Li Junhui

Li Junhui (, born 10 May 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yuchen, 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.

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.

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, 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.

Achievements

Olympic Games Men's doubles

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 Gold 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland Liu Yuchen Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi 19–21, 13–21 Bronze 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 Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea Liu Yuchen Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong 20–22, 17–21 Silver Silver 2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Liu Yuchen Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 14–21, 26–28 Silver Silver 2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Liu Yuchen Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilyu 21–14, 21–12 Gold Gold 2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Liu Yuchen Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 11–21, 21–10, 21–13 Gold 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 Gold

Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Liu Yuchen Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei 21–15, 21–14 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 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, 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. 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 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 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 2015 China International Liu Yuchen Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament