Xia Huan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xia.
Xia Huan
夏欢
Xia (right) with Tang Jinhua
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32)
Anhua, Yiyang, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachChen Qiqiu
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (WD 13 September 2012)
23 (XD 25 October 2012)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gimcheon Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gimcheon Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Alor Setar Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Alor Setar Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Xia Huan (Chinese: 夏欢; born 30 January 1992) is a Chinese badminton doubles player.[1]

Career

Xia became World Junior Champion in the girls' doubles event in 2009 with Tang Jinhua held in Alor Setar, Malaysia. One year later in Guadalajara, Mexico, the pair almost managed to defend their World Juniors title, reaching the final, which they eventually lost to compatriots Bao Yixin and Ou Dongni (13–21, 18–21). The pair also won the 2009 and 2010 Asian Junior Championships.[1]

In 2011, Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua won their first major title, the China Masters Superseries.[2] They also reached the semi-finals at the 2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold, and the final at the China Open Superseries.[3] In 2012, Xia and Tang won the German and Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold.[4][5]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea China Zhong Qianxin South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Kim Ha-na 		23–21, 15–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea China Zhang Wen Hong Kong Lee Chun Hei
Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah 		13–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,
Pune, India 		China Lu Lu Singapore Fu Mingtian
Singapore Yao Lei 		18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,
Alor Setar, Malaysia 		China Tang Jinhua Indonesia Suci Rizky Andini
Indonesia Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah 		21–9, 21–18 Gold Gold
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico 		China Tang Jinhua China Bao Yixin
China Ou Dongni 		13–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,
Alor Setar, Malaysia 		China Liu Peixuan Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Rodjana Chuthabunditkul 		19–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		China Lu Lu China Xie Jing
China Zhong Qianxin 		22–20, 14–21, 20–22 Silver Silver
2009 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		China Tang Jinhua China Luo Ying
China Luo Yu 		14–21, 21–17, 21–13 Gold Gold
2010 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		China Tang Jinhua China Bao Yixin
China Ou Dongni 		21–17, 21–8 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		China Liu Peixuan China Lu Kai
China Bao Yixin 		15–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] 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.[7] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 China Masters China Tang Jinhua China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang 		21–19 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 China Open China Tang Jinhua China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang 		11–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Vietnam Open China Tang Jinhua China Ma Jin
China Zhong Qianxin 		19–21, 23–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 India Grand Prix China Tang Jinhua Malaysia Ng Hui Ern
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin 		21–8, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 German Open China Tang Jinhua South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Kim Ha-na 		23–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Swiss Open China Tang Jinhua China Bao Yixin
China Zhong Qianxin 		21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 New Zealand Open China Zhong Qianxin Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota 		17–21, 24–22, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 China Masters China Wang Yilyu China Lu Kai
China Huang Yaqiong 		12–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 New Zealand Open China Yu Xiaoyu China Zheng Siwei
China Chen Qingchen 		14–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 China International China Zhang Wen China Wang Yilyu
China Ou Dongni 		18–21, 21–15, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "汤金华/夏欢：冠军正值花样年华". sports.qq.com (in Chinese). 羽毛球杂志. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "China's Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua clinch their first Super Series title". www.badmintonlink.com. BadmintonLink.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Korea GPG 2011 SF – Sung in the finals…Lee too!". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ "German Open 2012: Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua grab Women's Doubles title". www.badmintonlink.com. BadmintonLink.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Nehwal Defends Swiss Open Title & Indonesian Duo Hit Winning Streak". yonex.co.uk. Yonex. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.