Zheng Siwei

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

Zheng Siwei
郑思维
Zheng at the 2023 Singapore Open
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking35 (MD with Huang Kaixiang, 8 July 2016)
1 (XD with Chen Qingchen, 22 December 2016)
1 (XD with Huang Yaqiong, 9 August 2018)
Current ranking1 (XD with Huang Yaqiong, 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles
World Championships
2018 Nanjing Mixed doubles
2019 Basel Mixed doubles
2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles
2023 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
2022 Manila Mixed doubles
2023 Dubai Mixed doubles
2018 Wuhan Mixed doubles
2019 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
2015 Lima Boys' doubles
2015 Lima Mixed doubles
2015 Lima Mixed team
2013 Bangkok Boys' doubles
2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
2014 Taipei Boys' doubles
2014 Taipei Mixed team
2015 Bangkok Boys' doubles
2015 Bangkok Mixed doubles
2015 Bangkok Mixed team
2013 Kota Kinabalu Boys' doubles
BWF profile

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, 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.

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