Li Junhui
Chinese badminton player (born 1995)
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Li Junhui (Chinese: 李俊慧, born 10 May 1995) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He was the gold medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yuchen,[2] two times won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2017 and 2018, and was a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Li was part of the national team that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup, and 2019 Sudirman Cup.
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| Born | 10 May 1995 Anshan, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 12 November 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (with Liu Yuchen 6 April 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Li began his professional badminton career representing China in men’s doubles. Over the course of his career, he became known as a skilled front-court player with strong defensive ability and sharp net play.[3]
He partnered with Liu Yuchen to form one of China’s top men’s doubles pairs. The duo achieved consistent success on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour, winning several Superseries and World Tour titles, and earning a reputation as one of the strongest pairings in international badminton.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[4] Li and Liu reached the men’s doubles final. Despite strong performances throughout the tournament, they were defeated in the gold medal match by Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei, finishing with the silver medal.
After the Olympics, Li continued to compete but was hampered by recurring injuries that had affected him since 2017. In November 2021, he officially announced his retirement from professional badminton, citing his inability to fully recover and maintain top form.[5]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan |  Liu Yuchen |
 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
18–21, 12–21 |  Silver |
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
Liu Yuchen |
 Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
21–12, 21–19 |  Gold |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Liu Yuchen |
Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
19–21, 13–21 |  Bronze |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Liu Yuchen |
 Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
14–21, 21–19, 13–21 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
Liu Yuchen |
 Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong |
20–22, 17–21 |  Silver |
| 2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Liu Yuchen |
Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong |
14–21, 26–28 | Silver |
| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Liu Yuchen |
Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilyu |
21–14, 21–12 | Gold |
| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Liu Yuchen |
Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
11–21, 21–10, 21–13 | Gold |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Liu Yuchen |
Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
14–21, 21–13, 22–20 | Gold |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
Liu Yuchen |
Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
21–15, 21–14 | Gold |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Liu Yuchen |
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
21–11, 10–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Liu Yuchen |
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Liu Yuchen |
Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
21–15, 21–11 |  Winner |
| 2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Liu Yuchen |
Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Liu Yuchen |
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Liu Yuchen |
Huang Kaixiang Liu Cheng |
21–8, 18–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Liu Yuchen |
Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006, and implemented in 2007,[8] 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 12 tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Japan Open | Liu Yuchen |
Kim Gi-jung Ko Sung-hyun |
21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Korea Open | Liu Yuchen |
Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–15, 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | All England Open | Liu Yuchen |
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Singapore Open | Liu Yuchen |
 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Indonesia Open | Liu Yuchen |
Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF 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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | New Zealand Open | Liu Yuchen |
Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro |
6–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | Liu Yuchen |
Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
21–17, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | Liu Yuchen |
Andrei Adistia Hendra Aprida Gunawan |
14–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | China Masters | Liu Yuchen |
Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen |
21–15, 19–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2015 | U.S. Open | Liu Yuchen |
Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy |
21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Canada Open | Liu Yuchen |
Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie |
17–21, 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2015 | Vietnam Open | Liu Yuchen |
Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie |
21–8, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | Liu Yuchen |
Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
21–17, 17–21, 24–22 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | China International | Liu Yuchen |
Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen |
10–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
