Han Chengkai (Chinese: 韩呈恺, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Junior Championships. Han also part of the Chinese team that won the 2019 Tong Yun Kai and Sudirman Cups.[2][3] Together with his partner Zhou Haodong, he was awarded as the 2018 Most Promising Player of the Year by the BWF.[4] He announced his retirement at the age of 23 after competed at the National Games on 13 September 2021.[5]

Han Chengkai
韩呈恺
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26)
Fuzhou, Fujian, China[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired13 September 2021
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking5 (MD with Zhou Haodong 9 April 2019)
102 (XD 19 April 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
  Zhou Haodong   Joel Eipe
  Frederik Søgaard
21–18, 17–21, 20–22   Bronze
2016 Bilbao Arena,
Bilbao, Spain
  Zhou Haodong   Lee Hong-sub
  Lim Su-min
21–17, 21–14   Gold

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 CPB Badminton Training Center,
Bangkok, Thailand
  Zhou Haodong   He Jiting
  Zheng Siwei
19–21, 21–18, 18–21   Silver
2016 CPB Badminton Training Center,
Bangkok, Thailand
  Zhou Haodong   He Jiting
  Tan Qiang
21–12, 21–17   Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Lingshui China Masters Super 100   Zhou Haodong   Di Zijian
  Wang Chang
19–21, 21–17, 21–16   Winner
2018 China Open Super 1000   Zhou Haodong   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
13–21, 21–17, 14–21   Runner-up
2018 French Open Super 750   Zhou Haodong   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
23–21, 8–21, 21–17   Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Indonesian Masters   Zhou Haodong   Wahyu Nayaka
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

References

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  1. ^ ""玩"出世界冠军 漳籍羽毛球小将韩呈恺冠军炼成记". Fuzhou News Network (in Chinese). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Players: Han Chengkai". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "韩呈恺 Han Cheng Kai". Badmintoncn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ "仨中国选手获羽联俩年度大奖". China News Service (in Chinese). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ^ "韩呈恺因伤病退役 附韩呈恺个人资料简介". QTT (in Chinese). 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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