Xia Huan

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

Xia Huan
Xia (right) with Tang Jinhua
Personal information
Country China
Born (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992
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
Asia Championships
2014 GimcheonWomen's doubles
2014 GimcheonMixed doubles
World Junior Championships
2010 GuadalajaraMixed team
2009 Alor SetarGirls' doubles
2009 Alor SetarMixed team
2008 PuneMixed team
2010 GuadalajaraGirls' doubles
2009 Alor SetarMixed doubles
2008 PuneGirls' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
2010 Kuala LumpurGirls' doubles
2010 Kuala LumpurMixed team
2009 Kuala LumpurGirls' doubles
2008 Kuala LumpurMixed team
2009 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
2009 Kuala LumpurMixed team
2008 Kuala LumpurGirls' doubles
BWF profile
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xia.

Career

Zia became World Junior Champion in the girls' doubles event in 2009 with Tang Jinhua at the World Junior Championships 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 Badminton Championships.[1]

In 2011, Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua won their first major title, 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, and the final at the Li-Ning China Open Super Series Premier 2011.[3] In 2012, Xia and Tang won the Yonex German Open Grand Prix Gold 2012 and the Badminton Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2012.[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
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico		 Tang Jinhua Bao Yixin
Ou Dongni		 13–21, 18–21 Silver
2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,
Alor Setar, Malaysia		 Tang Jinhua Suci Rizki Andini
Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah		 21–9, 21–18 Gold
2008 Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati,
Pune, India		 Lu Lu Fu Mingtian
Yao Lei		 18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze

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

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, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 China Open Tang Jinhua Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang		 11–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2011 China Masters Tang Jinhua Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang		 21–19 Retired Winner
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the BWF since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 New Zealand Open Zhong Qianxin Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		 17–21, 24–22, 21–19 Winner
2012 Swiss Open Tang Jinhua Bao Yixin
Zhong Qianxin		 21–17, 21–10 Winner
2012 German Open Tang Jinhua Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na		 23–21, 21–13 Winner
2010 India Grand Prix Tang Jinhua Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin		 21–8, 21–19 Winner
2010 Vietnam Open Tang Jinhua Ma Jin
Zhong Qianxin		 19–21, 23–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 New Zealand Open Yu Xiaoyu Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		 14–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2014 China Masters Wang Yilv Lu Kai
Huang Yaqiong		 12–21, 14–21 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.

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