badminton World Federation. 31 March 2019.
  5. ^ "关注!印度公开赛王懿律/黄东萍夺冠,魏雅欣波兰赛登顶" (in Chinese). 羽毛球馆. 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "国羽又一天才横空出世!18岁少女递补参赛一黑到底夺生涯首冠" (in Chinese). 企鹅新闻. 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  8. ^ "Swiss Open: Koki Watanabe emerges surprise winner". BWF.com. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  9. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit

Wei Yaxin at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com