Jia Yifan (Chinese: 贾一凡; pinyin: Jiǎ Yīfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕjà.í fǎn]; born 29 June 1997) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] She won gold medals at the 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 World Championships, 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, and at the 2019 Asian Championships.[2]
Career
In 2023, Jia and Chen Qingchen helped the national team reach the final of the Sudirman Cup by winning the deciding rubber, beating fellow former world no. 1 pair Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in straight games.[3] The team then ended the tournament by lifting the cup for 13 times.[4] In August, Jia and Chen won the World Championships title by beating Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti in the final. The duo becoming the first women's doubles to win four golds in the World Championships history.[5] In October, they won the Denmark Open, becoming the first Chinese women's doubles pair to win defend the title.[6]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
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21–18, 17–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–14 | ![]() |
2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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22–20, 22–20 | ![]() |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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19–21, 21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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21–11, 21–15 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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20–22, 21–16, 20–22 | ![]() |
2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
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21–11, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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21–18, 13–21, 21–11 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
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14–21, 21–18, 18–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (17 titles, 7 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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12–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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18–21, 22–20, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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10–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–9, 19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–11, 13–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–10 | ![]() |
2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–16, 29–30, 21–19 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–15 | ![]() |
2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–10 | ![]() |
2023 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–10, 17–21, 21–7 | ![]() |
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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17–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (5 titles)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] 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.[10] 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 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | ![]() |
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21–15, 13–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | China Open | ![]() |
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21–7, 18–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2017 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
- Superseries Finals Tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
The 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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2013 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–19, 21–11 | ![]() |
2015 | Brasil Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–16, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Thailand Masters | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | China International | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–10 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | China International | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–18, 17–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Asian Junior Championships | G | G | G |
World Junior Championships | B | G | G |
- Senior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asia Mixed Team Championships | B | NH | A | NH | A | NH | ||
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | S | NH | |||
Uber Cup | NH | B | NH | G | NH | S | NH | |
Sudirman Cup | S | NH | G | NH | G | NH | G | NH |
Individual competitions
Junior level
Girls' doubles
Events | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Asia Junior Championships | G | G | S |
World Junior Championships | B | G | G |
Senior level
Women's doubles
Events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asian Championships | 2R | QF | 2R | G | NH | G | QF | ||
Asian Games | NH | G | NH | G | NH | ||||
World Championships | NH | G | QF | QF | NH | G | G | G | NH |
Olympic Games | DNQ | NH | S | NH |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | QF | QF | F | W | NH | QF | W | QF | W ('19, '23) | |||
India Open | A | QF | A | NH | A | F | F ('23) | ||||||
Indonesia Masters | F | A | NH | 2R | QF | 2R | A | W | A | W ('22) | |||
Thailand Masters | NH | QF | W | A | W | NH | A | W ('17, '20) | |||||
German Open | A | QF | A | QF | QF | NH | W | A | W ('22) | ||||
All England Open | A | 2R | 1R | QF | W | QF | A | 1R | QF | W ('19) | |||
Swiss Open | A | QF | W | A | QF | NH | A | w/d | A | W ('17) | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | F | A | 2R | NH | W | A | W ('22) | |||||
Thailand Open | A | NH | SF | A | NH | QF | A | SF ('15) | |||||
Singapore Open | A | QF | QF | A | NH | w/d | W | W ('23) | |||||
Indonesia Open | A | W | SF | SF | NH | A | QF | QF | W (17) | ||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | SF | A | NH | A | SF ('16) | |||||||
Korea Open | A | QF | NH | A | W | W ('23) | |||||||
Japan Open | A | 1R | F | 2R | NH | SF | F | F ('18, '23) | |||||
Australian Open | A | SF | A | F | NH | A | F ('19) | ||||||
China Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | W | QF | W | NH | W | W ('17, '19, '23) | |||
Hong Kong Open | A | SF | W | 1R | W | NH | A | W ('17, '19) | |||||
Denmark Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | A | 1R | W | W | W ('22, '23) | |||
French Open | A | W | SF | 1R | QF | NH | A | QF | 2R | W ('16) | |||
Hylo Open | A | 2R | A | W | A | W ('16) | |||||||
Japan Masters | NH | 1R | 1R ('23) | ||||||||||
China Masters | w/d | A | SF | F | A | 2R | SF | NH | SF | F ('16) | |||
Syed Modi International | NH | W | A | NH | A | W ('14) | |||||||
BWF Superseries / Tour Finals | DNQ | W | RR | RR | W | DNQ | W | W | W ('16, '19, '22, '23) | ||||
Brasil Open | NH | A | W | A | NH | W ('15) | |||||||
Macau Open | A | W | w/d | A | NH | W ('16) | |||||||
New Zealand Open | A | 2R | A | NH | 2R ('15) | ||||||||
Year-end ranking | 156 | 98 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | |||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
New Zealand Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('15) | |
India Open | A | QF | QF ('16) | ||
Thailand Open | A | NH | QF | A | QF ('15) |
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 1R | 1R ('16) | ||
Syed Modi International | NH | QF | A | QF ('14) | |
Hylo Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('14) | |
Indonesia Masters | 2R | A | 2R ('13) | ||
Brasil Open | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('15) |
Year-end ranking | 346 | 263 | 260 | 156 | 97 |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
References
- ↑ "Players: Jia Yifan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "贾一凡 Jia Yi Fan". Badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (21 May 2023). "One point too far for Japan". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev; Sawauchi, Erika; Salian, Jnanesh (21 May 2023). "Sweet 13th for China!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Chen/Jia of China win record 4th badminton worlds women's doubles title". China Daily. 27 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ Kumar, Prem (23 October 2023). "Denmark Open: Second best no more". BWF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ 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.