Ren Xiangyu

Ren Xiangyu
任翔宇
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 25)
Luzhou, Sichuan, China
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Years active2015–present
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking6 (MD with He Jiting, 30 July 2024)
16 (MD with Ou Xuanyi, 19 April 2019)
33 (XD with Zhou Chaomin, 5 November 2019)
Current ranking7 (MD with He Jiting, 27 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Selangor Men's team
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Ren Xiangyu (Chinese: 任翔宇; pinyin: Rèn Xiángyǔ; born 23 October 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Born in Luzhou, Sichuan province, he has shown his talent in badminton since he was a child. He once trained at the Luzhou sports school, and entered the national team in 2016.[1] He helped the junior national team to clinch the mixed team titles at the 2015 and 2016 Asian Junior Championships, and also at the 2015 and 2016 World Junior Championships. He claimed his first senior international title at the 2018 U.S. Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Ou Xuanyi.[2] In 2023, he helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships,[3] and won the postponed Summer World University Games with Tan Qiang.[4]

  1. ^ "世界冠军来了 泸州小将任翔宇首获国际羽毛球大赛冠军" (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ Hearn, Don (18 June 2018). "U.S. Open Finals – Ren takes a World Tour first!". Badzine. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference FISU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).