Li Junhui (Chinese: 李俊慧, born 10 May 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yuchen, two times won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2017 and 2018, and was a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Li was part of the national team that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup, and 2019 Sudirman Cup.

Career

Li began his professional badminton career representing China in men’s doubles. Over the course of his career, he became known as a skilled front-court player with strong defensive ability and sharp net play.

He partnered with Liu Yuchen to form one of China’s top men’s doubles pairs. The duo achieved consistent success on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour, winning several Superseries and World Tour titles, and earning a reputation as one of the strongest pairings in international badminton.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Li and Liu reached the men’s doubles final. Despite strong performances throughout the tournament, they were defeated in the gold medal match by Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei, finishing with the silver medal.

After the Olympics, Li continued to compete but was hampered by recurring injuries that had affected him since 2017. In November 2021, he officially announced his retirement from professional badminton, citing his inability to fully recover and maintain top form.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, JapanChina Liu YuchenChinese Taipei Lee Yang Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin18–21, 12–21Silver

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, ChinaChina Liu YuchenJapan Takeshi Kamura Japan Keigo Sonoda21–12, 21–19Gold
2019St. Jakobshalle, Basel, SwitzerlandChina Liu YuchenJapan Takuro Hoki Japan Yugo Kobayashi19–21, 13–21Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, IndonesiaChina Liu YuchenIndonesia Fajar Alfian Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto14–21, 21–19, 13–21Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South KoreaChina Liu YuchenSouth Korea Shin Baek-cheol South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong20–22, 17–21Silver
2016Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, ChinaChina Liu YuchenSouth Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong14–21, 26–28Silver
2017Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, ChinaChina Liu YuchenChina Huang Kaixiang China Wang Yilyu21–14, 21–12Gold
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, ChinaChina Liu YuchenJapan Takeshi Kamura Japan Keigo Sonoda11–21, 21–10, 21–13Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, ThailandChina Liu YuchenChina Huang Kaixiang China Zheng Siwei14–21, 21–13, 22–20Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaChina Liu YuchenChina Huang Kaixiang China Zheng Siwei21–15, 21–14Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018, 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Indonesia MastersSuper 500China Liu YuchenIndonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo21–11, 10–21, 16–21Runner-up
2018Japan OpenSuper 750China Liu YuchenIndonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo11–21, 13–21Runner-up
2018BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour FinalsChina Liu YuchenJapan Hiroyuki Endo Japan Yuta Watanabe21–15, 21–11Winner
2019Malaysia OpenSuper 750China Liu YuchenJapan Takeshi Kamura Japan Keigo Sonoda21–12, 21–17Winner
2019Thailand OpenSuper 500China Liu YuchenIndia Satwiksairaj Rankireddy India Chirag Shetty19–21, 21–18, 18–21Runner-up
2019Macau OpenSuper 300China Liu YuchenChina Huang Kaixiang China Liu Cheng21–8, 18–21, 22–20Winner
2020Malaysia MastersSuper 500China Liu YuchenSouth Korea Kim Gi-jung South Korea Lee Yong-dae14–21, 16–21Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006, and implemented in 2007, 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 12 tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Japan OpenChina Liu YuchenSouth Korea Kim Gi-jung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun21–12, 21–12Winner
2016Korea OpenChina Liu YuchenSouth Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong21–15, 20–22, 18–21Runner-up
2017All England OpenChina Liu YuchenIndonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo19–21, 14–21Runner-up
2017Singapore OpenChina Liu YuchenDenmark Mathias Boe Denmark Carsten Mogensen13–21, 14–21Runner-up
2017Indonesia OpenChina Liu YuchenDenmark Mathias Boe Denmark Carsten Mogensen21–19, 19–21, 21–18Winner

BWF 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.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013New Zealand OpenChina Liu YuchenIndonesia Angga Pratama Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro6–21, 20–22Runner-up
2014India Grand Prix GoldChina Liu YuchenChina Huang Kaixiang China Zheng Siwei21–17, 19–21, 22–20Winner
2014Chinese Taipei OpenChina Liu YuchenIndonesia Andrei Adistia Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan14–21, 21–16, 16–21Runner-up
2015China MastersChina Liu YuchenChina Wang Yilyu China Zhang Wen21–15, 19–21, 21–12Winner
2015U.S. OpenChina Liu YuchenIndia Manu Attri India B. Sumeeth Reddy21–12, 21–16Winner
2015Canada OpenChina Liu YuchenChina Huang Kaixiang China Wang Sijie17–21, 21–12, 21–18Winner
2015Vietnam OpenChina Liu YuchenChina Huang Kaixiang China Wang Sijie21–8, 21–16Winner
2016Chinese Taipei OpenChina Liu YuchenChinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin21–17, 17–21, 24–22Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015China InternationalChina Liu YuchenChina Wang Yilyu China Zhang Wen10–21, 20–22Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

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