Li Yinhui (simplified Chinese: 李茵晖; traditional Chinese: 李茵暉; pinyin: Lǐ Yīnhuī; born 11 March 1997) is a Chinese retired badminton player.[2][3] She won the silver medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with Du Yue.[4] She and Du Yue then made it to the gold medal 2015.[5] Together they won a silver medal at the 2015 BWF World Junior Championships after earning a bronze the previous year. At the 2018 BWF World Championships, Li took a bronze medal in the mixed doubles together with Zhang Nan. [6]
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1997 Wuhan, Hubei, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | January 2022[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 5 (WD with Du Yue 17 March 2020) 3 (XD with Zhang Nan 24 August 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editLi competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Partnered with Du Yue, she finished in the quarter-finals after defeated by the eventual gold medalist Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia in rubber games.[7]
Li announced her retirement through her social media account. Chinese media reported that the women's doubles pair Li Yinhui and Du Yue world ranking were removed on 25 January 2022.[1] Based on BWF interview, Li has a complication arising out of pneumonia, which, added to a genetic heart ailment, necessitated constant medication.[8]
Achievements
editBWF World Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |  Du Yue
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 Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
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11–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China | Zhang Nan
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Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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21–19, 12–21, 10–21 | Bronze
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Asian Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Huang Dongping
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 Kim Hye-rin Yoo Hae-won
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13–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Zhang Nan
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Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
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21–18, 18–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia | Du Yue
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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11–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru | Du Yue
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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18–21, 21–13, 11–21 |  Silver
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Asian Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | Du Yue
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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11–21, 18–21 | Silver
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| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | Du Yue
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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21–14, 18–21, 21–18 |  Gold
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BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)
editThe 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Lingshui China Masters | Super 100 | Du Yue
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Huang Dongping Li Wenmei
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21–16, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2019 | German Open | Super 300 | Du Yue
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Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi
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22–20, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Du Yue
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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14–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Du Yue
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Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto
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19–21, 21–14, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Du Yue
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 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
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21–16, 10–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Du Yue
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Li Wenmei Zheng Yu
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19–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Du Yue
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Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
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13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | Zhang Nan
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Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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16–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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BWF Superseries (3 runners-up)
editThe BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[11] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[12] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | China Open | Huang Dongping
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Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee
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21–13, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Hong Kong Open | Huang Dongping
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 Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl
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19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | China Open | Zhang Nan
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 Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
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13–21, 22–20, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Thailand Open | Huang Dongping
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Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee
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20–22, 21–11, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2017 | German Open | Huang Dongping
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Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
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21–15, 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Malaysia Masters | Zheng Siwei
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 Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing
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21–14, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2016 | New Zealand Open | Zheng Siwei
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Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
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19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Macau Open | Zhang Nan
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 Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
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21–19, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2017 | Thailand Masters | Zhang Nan
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Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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21–11, 20–22, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2017 | German Open | Zhang Nan
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Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong
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22–20, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
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- ^ "Players: Li Yinhui". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "李茵晖 Li Yin Hui" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "亚青赛：国羽揽五金收官 黄凯祥荣膺"三冠王"". Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "小将杜玥李茵晖：比夺冠更美好的是成长" (in Chinese). Sina. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "BWF World Championships 2018 a Report".
- ^ "Badminton - LI Yin Hui". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (11 February 2022). "Matters of the Heart – Li Yin Hui's Early Goodbye". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
edit- Li Yin Hui at BWFBadminton.com
- Li Yin Hui at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Li Yin Hui at Olympics.com
- Li Yinhui at Olympedia (archive)
