1. Chen Yufei won the gold medal in Badminton singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
21 Facts About Chen Yufei
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Chen Yufei won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships and was awarded as the Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year in 2017.
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Chen Yufei did started playing in international level from the year 2013, being aged only 15.
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Chen Yufei finished runner-up in the German Junior International event after being beaten by Qin Jinjing in the final.
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Chen Yufei won the 2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold in the end of the year by defeating Chen Xiaoxin.
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Chen Yufei reached the final of the 2017 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and had to settle for second best after losing to the same opponent whom she defeated in Macau Open final in 2016, Chen Xiaoxin.
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Chen Yufei contested in the 2018 German Open final but lost to Akane Yamaguchi.
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Chen Yufei won the silver medal at the 2018 Badminton Asia Championships losing to Tai Tzu-ying in straight games.
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Akane Yamaguchi again proved difficult for Chen Yufei to crack, this time at the Asian games where she lost to her in quarter-finals.
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Chen Yufei finally broke that jinx and won her first super 1000 title.
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Chen Yufei competed in the 2019 Badminton Asia Championships as a top seed after defending champion Tai withdrew from the tournament.
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Chen Yufei made her way to the semifinal and was discomfited by Akane Yamaguchi, thus claiming the bronze medal.
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Chen Yufei claimed the Thailand Open title victory by winning against Ratchanok Intanon.
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Chen Yufei started well, winning against Pornpawee Chochuwong in round 1, Michelle Li in 2nd round in 3 games.
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Chen Yufei won the 2019 Fuzhou China Open again, by beating the same opponent from the last year, Nozomi Okuhara, but this time with tougher opposition.
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Chen Yufei was drawn with Yamaguchi yet again and she displayed a very dominant performance to reach the final.
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Chen Yufei reached her second consecutive 2020 All England Open final and faced opposition from the same rival of last year, Tai Tzu-ying.
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Chen Yufei competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics as the number one seed in the women's singles.
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Chen Yufei reached the final of the All England Open but lost to An Se-young in a tight three-game battle.
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Chen Yufei helped the national team defend the Sudirman Cup title at home soil after delivering the final win against An Se-young in straight games.
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Chen Yufei participated at the World Championships but could only settle for a bronze medal as she was defeated by An Se-young in straight games.