Bao Yixin

Zhao Yatong (; born Bao Yixin, 29 September 1992) is a Chinese badminton doubles player. She won titles in the women's doubles category with many different partners. 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 World Junior Champion with Ou Dongni and in the mixed doubles she was crowned with Liu Cheng. She also won the mixed doubles at the 2009 Asian Junior Championships with Lu Kai and the mixed doubles at the 2010 Asian Junior Championships with Liu Cheng. Partnering with Tang Yuanting, Bao became the women's doubles champion at the 2015 All England Open. Bao graduated with a bachelor's degree from Xiangtan University.

Career Bao Yixin started to playing badminton when she was child at the age of 6, and began to receive a formal training at the age of 8. She was selected in to the national team when she was 14, playing in the doubles discipline.

Women's doubles In 2010, Bao Yixin reached the women's doubles final of the China Masters with Lu Lu. Ath the age of 19, she first won the 2011 Japan Open with Zhong Qianxin and the Canada Open Grand Prix with Cheng Shu. One year later, the couple Bao and Zhong won the 2012 Singapore Open and the China Masters back to back. They also reached the final of the 2012 Swiss Open losing to compatriots Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua and the final of the 2012 India Open losing to the Korean pair of Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na. The couple of Bao Yixin and Zhong Qianxin reached the number 2 spot on the BWF World Ranking for women's doubles in January 2013. They lost the final of the 2013 China Open at home to compatriots Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.

Before this, early in 2013, Bao Yixin paired up with Tian Qing to win the 2013 Malaysia Open. Later in the month June 2013, Bao Yixin teamed up again with Cheng Shu to win the 2013 Indonesia Open final in a close fought battle against teammates Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei 21–17, 22–20. One month later in July 2013, Bao teamed up with Zhong Qianxin again to this time win the 2013 U.S. Open. She also reached the quarter finales of the World Championships with Zhong in August of the same year.

Mixed doubles Bao Yixin and her partner Liu Cheng reached the final of the 2013 Hong Kong Open in mixed doubles. One year earlier, she had already reached the final of the 2012 French Open with Qiu Zihan, narrowly losing in three games to Xu Chen and Ma Jin (17–21, 21–19, 18–21). 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 (21–19, 1–4). After two semi-finals at the Swiss and the Singapore Opens Bao Yixin and Liu Cheng received a bronze medal at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark by reaching another semi-final. After retired, she continue her law degree in Xiangtan University in Hunan, and then moved to study English in Sydney, Australia. She also teaching badminton in a local club in Sydney in her spare time.

Personal life Bao Yixin is married to her former partner in mixed doubles Liu Cheng.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Liu Cheng Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 15–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Liu Cheng Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Zhong Qianxin Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 17–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze 2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China Zhong Qianxin Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 14–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Ou Dongni Tang Jinhua Xia Huan 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia Lu Kai Angga Pratama Della Destiara Haris 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Liu Cheng Kang Ji-wook Choi Hye-in 21–15, 21–15 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ou Dongni Tang Jinhua Xia Huan 17–21, 8–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lu Kai Liu Peixuan Xia Huan 21–15, 21–19 Gold Gold 2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Liu Cheng Ow Yao Han Lai Pei Jing Walkover Gold Gold

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 China Masters Lu Lu Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 8–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2011 Japan Open Zhong Qianxin Chen Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 13–21, 25–23, 21–12 Winner 2012 India Open Zhong Qianxin Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2012 Singapore Open Zhong Qianxin Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 21–12, 21–17 Winner 2012 China Masters Zhong Qianxin Cheng Shu Luo Yu 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2013 Malaysia Open Tian Qing Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–16, 21–14 Winner 2013 Indonesia Open Cheng Shu Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 15–21, 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2013 Denmark Open Tang Jinhua Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2013 French Open Tang Jinhua Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 21–13, 21–17 Winner 2013 China Open Zhong Qianxin Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 13–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2013 Hong Kong Open Tang Jinhua Ou Dongni Tang Yuanting 18–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2014 Korea Open Tang Jinhua Luo Ying Luo Yu 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2014 Malaysia Open Tang Jinhua Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–19, 14–21, 21–13 Winner 2014 Singapore Open Tang Jinhua Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 14–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2015 All England Open Tang Yuanting Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2016 Australian Open Chen Qingchen Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 23–21, 21–17 Winner

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

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Thailand Open Cheng Shu Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 7–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2011 Canada Open Cheng Shu Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 21–13, 23–21 Winner 2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Zhong Qianxin Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Woon Khe Wei 21–19, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2012 Swiss Open Zhong Qianxin Tang Jinhua Xia Huan 17–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2013 U.S. Open Zhong Qianxin Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 21–17, 24–22 Winner 2013 Dutch Open Tang Jinhua Anggia Shitta Awanda Della Destiara Haris 21–15, 21–7 Winner 2013 Macau Open Tang Jinhua Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2014 Swiss Open Tang Jinhua Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 19–21, 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2015 Swiss Open Tang Yuanting Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2015 China Masters Tang Yuanting Tang Jinhua Zhong Qianxin 14–21, 21–11, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 China Masters Yu Xiaohan Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua 8–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold He Hanbin Xu Chen Ma Jin 21–19, 1–4 retired Winner 2015 Swiss Open Liu Cheng Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 21–17, 20–22, 13–21 Runner-up 2015 China Masters Liu Cheng Edi Subaktiar Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 18–21, 21–15, 26–24 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament