Li Shifeng (Chinese: 李诗沣; pinyin: Lǐ Shīfēng; born 9 January 2000) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He was a gold medalist in the men's singles at the 2022 Asian Games. He was part of China winning team at the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup; 2022 Asian Games, and also at the 2024 Thomas Cup. Li reached a career high as world number 3 in the BWF World rankings on 31 October 2023.

Li Shifeng
李诗沣
Li with his gold medal of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record183 wins, 73 losses
Highest ranking3 (31 October 2023)
Current ranking8 (19 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Ningbo Men's singles
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Boys' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Li began playing badminton at the age of 6 with support from his father. Li then practiced in the Jiangxi team when he was in the elementary school, soon proceeding to the Bayi team. At the age of 14, he participated in the National youth team training centre in Shenyang and entered the National second team in 2017.[2] He was part of the Chinese junior team that won the gold medals at the 2017, 2018 World Junior Championships, and 2018 Asian Junior Championships.[2][3] Li represented his country and competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the gold medal in the boys' singles event.[4]

Achievements

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Asian Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China   Shi Yuqi 23–21, 21–13   Gold

Asian Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China   Jonatan Christie 15–21, 16–21   Silver

Youth Olympic Games

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Lakshya Sen 21–15, 21–19   Gold

World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada   Kodai Naraoka 11–21, 21–19, 17–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Canada Open Super 100   Parupalli Kashyap 20–22, 21–14, 21–17   Winner
2022 Thailand Open Super 500   Lee Zii Jia 21–17, 11–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2023 German Open Super 300   Ng Ka Long 22–20, 18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2023 All England Open Super 1000   Shi Yuqi 26–24, 21–5   Winner
2023 Canada Open Super 500   Lakshya Sen 18–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2023 U.S. Open Super 300   Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–15, 21–18   Winner
2023 French Open Super 750   Jonatan Christie 21–16, 15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2024 Singapore Open Super 750   Shi Yuqi 21–17, 19–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2024 Japan Masters Super 500   Leong Jun Hao 21–10, 21–13   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Austrian Open   Mark Caljouw 21–8, 21–23, 9–21   Runner-up
2019 Iran Fajr International   Kunlavut Vitidsarn 18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 runners-up)

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Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Korea Junior International   Bai Yupeng 16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Dutch Junior International   Kunlavut Vitidsarn 18–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2018 German Junior International   Kunlavut Vitidsarn 15–21, 11–21   Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Li Shifeng". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "走近青奥会国羽小将李诗沣 羽球人生才刚刚起航". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ Hearn, Don (11 November 2018). "World Juniors Team Final – 5th straight for China!". Badzine. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Innovation and firsts light up badminton programme in BA". Olympic. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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