Cheng Hefang (born 1 September 1995) is a Chinese para-badminton player who has played each of the three variations of the sport (women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles) at the highest world level.[1]

Cheng Hefang
程和芳
Personal information
Country China
Born (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 28)
Guizhou, China
CoachZhang Xianmin
Women's singles SL4
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking2 (WS 1 April 2019)
1 (WD with Ma Huihui 17 November 2019)
7 (XD with Ou Wei 7 April 2019)
Current ranking1 (WS)
63 (XD with Ou Wei) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's para badminton
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Women's singles

In 2021, Cheng won a silver medal representing China in the women's doubles SL3–SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics alongside Ma Huihui, having lost to Leani Ratri Oktila and Khalimatus Sadiyah in the gold medal match,[2] but won a gold medal in the women's singles SL4 event, defeating Leani Ratri Oktila.

Achievements edit

Paralympic Games edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Leani Ratri Oktila 21–19, 17–21, 21–16   Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Ma Huihui   Leani Ratri Oktila
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
18–21, 12–21   Silver

World Championships edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea   Leani Ratri Oktila 21–14, 21–13   Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Leani Ratri Oktila 16–21, 16–21   Silver
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand   Leani Ratri Oktila 21–11, 21–9   Gold

Women’s doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
  Ma Huihui   Parul Parmar
  Akiko Sugino
16–21, 19–21   Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
  Ma Huihui   Leani Ratri Oktila
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
21–17, 21–12   Gold

Asian Para Games edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Sun Shouqun 13–21, 17–21   Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Leani Ratri Oktila 18–21, 21–18, 21–13   Gold

Women’s doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
  Ma Huihui   Leani Ratri Oktila
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
21–10, 21–16   Gold
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Ma Huihui   Leani Ratri Oktila
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
15–21, 12–21   Silver

Asian Championships edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China   Yang Qiuxia 17–21, 21–19, 15–21   Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[a] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
  Ma Huihui   Akiko Sugino
  Asami Yamada
21–10, 21–11   Gold
  Parul Parmar
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
21–11, 21–4
  Chiranjita Bharali
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–3, 21–5

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
  Ou Wei   Toshiaki Suenaga
  Akiko Sugino
19–21, 21–19, 20–22   Silver

International Tournaments (9 titles, 6 runners-up) edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 China Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui 19–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2017 Japan Para Badminton International   Chanida Srinavakul 21–7, 21–3   Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International   Leani Ratri Oktila 21–15, 21–15   Winner
2019 China Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui 21–8, 21–10   Winner
2019 Japan Para Badminton International   Fujino Haruka 21–11, 21–12   Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International   Leani Ratri Oktila 21–16, 16–21, 21–14   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015[b] China Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui   Li Tongtong
  Xing Jiahuan
21–9, 21–10   Winner
  Ng Lai Ling
  Mamiko Toyoda
21–7, 21–10
  Véronique Braud
  Helle Sofie Sagøy
21–4, 21–5
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui   Mio Hayashi
  Ayako Suzuki
21–12, 18–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui   Leani Ratri Oktila
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
21–8, 12–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2019 China Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui   Noriko Ito
  Ayako Suzuki
21–8, 21–7   Winner
2019 Japan Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui   Noriko Ito
  Ayako Suzuki
21–13, 21–8   Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International   Ma Huihui   Leani Ratri Oktila
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 China Para Badminton International   Ou Wei   Shi Shengzhuo
  Wen Yu
16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2017 Japan Para Badminton International   Ou Wei   Lucas Mazur
  Faustine Noël
13–21, 21–18, 21–13   Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Ou Wei   Hary Susanto
  Leani Ratri Oktila
9–21, 13–21   Runner-up

References edit

  1. ^ "Badminton - CHENG Hefang". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Leani Ratri/Khalimatus Sadiyah Raih Emas Paralimpiade Tokyo". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 4 September 2021.

Notes edit

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.