Xia Huan

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Xia Huan
Personal information
Country China China
Born (1992-01-30) January 30, 1992
Anhua, Yiyang
Height 1.70 m
Weight 65 kg
Handedness Right
Coach Chen Qiqiu
Women's/Mixed doubles
Highest ranking 7 (WD) / 23 (MXD) (August 09, 2012)
Current ranking 225 (WD) / 241 (MXD) (January 09, 2014[1])
Medal record
Competitor for  China
Women's badminton
BWF World Junior Championships
Gold 2009 Alor Setar Girls Doubles
Silver 2010 Guadalajara Girls Doubles
World Championships
Asian Games
Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
BWF profile

Sport Career

Xia Huan (Chinese 夏欢; born January 30, 1992 in Anhua, Yiyang, Hunan Province) is a successful Chinese female badminton doubles player. She became World Junior Champion in the Girls Doubles event in 2009 with Tang Jinhua at the 2009 BWF World Junior Championships held in Alor Setar, Malaysia. One year later at at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico the couple 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 couple also won both the 2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships and the 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.

In 2011 Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua won their first major title winning the Li-Ning China Masters Super Series 2011. [2] They also reached the semi-finals at the 2011 Hwasun Victor Korea Open Grand Prix Gold. Together with partner Tang Jinhua she also reached the final at the Li-Ning China Open Super Series Premier 2011. In 2012 Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua were victorious winners at the Yonex German Open Grand Prix Gold 2012 [3] and the Badminton Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2012. [4] At the prestigious Yonex All England Open Super Series Premier 2012 they reached the semi-finals.

Career highlights

2012

2011

2010

2009

References

  1. ↑ "BWF World Ranking – Women's doubles". 
  2. ↑ http://www.badmintonlink.com/Read-News/China_s_Xia_Huan_and_Tang_Jinhua_clinch_their_first_Super_Series_title
  3. ↑ http://www.badmintonlink.com/Read-News/German_Open_2012_Xia_Huan_and_Tang_Jinhua_grab_Women_s_Doubles_title
  4. ↑ http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=60168
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