Ou Xuanyi
歐烜屹
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994
Fujian, China[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Years active2013–present
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (MD with Liu Yuchen 30 May 2023)
16 (MD with Ren Xiangyu 19 April 2019)
23 (XD with Feng Xueying 17 September 2019)
Current ranking8 (MD with Liu Yuchen 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
BWF profile

Ou Xuanyi (Chinese: 歐烜屹; pinyin: Ōu Xǔanyì; born 23 January 1994) is a Chinese badminton player.[2]

Career summary

Ou made his debut in an international tournament by competing at the 2013 China Masters.[3] In 2017, he clinched his first international title by winning the mixed doubles title at the Indonesia International Series tournament partnered with Liu Lin.[4]

Ou started the 2018 season by competing at the Lingshui China Masters, and finished as the semi-finalist in the mixed doubles event partnered with Chen Lu.[5] He then won the men's doubles title at the U.S. Open teamed up with Ren Xiangyu, and also the runner-up at the Singapore Open. Together with Feng Xueying, he won the mixed doubles title at the Syed Modi International, which is a Super 300 BWF tournament.[6]

From 2022, Ou started a new partnership with the reigning Olympic silver medalist Liu Yuchen. In the Indonesia Open, the duo beat Korea's Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho to become the first men’s doubles pair from the reserves’ list to win a Super 1000 title.[7] They qualified to compete at the World Tour Finals and emerged victorious after beating Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the final.[8] As a result he broke into the top ten for the first time in his career.[9]

In 2023, Ou and Liu helped the national team reach the final of the Sudirman Cup. Facing former world no.1 pair Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the semi-finals while Japan was leading the tie 2–1, Ou and Liu saved four match points being 16–20 down and converting their first to keep China alive in the tie. They eventually got into the final. Ou said after the match, "During the third game after the interval, I rushed a bit and all my shots went long. When we were match point down, I was calm as we were sure to lose the game. Liu Yu Chen just told me to play my game." Compatriot and world no.1 Jia Yifan said after she won the deciding rubber, "We wouldn’t be here if not for the men’s doubles, they did a great job."[10] Ultimately, the Chinese national team went on to win the 2023 Sudirman Cup.[11]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 China Ren Xiangyu South Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Kim Won-ho		 16–21, 21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 China Ren Xiangyu Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Lingshui China Masters Super 100 China Ren Xiangyu Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan		 17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Akita Masters Super 100 China Zhang Nan Japan Akira Koga
Japan Taichi Saito		 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 100 China Zhang Nan Japan Akira Koga
Japan Taichi Saito		 11–21, 21–10, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 German Open Super 300 China Liu Yuchen Malaysia Goh Sze Fei
Malaysia Nur Izzuddin		 21–23, 21–16, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Korea Masters Super 300 China Liu Yuchen South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang		 14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Open Super 1000 China Liu Yuchen South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Kim Won-ho		 21–17, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Australian Open Super 300 China Liu Yuchen Malaysia Ong Yew Sin
Malaysia Teo Ee Yi		 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals China Liu Yuchen Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 21–17, 19–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Hylo Open Super 300 China Liu Yuchen Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 24–22, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Japan Masters Super 500 China Liu Yuchen China He Jiting
China Ren Xiangyu		 14–21, 21–15, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 China Feng Xueying Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy
Indonesia Pitha Haningtyas Mentari		 22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 German Open Super 300 China Huang Yaqiong Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 11–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Korea Masters Super 300 China Huang Yaqiong China Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping		 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Belarus International China Zhang Nan England Matthew Clare
England Max Flynn		 21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Indonesia International China Liu Lin Indonesia Lukhi Apri Nugroho
Indonesia Ririn Amelia		 22–20, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "欧烜屹 Ou Xuan Yi" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Players: Ou Xuanyi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "2013中国羽毛球大师赛比赛赛程，直播时间表" (in Chinese). Sina. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Indonesia and Malaysia win titles each in Surabaya". Badminton Asia. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "2018中国（陵水）国际羽毛球大师赛 小将陆光祖逆转队友孙飞翔晋级决赛" (in Chinese). HNDnews.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "漳州双星闪耀双打赛场" (in Chinese). 厦门第一门户网站. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Indonesia Open: Milestones continue to tumble". BWF. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Perfect finish to first season together". Badminton World Federation. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Players: Ou Xuanyi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (21 May 2023). "One point too far for Japan". BWF. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (21 May 2023). "Sweet 13th for China". BWF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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