Sun Feixiang (Chinese: 孙飞翔; born 15 May 1998) is a Chinese badminton player from Yichang.[1][2] He was the gold medalists at the 2016 Asian and World Junior Championships in the boys' singles event.[3][4] He won his first senior international title at the 2017 China International tournament in the men's singles event,[5] and claimed his first BWF Tour title in the 2019 Indonesia Masters Super 100 tournament, beating Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in straight games in the final.[6]

Sun Feixiang
孙飞翔
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 25)
Yichang, Hubei, China
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's singles
Highest ranking37 (5 November 2019)
Current ranking106 (30 May 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

BWF World Junior Championships edit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain   Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo 21–19, 21–12   Gold

Asian Junior Championships edit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand   Lee Chia-hao 21–13, 21–15   Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Scottish Open Super 100   Liu Haichao 17–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 100   Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21–19, 21–14   Winner
2019 Vietnam Open Super 100   Sourabh Verma 12–21, 21–17, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Vietnam Open Super 100   Kodai Naraoka 21–10, 14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 Ruichang China Masters Super 100   Sun Chao 21–15, 21–14   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 China International   Zhao Junpeng 11–9, 11–7, 13–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Sun Feixiang". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "2016年羽毛球世青赛 宜昌小伙孙飞翔男单夺冠". news.sxxw.net (in Chinese). 三峡新闻网. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "China Dominates Badminton Asia Junior Championships". www.badmintonasia.org. Badminton Asia Confederation. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ^ "China 'Basque' in Glory – Finals: BWF World Junior Championships 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "2017中国(陵水)国际羽毛球挑战赛中国队夺三冠". news.xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ^ "(Yuzu Indonesia Masters) Juara, Sun Fei Xiang Terharu". www.djarumbadminton.com (in Indonesian). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit