1. Chen Yufei was the gold medalist in the 2020 Summer Olympics, and at the 2025 Asian Championships.
29 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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In 2017, Chen Yufei reached the final of the Swiss Open and had to settle for second best after losing to the same opponent whom she defeated in Macau Open final in 2016, Chen Yufei 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 suffered the same fate against An in Asian Championships in Dubai, losing in semifinals and bringing back another bronze.
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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.
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Chen Yufei continued that great form for another week by snatching the French Open title against Tai Tzu-ying.
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Chen Yufei lost the second final of Asian Championships in her career to her junior compatriot, Wang Zhiyi this time around.
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Chen Yufei continued her losing streak for the world tour this year in Singapore Open in the hands of An Se-young but she ended the streak by winning the Indonesia Open, against An.
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Chen Yufei got a bye in the next round but later fallen short to He Bingjiao in quarter finals, thus failed to defend her crown.
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Chen Yufei made a comeback in the international stage at the 2025 Asia Mixed Team Championships and helps China team won the silver medal.
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Chen Yufei reached the final in the Orleans Masters and quarter-finals in the All England Open losing the match to An Se-young in both occasion.
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Chen Yufei won her first title of the year in the Swiss Open.
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Chen Yufei finally won the Asian Championships title beating Han Yue in the final.