Jia Yifan (Chinese: 贾一凡; pinyin: Jiǎ Yīfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕjà.í fǎn]; born 29 June 1997) is a Chinese badminton player and Olympic champion.[1][2] With partner Chen Qingchen, Jia won silver in women's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics and gold in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Jia won four gold medals at the World Championships in 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023.[3] She also won two gold medals at the Asian Games in 2018 and 2022,[4] as well as at the 2019 and 2022 Asian Championships.[5] Jia was part of the Chinese winning team in the 2019, 2021, and 2023 Sudirman Cup, and also at the 2020 Uber Cup. She also won silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] She reached a career-high ranking of world number 1 in the women's doubles with Chen Qingchen in November 2017.
Career
In 2023, Jia and Chen Qingchen helped the national team reach the final of the Sudirman Cup by winning the deciding rubber, beating fellow former world no. 1 pair Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in straight games.[7] The team then ended the tournament by lifting the cup for 13 times.[8] In August, Jia and Chen won the World Championships title by beating Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti in the final. The duo becoming the first women's doubles to win four golds in the World Championships history.[9] In October, they won the Denmark Open, becoming the first Chinese women's doubles pair to win defend the title.[10]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, with partner Chen Qingchen, Jia won gold in the women's doubles event, defeating compatriots Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 2–0 in the finals.[11]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
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21–18, 17–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–14 | ![]() |
2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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22–20, 22–20 | ![]() |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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19–21, 21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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21–11, 21–15 | ![]() |
2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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20–22, 21–16, 20–22 | ![]() |
2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
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21–11, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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21–18, 13–21, 21–11 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
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14–21, 21–18, 18–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (19 titles, 8 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 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.[13]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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12–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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18–21, 22–20, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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10–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–9, 19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–11, 13–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–10 | ![]() |
2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–16, 29–30, 21–19 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–15 | ![]() |
2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–10 | ![]() |
2023 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–10, 17–21, 21–7 | ![]() |
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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17–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2024 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–12, 19–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
2024 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–12 | ![]() |
2024 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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17–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (5 titles)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[14] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[15] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | ![]() |
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21–15, 13–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | China Open | ![]() |
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21–7, 18–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2017 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
- Superseries Finals Tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
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.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–19, 21–11 | ![]() |
2015 | Brasil Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–16, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Thailand Masters | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | China International | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–10 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | China International | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–18, 17–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Asian Junior Championships | G | G | G |
World Junior Championships | B | G | G |
- Senior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asia Mixed Team Championships | B | NH | A | NH | A | NH | ||
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | S | NH | |||
Uber Cup | NH | B | NH | G | NH | S | NH | G |
Sudirman Cup | S | NH | G | NH | G | NH | G | NH |
Individual competitions
Junior level
Girls' doubles
Events | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Asia Junior Championships | G | G | S |
World Junior Championships | B | G | G |
Senior level
Women's doubles
Events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asian Championships | 2R | QF | 2R | G | NH | G | QF | B | |
Asian Games | NH | G | NH | G | NH | ||||
World Championships | NH | G | QF | QF | NH | G | G | G | NH |
Olympic Games | DNQ | NH | S | NH | G |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | QF | QF | F | W | NH | QF | W | QF | W ('19, '23) | |||
India Open | A | QF | A | NH | A | F | w/d | F ('23) | |||||
Indonesia Masters | F | A | NH | 2R | QF | 2R | A | W | A | W ('22) | |||
Thailand Masters | NH | QF | W | A | W | NH | A | W ('17, '20) | |||||
German Open | A | QF | A | QF | QF | NH | W | A | W ('22) | ||||
French Open | A | W | SF | 1R | QF | NH | A | QF | 2R | W | W ('16, '24) | ||
All England Open | A | 2R | 1R | QF | W | QF | A | 1R | QF | 2R | W ('19) | ||
Swiss Open | A | QF | W | A | QF | NH | A | w/d | A | W ('17) | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | F | A | 2R | NH | W | A | W ('22) | |||||
Thailand Open | A | NH | SF | A | NH | QF | A | SF ('15) | |||||
Singapore Open | A | QF | QF | A | NH | w/d | W | W | W ('23, '24) | ||||
Indonesia Open | A | W | SF | SF | NH | A | QF | QF | F | W (17) | |||
Australian Open | A | SF | A | F | NH | A | F ('19) | ||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | SF | A | NH | A | SF ('16) | |||||||
Korea Open | A | QF | NH | A | W | W ('23) | |||||||
Japan Open | A | 1R | F | 2R | NH | SF | F | F ('18, '23) | |||||
China Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | W | QF | W | NH | W | W ('17, '19, '23) | |||
Hong Kong Open | A | SF | W | 1R | W | NH | A | W ('17, '19) | |||||
Denmark Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | A | 1R | W | W | W ('22, '23) | |||
Hylo Open | A | 2R | A | W | A | W ('16) | |||||||
Japan Masters | NH | 1R | 1R ('23) | ||||||||||
China Masters | w/d | A | SF | F | A | 2R | SF | NH | SF | F ('16) | |||
Syed Modi International | NH | W | A | NH | A | W ('14) | |||||||
BWF Superseries / Tour Finals | DNQ | W | RR | RR | W | DNQ | W | W | W ('16, '19, '22, '23) | ||||
Brasil Open | NH | A | W | A | NH | W ('15) | |||||||
Macau Open | A | W | w/d | A | NH | W ('16) | |||||||
New Zealand Open | A | 2R | A | NH | 2R ('15) | ||||||||
Year-end ranking | 156 | 98 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | |||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
New Zealand Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('15) | |
India Open | A | QF | QF ('16) | ||
Thailand Open | A | NH | QF | A | QF ('15) |
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 1R | 1R ('16) | ||
Syed Modi International | NH | QF | A | QF ('14) | |
Hylo Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('14) | |
Indonesia Masters | 2R | A | 2R ('13) | ||
Brasil Open | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('15) |
Year-end ranking | 346 | 263 | 260 | 156 | 97 |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
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