Zhang Shuxian

Zhang Shuxian (; Zhāng Shūxián; born 2 January 2000) is a Chinese badminton player. She is a prominent Chinese women's doubles specialist who notably securing a bronze medal at the 2023 BWF World Championships and contributing to China's victories at the 2023 and 2025 Sudirman Cup as well at the 2024 Uber Cup. Beyond her success in team events, Zhang has consistently performed at the highest level of the BWF World Tour, reached a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in May 2023 alongside her partner, Zheng Yu.

Career

Early career Zhang attended Luzhou Zilu Road School. Later, she was recommended by the city sports school to enter the Sichuan badminton team training, and was transferred to the Sichuan team as an official member in 2016, and was selected for the Chinese national youth team in the same year. In July 2017, Zhang represented China for the first time in the international competition at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships and reached the quarter-finals of the women's doubles. She also participated at the World Junior Championships in 2017 and 2018, winning gold medals in the team event, and also bronze medals in the girls' (2017) and mixed doubles events (2018).

2022 Starting from 2022, Zhang partnered with Zheng Yu and finished as the runners-up at the All England Open, Malaysia Open and Singapore Open, before finally winning the Australian Open. As a result, the pair qualified for the year-end final. They reached the semi-finals before bowing out to compatriots Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.

2023 In the first half of the 2023 season, Zhang did not win any title with Zheng Yu. The duo opened the year by reaching the semi-finals of the BWF Super 1000 tournament, the Malaysia Open, but was stunned by Korean pairing Baek Ha-na and Lee Yu-lim. Other semi-finals finished were at the All England and the Singapore Opens. Zhang and Zheng also reached the quarter-finals in the India, Swiss, and Indonesia Opens. During the 2023 Indonesia Masters, Zhang partnered Liu Shengshu, the reigning World Junior Champion in two categories. They eventually won the title. Zhang was also part of the China winning squad in the Sudirman Cup. Their achievement was able to bring them up to 2nd place in the BWF rankings. In August, Zhang and Zheng finished as semi-finalists in the BWF World Championships, losing to their compatriots Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan. The defeat exacerbated the head-to-head record over Chen and Jia to 0–6. On November 6, in the 2023 Hylo Open Women's Doubles Final, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu 18-21, 1-1 Apriyani Rahayu/ Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti(withdrawal) won the 2023 Hylo Open Women's Doubles Championship. On November 19, in the women's doubles final of the 2023 Japan Masters, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu defeated Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning 12-21, 21-12, 21-17 and won the championship.

Achievements

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Zheng Yu Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan 14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Zheng Yu Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–23, 12–21 File:Med 2.png Silver 2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Zheng Yu Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 12–21, 15–21 File:Med 3.png Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Among Rogo Sports Hall,Yogyakarta, Indonesia Xia Yuting Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto Ribka Sugiarto 17–21, 21–19, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Markham Pan Am Centre,Markham, Canada Shang Yichen Leo Rolly Carnando Indah Cahya Sari Jamil 13–21, 23–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (13 titles, 14 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 BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Vietnam Open Super 100 Huang Jia Della Destiara Haris Rizki Amelia Pradipta 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2022 All England Open Super 1000 Zheng Yu Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 13–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2022 Malaysia Open Super 750 Zheng Yu Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 18–21, 21–12, 19–21 Runner-up 2022 Singapore Open Super 500 Zheng Yu Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2022 Australian Open Super 300 Zheng Yu Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21–19, 21–13 Winner 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Liu Shengshu Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2023 Hylo Open Super 300 Zheng Yu Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 18–21, 1–1 Winner 2023 Japan Masters Super 500 Zheng Yu Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 12–21, 21–12, 21–17 Winner 2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Zheng Yu Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2024 India Open Super 750 Zheng Yu Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Zheng Yu Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 21–10, 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2024 China Open Super 1000 Li Wenmei Li Yijing Luo Xumin 21–11, 18–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2024 Macau Open Super 300 Li Wenmei Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu 25–23, 18–21, 22–20 Winner 2025 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Jia Yifan Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto 21–17, 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2025 Swiss Open Super 300 Jia Yifan Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2025 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Jia Yifan Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2025 China Open Super 1000 Jia Yifan Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 22–24, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up 2025 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Jia Yifan Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2025 China Masters Super 750 Jia Yifan Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong 21–19, 16–21, 21–13 Winner 2026 Swiss Open Super 300 Jia Yifan Li Yijing Wang Yiduo 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2026 Singapore Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2026 Australian Open Super 500 Jia Yifan Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari 24–22, 21–13 Winner 2026 Japan Open Super 750 Jia Yifan Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong 21–14, 15–21, 29–30 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Canada Open Super 100 Guo Xinwa Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2019 Vietnam Open Super 100 Guo Xinwa Lee Jhe-huei Hsu Ya-ching 18–21, 22–20, 21–8 Winner 2019 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Guo Xinwa Adnan Maulana Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso 21–18, 16–21, 28–26 Winner 2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Guo Xinwa Ren Xiangyu Zhou Chaomin 21–18, 21–19 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Belarus International Yu Xiaohan Jenny Moore Victoria Williams 21–12, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Osaka International Guo Xinwa Jeong Na-eun Kim Won-ho 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2019 Belarus International Guo Xinwa Ren Xiangyu Zhou Chaomin 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Korea Junior International Xia Yuting An Sato Shiena Fukumoto 21–11, 21–19 Winner 2018 German Junior International Liu Xuanxuan Jang Eun-seo Lee Jung-hyun 21–14, 24–22 Winner 2018 Jaya Raya Junior International Chen Yingying Liu Xuanxuan Xia Yuting 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Korea Junior International Feng Yanzhe Liu Shiwen Xia Yuting 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament