Zheng Siwei

Zheng Siwei (; born 26 February 1997) is a Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles. He is an Olympic gold medalist, a three-time World Champion and two-time Asian Games gold medalist in the mixed doubles with his current partner Huang Yaqiong. He helped the national team clinch the 2018 Thomas Cup and also 2019 and 2023 Sudirman Cups.

Zheng joined the national team in 2013, and excelled in the junior events, collecting four gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the World Junior Championships, also six golds and a silver at the Asian Junior Championships from 2013 to 2015. He also participated in the senior event, winning doubles titles in New Zealand and Brasil Open. For his achievements in 2015, the BWF awarded him the Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year.

Zheng achieved his breakthrough in 2016 by achieving the world number 1 ranking in mixed doubles partnering with Chen Qingchen in December 2016. He and Chen reached thirteen Superseries finals, won the year-end tournament Dubai World Superseries Finals in 2016 and 2017, and the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships. He forged a new mixed doubles pairing with Huang Yaqiong in November 2017, and started their partnership by winning the China, Hong Kong and Macau Open in consecutive weeks. He again ascended to the mixed doubles world number 1 ranking on 9 August 2018, with the achievement of seven 2018 World Tour titles, and gold medals at the World Championships and Asian Games.

Career 2018 Zheng's 2018 season began in January with a runner-up finish at the Malaysia Masters with Huang Yaqiong, followed immediately by a title victory at the Indonesia Masters. In March, he reached the final of the All England Open to finish as runner-up, and later secured a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in April. His momentum shifted to team success in May as he helped China reclaim the Thomas Cup trophy. In June, marked the start of an incredible winning streak, beginning with a title at the Malaysia Open, followed by capturing the gold medal at the World Championships in August. Later that month at the Asian Games in Jakarta, he further solidified his status by winning two gold medals in both the men's team and mixed doubles events. His relentless form continued as he secured back-to-back titles at the Japan and China Open in September, followed by another double-victory at the Denmark and French Open in October. After clinching the Fuzhou China Open title in November, Zheng and Huang concluded his prolific year in December as the runner-up at the BWF World Tour Finals.

2019 Zheng's started the 2019 season in January by defending his Indonesia Masters title and followed it up with a landmark victory in March, capturing his first-ever All England Open crown. In April, he secured his third consecutive Malaysia Open title, before earning a bronze medal at the Asian Championships, later transitioning to team duties in May to help China reclaim the Sudirman Cup. His mid-season momentum remained unstoppable as he won the Indonesia Open in July for the first time, and successfully retained his gold medal at the World Championships in August. September saw him claim a third straight China Open title, though he settled for a runner-up finish at the Korea Open shortly after. His consistency continued through the autumn with runner-up finishes at both the French Open in October and the Fuzhou China Open in November. Finally, Zheng concluded his stellar campaign in December by winning his third season-ending finale tournament, the BWF World Tour Finals.

2020–2022 Zheng opened 2020 with back-to-back titles at the Malaysia and Indonesia Masters before the pandemic disrupted the global schedule. In 2021, Zheng with his partner Huang Yaqiong, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics as the top seeds. They won a silver medal after being defeated by their compatriots Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping in the final in a close rubber game.

The early months of 2022 were marked by a brief experimental partnership with Zhang Shuxian; however, the duo faced challenges finding their rhythm, suffering a first-round exit at the German Open against Jones Ralfy Jansen and Linda Efler, and a quarter-final defeat at the Korea Masters to Jin Yong and Lee Yu-lim. Upon reuniting with Huang Yaqiong, Zheng immediately regained his unstoppable form, with a winning streak that began with a gold medal at the Asian Championships in April. This momentum swept through with five consecutive titles at the Thailand Open, Indonesia Masters, Indonesia Open, Malaysia Open, and Malaysia Masters. In August, he reached a monumental milestone by capturing his third World Championships gold medal. His momentum carried through the European leg with victories at the Denmark and French Open in October, before he finally punctuated his sensational 2022 campaign with ten titles by winning the World Tour Finals in December, with an award as the Pair of The Year by the Badminton World Federation.

2023 Zheng and Huang competed as top seeds and three-time defending champions in the Malaysia Open at the start of the year. They defended their title without dropping a set throughout the tournament. However, a week later they lost in the semi-finals in the India Open to Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino. In March, the pair of Zheng and Huang participated in the All England Open and were crowned champions for the second time in their career as a pair by beating Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung. At the end of April, Zheng and Huang participated in the Asian Championships as defending champions, and finished with a silver medal after losing to their younger compatriots Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin. In May, the pair then helped the Chinese team to lift the Sudirman Cup trophy by winning all 4 matches they played. In June, after losing to Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun in the quarter-finals of the Singapore, The pair won their third Super 1000 title of the season in the Indonesia Open, defeating Watanabe and Higashino in straight games in the final.

In August, Zheng and Huang entered the World Championships as the top seeds and defending champions. Zheng reached his fifth final without dropping a single game, but the duo lost to Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung, a pair they never lost to in 9 meetings, in three close games. In October, Zheng and Huang, who were 2018 Asian Games champions, successfully defended their title they won 5 years ago at the 2022 Asian Games, avenging their defeat to Seo and Chae in the semi-finals and defeating Watanabe and Higashino in the final in straight games. In October, he reached the final of the Denmark Open, finishing as the runner-up after a hard-fought match against compatriots Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, followed by a quarter-final appearance at the French Open. His form surged in November as he secured back-to-back titles, first capturing the Kumamoto Japan Masters and then dominating the China Masters in Shenzhen. In December, Zheng achieved the honour of being the first shuttler ever to secure five mixed doubles titles at the World Tour Finals when he with his partner Huang Yaqiong defeated Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping. In the semi-finals, it was a masterclass display as they steamrolled reigning world champions Seo and Chae.

2024–2025 Zheng and Huang competed as the top seeds and four-time defending champions at the Malaysia Open. However, they lost in the quarter-finals to Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun, in three games. After the match, Zheng said that they were ill. As a result, they withdrew from the India Open the following week.

However, they returned to competition at the Indonesia Masters, which was held a week after the India Open, and they won the title.

In May, they competed at the Singapore Open, and won the title, which was their first title as a pair at the tournament. A week later, they competed at the Indonesia Open as the two-time defending champions. However, they were outclassed in the final in two straight games by compatriats Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin.

In July, after being out of international competition for more than a month, Zheng and Huang returned to the Olympics for the second time. This time, they came back much stronger by winning the gold medal, winning all of their matches in two straight games. In the final, they produced a masterclass performance against Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun, with a final score of 21–8, 21–11.

In November, Zheng announced his retirement from international badminton, citing needing a balance between career and family. This was a result of his family welcoming his second child, a daughter. and his farewell party was held after the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou.

Achievements

Olympic Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref

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.

Mixed doubles

Zheng, along with his partner Huang Yaqiong, made history as they were the first player/pair to achieve a calendar year grand slam in Super 750 events (2018) and Super 1000 events (2019). Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref

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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Malaysia Open Fu Haifeng Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 14–21, 21–14, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Australian Open Chen Qingchen Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Japan Open Chen Qingchen Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–10, 21–15 Winner 2016 Korea Open Chen Qingchen Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2016 Denmark Open Chen Qingchen Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2016 French Open Chen Qingchen Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Chen Qingchen Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 21–12, 21–12 Winner 2017 India Open Chen Qingchen Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 24–22, 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 Malaysia Open Chen Qingchen Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 21–15, 21–18 Winner 2017 Indonesia Open Chen Qingchen Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up 2017 Australian Open Chen Qingchen Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto 18–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2017 Denmark Open Chen Qingchen Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet 22–24, 21–19, 21–23 Runner-up 2017 French Open Chen Qingchen Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up 2017 China Open Huang Yaqiong Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2017 Hong Kong Open Huang Yaqiong Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Chen Qingchen 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 (10 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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 India Grand Prix Gold Huang Kaixiang Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 17–21, 21–19, 11–21 Runner-up 2015 New Zealand Open Huang Kaixiang Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto 16–21, 21–17, 21–9 Winner 2015 Brasil Open Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen 22–24, 21–10, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Bitburger Open Chen Qingchen Alfian Eko Prasetya Annisa Saufika 21–11, 21–13 Winner 2015 New Zealand Open Chen Qingchen Yu Xiaoyu Xia Huan 21–14, 21–8 Winner 2015 Brasil Open Chen Qingchen Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova 21–12, 21–10 Winner 2016 Malaysia Masters Li Yinhui Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2016 Thailand Masters Chen Qingchen Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2016 New Zealand Open Li Yinhui Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2016 China Masters Chen Qingchen Xu Chen Ma Jin 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Chinese Taipei Open Chen Qingchen Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2016 Bitburger Open Chen Qingchen Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 21–16, 23–21 Winner 2017 Macau Open Huang Yaqiong Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na 21–14, 21–11 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title) Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 China International Chen Qingchen Liu Yuchen Yu Xiaohan 15–21, 21–12, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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

Senior level Team events 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships B NH A NH A Asian Games NH G NH G NH Thomas Cup NH G NH A NH A NH Sudirman Cup S NH G NH A NH G

Individual competitions Junior level Boys' singles Event 2013 Asian Junior Championships 3R Boys' doubles Event 2013 2014 2015 Asian Junior Championships S G G World Junior Championships S QF G Mixed doubles Event 2015 Asian Junior Championships G World Junior Championships G

Senior level Men's doubles

Mixed doubles Event 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Asian Championships QF B B NH G S B Asian Games NH G NH G NH World Championships S G G NH 2R G S NH Olympic Games NH S NH G