Bao Yixin


Bao Yixin is a Chinese female badminton doubles player. She won the Women's Doubles category with many different partners. In 2010, she won two World Junior titles at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In the Girls' Doubles event, she was crowned BWF World Junior Champion 2010 with Ou Dongni and in the Mixed Doubles she was crowned BWF World Junior Champion 2010 with Liu Cheng. She also won the Mixed Doubles at the 2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships with Lu Kai and the Mixed Doubles at the 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships with Liu Cheng. Partnering with Tang Yuanting, Bao became the Women's Doubles champion at the 2015 All England Super Series Premier. Bao graduated with a bachelor's degree from Xiangtan University.

Women's doubles

In 2010, Bao Yixin reached the Women's Doubles final of the 2010 China Masters Super Series with Lu Lu. She first won the 2011 Japan Super Series with Zhong Qianxin and the 2011 Canada Open Grand Prix with Cheng Shu. One year later the couple Bao Yixin & Zhong Qianxin won the 2012 Singapore Super Series and the 2012 China Masters Super Series back to back. They also reached the final of the 2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold losing to compatriots Xia Huan & Tang Jinhua and the final of the 2012 India Open Super Series losing to the Korean pair of Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-Na. The couple of Bao Yixin & Zhong Qianxin reached the number 2 spot on the BWF World Ranking for Women's Doubles on January 2013. They lost the final of the 2013 Victor China Open Super Series Premier at home to compatriots Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang.
Before this, early in 2013, Bao Yixin paired up with Tian Qing to win the 2013 Malaysia Super Series. Later in the month June 2013 Bao Yixin teamed up again with Cheng Shu to win the 2013 Indonesia Super Series Premier final in a close fought battle against teammates Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei 21-17, 22-20. One month later in July 2013 Bao Yixin teamed up with Zhong Qianxin again to this time win the 2013 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold. Bao Yixin also reached the quarter finales of the 2013 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles with Zhong Qianxin in August of the same year.
For the last quarter of 2013 Bao Yixin was paired up with a new partner again. This time it was Tang Jinhua and this would become an instant success winning five big Women's Doubles events in the last part of the year 2013. There were victories at the finals of the 2013 Dutch Open Grand Prix, 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier, 2013 French Super Series, 2013 Hong Kong Super Series and the 2013 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold. Of the first 28 matches played this new couple only lost one match. In 2014 Bao Yixin & Tang Jinhua won the 2014 Korea Open Super Series, 2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier, 2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and the 2014 Singapore Super Series. Bao Yixin was also part of the Chinese Uber Cup winning team in 2014. Together with Women's Doubles partner Tang Jinhua she reached the number one spot of the BWF World Ranking on 29 May 2014.
In March 2015, she won the All England Open Badminton Championships in Women's Doubles with her partner Tang Yuanting, defeating the defending champions Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.

Mixed doubles

Bao Yixin and her partner Liu Cheng reached the final of the 2013 Hong Kong Super Series in Mixed Doubles. One year earlier Bao Yixin had already reached the final of the 2012 French Super Series with Qiu Zihan, narrowly losing in three games to Xu Chen and Ma Jin. Her biggest victory to date in the Mixed Doubles event was winning the 2011 Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold with He Hanbin after opponents Xu Chen and Ma Jin had to retire with injury in the second game of the final. After two semi-finals at the 2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and the 2014 Singapore Super Series Bao Yixin and Liu Cheng received a bronze medal at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark by reaching another semi-final.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Liu Cheng Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
17-21, 11-21 Silver
2014Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Liu Cheng Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
15-21, 13-21 Bronze

Badminton Asia Championships

Women's Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China Zhong Qianxin Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
14-21, 15-21 Silver
2011Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Zhong Qianxin Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
17-21, 9-21 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Ou Dongni Tang Jinhua
Xia Huan
21-13, 21-18 Gold

Mixed Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Liu Cheng Kang Ji-wook
Choi Hye-in
21-15, 21-15 Gold
2009Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,
Alor Setar, Malaysia
Lu Kai Angga Pratama
Della Destiara Haris
19-21, 18-21 Bronze

Asia Junior Championships

Girls' Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ou Dongni Tang Jinhua
Xia Huan
17-21, 8-21 Silver

Mixed Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Liu Cheng Ow Yao Han
Lai Pei Jing
Walkover Gold
2009Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lu Kai Liu Peixuan
Xia Huan
21-15, 21-19 Gold

at 2013 Dutch Open Grand Prix

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Australian Open Chen Qingchen Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii
23-21, 21-17 Winner
2015All England Tang Yuanting Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
21-14, 21-14 Winner
2014Singapore Open Tang Jinhua Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen
14-21, 21-19, 21-15 Winner
2014Malaysia Open Tang Jinhua Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21-19, 14-21, 21-13 Winner
2014Korea Open Tang Jinhua Luo Ying
Luo Yu
21-17, 21-15 Winner
2013Hong Kong Open Tang Jinhua Ou Dongni
Tang Yuanting
18-21, 21-16, 21-15 Winner
2013China Open Zhong Qianxin Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
13-21, 7-21 Runner-up
2013French Open Tang Jinhua Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
21-13, 21-17 Winner
2013Denmark Open Tang Jinhua Christinna Pedersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21-16, 21-13 Winner
2013Indonesia Open Cheng Shu Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
15-21, 21-18, 21-18 Winner
2013Malaysia Open Tian Qing Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21-16, 21-14 Winner
2012China Masters Zhong Qianxin Cheng Shu
Luo Yu
21-12, 21-15 Winner
2012Singapore Open Zhong Qianxin Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin
21-12, 21-17 Winner
2012India Open Zhong Qianxin Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na
17-21, 18-21 Runner-up
2011Japan Open Zhong Qianxin Chen Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin
13-21, 25-23, 21-12 Winner
2010China Masters Lu Lu Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
8-21, 8-21 Runner-up

Mixed Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Hong Kong Open Liu Cheng Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
17-21, 21-17, 17-21 Runner-up
2015Australian Open Liu Cheng Lee Chun Hei
Chau Hoi Wah
19-21, 21-19, 15-21 Runner-up
2015India Open Liu Cheng Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
21-19, 21-19 Winner
2014Dubai World Superseries Finals Liu Cheng Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
15-21, 12-21 Runner-up
2013Hong Kong Open Liu Cheng Chris Adcock
Gabrielle White
14-21, 22-24 Runner-up
2012French Open Qiu Zihan Xu Chen
Ma Jin
17-21, 21-19, 18-21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017China Masters Yu Xiaohan Huang Yaqiong
Tang Jinhua
8–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2015China Masters Tang Yuanting Tang Jinhua
Zhong Qianxin
14-21, 21-11, 17-21 Runner-up
2015Swiss Open Tang Yuanting Ayane Kurihara
Naru Shinoya
21-19, 14-21, 21-17 Winner
2014Swiss Open Tang Jinhua Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii
19-21, 21-16, 21-13 Winner
2013Macau Open Tang Jinhua Huang Yaqiong
Yu Xiaohan
21-17, 21-15 Winner
2013Dutch Open Tang Jinhua Anggia Shitta Awanda
Della Destiara Haris
21-15, 21-7 Winner
2013U.S. Open Zhong Qianxin Huang Yaqiong
Yu Xiaohan
21-17, 24-22 Winner
2012Swiss Open Zhong Qianxin Xia Huan
Tang Jinhua
17-21, 10-21 Runner-up
2011Indonesian Masters Zhong Qianxin Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
Woon Khe Wei
21-19, 19-21, 18-21 Runner-up
2011Canada Open Cheng Shu Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin
21-13, 23-21 Winner
2011Thailand Open Cheng Shu Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
7-21, 8-21 Runner-up

Mixed Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015China Masters Liu Cheng Edi Subaktiar
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
18-21, 21-15, 26-24 Winner
2015Swiss Open Liu Cheng Lu Kai
Huang Yaqiong
21-17, 20-22, 13-21 Runner-up
2011Indonesian Masters He Hanbin Xu Chen
Ma Jin
21-19, 1-4 Retired Winner