Zhao Junpeng

Zhao Junpeng (, born 2 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. In 2016 and 2017, he became the runner-up at the China International Challenge tournament in the men's singles event. He won his first senior international title at the 2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold where he defeated Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei in straight games in the final. In 2023, he helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships.

In November 2024, Zhao announced his retirement on social media.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kunlavut Vitidsarn 20–22, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Wang Tzu-wei 12–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia Lin Guipu 12–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Kanta Tsuneyama 9–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-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 Tours are 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 singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Viktor Axelsen 9–21, 10–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title) 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) held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Macau Open Chou Tien-chen 21–11, 21–19 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 China International Lin Guipu 7–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2017 China International Sun Feixiang 9–11, 7–11, 11–13 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 11 April 2023.

Player Matches Win Lost Lin Dan 2 1 1 0 Shi Yuqi 6 0 6 –6 Chou Tien-chen 2 1 1 0 Anders Antonsen 1 0 1 –1 Viktor Axelsen 6 1 5 –4 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 2 2 0 +2 Parupalli Kashyap 1 0 1 –1 Srikanth Kidambi 3 2 1 +1 B. Sai Praneeth 2 2 0 +2 Lakshya Sen 1 0 1 –1

Player Matches Win Lost Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 4 1 3 –2 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2 2 0 +2 Tommy Sugiarto 1 0 1 –1 Kento Momota 1 1 0 +1 Liew Daren 3 0 3 –3 Loh Kean Yew 5 2 3 –1 Heo Kwang-hee 5 3 2 +1 Son Wan-ho 2 0 2 –2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2 0 2 –2 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 2 1 1 0 Nguyễn Tiến Minh 1 1 0 +1