Di Zijian

Di Zijian
邸子健
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23)
Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking33 (MD with Wang Chang 3 December 2019)
243 (XD with Li Yijing 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kazan Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jakarta Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Suzhou Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Suzhou Mixed team
BWF profile

Di Zijian (Chinese: 邸子健; pinyin: Dǐ Zǐjiàn; born 27 February 2001) is Chinese badminton player.[1] Born in Liaoyang, Liaoning, he started practicing badminton at the age of 10 and entered the Liaoning team when he was 14. Di was selected to join the national youth team in 2017, then became the national second team players at the beginning of 2018.[2] He was two times boys' doubles gold medalists at the Asian Junior Championships in 2017 and 2018, also won the mixed team title with the national junior team in 2018.[3] At the World Junior Championships, he helped the team clinch the gold medal in 2017 and 2018, and won the silver medals in the boys' doubles event in 2017 and 2019.[1][4] He also showed his achievement in the senior tournament level by reaching the final at the 2018 Lingshui China Masters and finished as the runner-up in the men's doubles event.[2] Di won his first BWF World Tour title in 2019 SaarLorLux Open.[5]

  1. ^ a b "国羽男双新锐进陵水赛4强:有实力才能配得上支持" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "辽宁羽毛球又一男双选手脱颖而出 17岁小将邸子健青年赛夺冠" (in Chinese). 辽宁频道. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ "羽毛球亚青赛中国队揽4金 邸子健/王昶男双卫冕" (in Chinese). Tencent. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ Hearn, Don (11 November 2018). "World Juniors Team Final – 5th straight for China!". Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ Bubucea, Maria (3 November 2019). "Chinese domination at SaarLorLux". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 7 November 2019.