Xia Huan

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

Xia Huan
Xia (right) with Tang Jinhua
Personal information
Country	China
Born	30 January 1992 Anhua, Yiyang, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Chen Qiqiu
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	7 (WD 13 September 2012) 23 (XD 25 October 2012)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Asian Championships 2014 Gimcheon Women's doubles 2014 Gimcheon Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 2008 Pune Mixed team 2009 Alor Setar Girls' doubles 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team 2010 Guadalajara Girls' doubles 2008 Pune Girls' doubles 2009 Alor Setar Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2009 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 2010 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2008 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

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	Zhong Qianxin	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	23–21, 15–21, 16–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

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

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Liu Peixuan	Lu Kai Bao Yixin	15–21, 19–21	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	Tang Jinhua	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	21–19 retired	Winner
2011	China Open	Tang Jinhua	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	11–21, 10–21	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	Tang Jinhua	Ma Jin Zhong Qianxin	19–21, 23–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2010	India Grand Prix	Tang Jinhua	Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin	21–8, 21–19	Winner
2012	German Open	Tang Jinhua	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	23–21, 21–13	Winner
2012	Swiss Open	Tang Jinhua	Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin	21–17, 21–10	Winner
2015	New Zealand Open	Zhong Qianxin	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	17–21, 24–22, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	China Masters	Wang Yilv	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong	12–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2015	New Zealand Open	Yu Xiaoyu	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	14–21, 8–21	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	Zhang Wen	Wang Yilu Ou Dongni	18–21, 21–15, 19–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "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.

External links

Xia Huan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com