Chen Qingchen

Chen Qingchen (; born 23 June 1997) is a Chinese former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is an Olympic champion, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time Asian Champion. With partner Jia Yifan, Chen won silver in women's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics and gold in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Chen has achieved a world-first ranking in two categories: mixed doubles with Zheng Siwei in December 2016, and women's doubles with Jia Yifan in November 2017.

Chen started her achievements under her coach Li Yongbo, with partner in the women's doubles Jia Yifan, and in the mixed doubles Zheng Siwei. She ended the 2016 BWF Season by winning the BWF Most Promising Player of the Year. She won titles at the 2016 BWF Superseries Finals in both the women's and mixed doubles. In 2017, Chen was awarded the BWF Best Female Player of the Year, after entering the Dubai World Superseries Finals as the first seed in both women's and mixed doubles, and also winning women's doubles gold and mixed doubles silver at the 2017 BWF World Championships. In women's doubles, she won gold medals at the 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023 World Championships, 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, and at the 2019 and 2022 Asian Championships.

Career In 2023, Chen and Jia Yifan 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. The team then ended the tournament by lifting the cup for 13 times. In August, Chen and Jia 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. In October, they won the Denmark Open, becoming the first Chinese women's doubles pair to win defend the title.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, with partner Jia Yifan, Chen won gold in the women's doubles event, defeating compatriots Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 2–0 in the finals.

Achievements

Olympic Games Women's doubles

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Jia Yifan Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 21–18, 17–21, 21–15 Gold Gold 2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Jia Yifan Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan 21–16, 21–17 Gold Gold 2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Jia Yifan Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 22–20, 21–14 Gold Gold 2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Jia Yifan Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 21–16, 21–12 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Zheng Siwei Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 21–15, 16–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Jia Yifan Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 22–20, 22–20 Gold Gold 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Jia Yifan Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 19–21, 21–14, 21–19 Gold Gold 2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,Metro Manila, Philippines Jia Yifan Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 21–11, 21–15 Gold Gold 2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu 14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Jia Yifan Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 17–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand He Jiaxin Chae Yoo-jung Kim Ji-won 19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver 2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,Alor Setar, Malaysia Jia Yifan Rosyita Eka Putri Sari Apriyani Rahayu 21–11, 21–14 Gold Gold 2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna,Lima, Peru Jia Yifan Du Yue Li Yinhui 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Chiba Port Arena,Chiba, Japan Liu Yuchen Edi Subaktiar Melati Daeva Oktavianti 21–14, 18–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze 2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Huang Kaixiang Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Masita Mahmudin 21–18, 20–22, 23–21 Gold Gold 2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,Alor Setar, Malaysia Huang Kaixiang Muhammad Rian Ardianto Rosyita Eka Putri Sari 21–12, 21–17 Gold Gold 2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna,Lima, Peru Zheng Siwei He Jiting Du Yue 21–19, 21–8 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea He Jiaxin Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 21–23, 10–21 Bronze Bronze 2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia He Jiaxin Huang Dongping Jia Yifan 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver 2014 Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Taiwan Jia Yifan Du Yue Li Yinhui 21–11, 21–18 Gold Gold 2015 CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand Jia Yifan Du Yue Li Yinhui 14–21, 21–18, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea Liu Yuchen Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung 17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Huang Kaixiang Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung 21–18, 17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Taiwan Huang Kaixiang Kim Jung-ho Kong Hee-yong 21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold 2015 CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand Zheng Siwei Choi Jong-woo Kim Hye-jeong 21–8, 21–12 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (19 titles, 8 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Jia Yifan Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up 2018 Malaysia Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2018 Japan Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 All England Open Super 1000 Jia Yifan Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 18–21, 22–20, 21–11 Winner 2019 Malaysia Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Du Yue Li Yinhui 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2019 Australian Open Super 300 Jia Yifan Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 10–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 China Open Super 1000 Jia Yifan Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–14, 21–18 Winner 2019 Denmark Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun 21–9, 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Jia Yifan Chang Ye-na Kim Hye-rin 21–11, 13–21, 21–15 Winner 2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Jia Yifan Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 21–14, 21–10 Winner 2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun 17–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2022 German Open Super 300 Jia Yifan Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 21–16, 29–30, 21–19 Winner 2022 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Jia Yifan Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2022 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Jia Yifan Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2022 Denmark Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2022 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Jia Yifan Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2023 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim 21–16, 21–10 Winner 2023 India Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida Walkover Runner-up 2023 Singapore Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2023 Korea Open Super 500 Jia Yifan Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 21–10, 17–21, 21–7 Winner 2023 Japan Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2023 China Open Super 1000 Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–11, 21–17 Winner 2023 Denmark Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2023 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2024 French Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–12, 19–21, 24–22 Winner 2024 Singapore Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–15, 21–12 Winner 2024 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Jia Yifan Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (12 titles, 7 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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 2016 Australian Open Bao Yixin Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 23–21, 21–17 Winner 2016 French Open Jia Yifan Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Jia Yifan Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–15, 13–21, 21–17 Winner 2017 Indonesia Open Jia Yifan Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 21–19, 15–21, 21–10 Winner 2017 China Open Jia Yifan Kim Hye-rin Lee So-hee 21–7, 18–21, 21–14 Winner 2017 Hong Kong Open Jia Yifan Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu 14–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Australian Open Zheng Siwei Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Japan Open Zheng Siwei Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–10, 21–15 Winner 2016 Korea Open Zheng Siwei Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2016 Denmark Open Zheng Siwei Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2016 French Open Zheng Siwei Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Zheng Siwei Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 21–12, 21–12 Winner 2017 India Open Zheng Siwei Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 24–22, 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 Malaysia Open Zheng Siwei Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 21–15, 21–18 Winner 2017 Indonesia Open Zheng Siwei Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up 2017 Australian Open Zheng Siwei Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto 18–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2017 Denmark Open Zheng Siwei Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet 22–24, 21–19, 21–23 Runner-up 2017 French Open Zheng Siwei Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up 2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Zheng Siwei Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet 21–15, 22–20 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (13 titles, 3 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 2014 India Grand Prix Gold Jia Yifan Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 22–24, 21–19, 21–11 Winner 2015 Brasil Open Jia Yifan Eefje Muskens Selena Piek 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2016 China Masters Jia Yifan Luo Ying Luo Yu 21–16, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2016 Bitburger Open Jia Yifan Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2016 Macau Open Jia Yifan Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2017 Thailand Masters Jia Yifan Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2017 Swiss Open Jia Yifan Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 21–16, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 India Grand Prix Gold Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilyu Yu Xiaohan 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2014 Bitburger Open Zheng Siwei Alfian Eko Prasetya Annisa Saufika 21–11, 21–13 Winner 2015 New Zealand Open Zheng Siwei Yu Xiaoyu Xia Huan 21–14, 21–8 Winner 2015 Brasil Open Zheng Siwei Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova 21–12, 21-10 Winner 2016 Thailand Masters Zheng Siwei Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2016 Swiss Open Wang Yilyu Bodin Isara Savitree Amitrapai 19–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2016 China Masters Zheng Siwei Xu Chen Ma Jin 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Chinese Taipei Open Zheng Siwei Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2016 Bitburger Open Zheng Siwei Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 21–16, 23–21 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Osaka International Jia Yifan Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2016 China International Jia Yifan Hu Yuxiang Xu Ya 21–8, 21–10 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 China International Zheng Siwei Liu Yuchen Yu Xiaohan 15–21, 21–12, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament

Performance timeline

National team Junior level Team events 2012 2013 2014 2015 Asian Junior Championships S G G G World Junior Championships G B G G

Senior level Team event 2013 East Asian Games G

Team Event 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Ref Asia Mixed Team Championships NH B NH A NH A NH S Asian Games NH S NH S NH Uber Cup G NH B NH G NH S NH G NH Sudirman Cup NH S NH G NH G NH G NH G

Individual competitions Junior level Girls' doubles Events 2012 2013 2014 2015 Asian Junior Championships B S G S World Junior Championships QF S G G

Mixed doubles Events 2012 2013 2014 2015 Asian Junior Championships B B G G World Junior Championships B G G G

Senior level Women's doubles

Mixed doubles Events 2017 Asian Championships QF World Championships S