Shi Yuqi

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Shi Yuqi (Chinese: 石宇奇; born 28 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player and the reigning World and All England Open champion in men’s singles.

He announced himself on the world stage by winning his first Super Series title at the 2016 French Open. Shi famously defeated the legendary Lin Dan en route to the final of the 2017 All England Open, and then outperformed him again to clinch the 2018 All England title. Most recently, he secured his second All England crown by winning the 2025 edition.

His major breakthrough came at the 2025 World Championships, where he captured the gold medal by defeating Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the final. This victory came seven years after he claimed a silver medal at the 2018 World Championships, where he fell to Japan’s Kento Momota.

A pillar of Chinese team success, Shi has led his nation to multiple team titles. He has contributed to four Sudirman Cup victories (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025), two Thomas Cup wins (2018, 2024), and two Asian Games men’s team gold medals (2018, 2022). Individually, he earned a silver medal in men’s singles at the 2022 Asian Games, losing to compatriot Li Shifeng in the final.

Major Achievements

(Includes BWF World Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Championships)

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2025BWF World ChampionshipsKunlavut Vitidsarn (THA)19–21, 21–10, 21–18🥇 Gold
2018BWF World ChampionshipsKento Momota (JPN)11–21, 13–21🥈 Silver
2022Asian GamesLi Shifeng (CHN)21–23, 13–21🥈 Silver
2019Asian ChampionshipsKento Momota (JPN)21–12, 18–21, 8–21🥈 Silver
2017Asian ChampionshipsChen Long (CHN)19–21, 15–21🥉 Bronze
2024Asian ChampionshipsJonatan Christie (INA)21–18, 19–21, 12–21🥉 Bronze

BWF World Tour

(Finals appearances)

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018India OpenSuper 500Chou Tien-chen21–18, 21–14🥇 Winner
2018All England OpenSuper 1000Lin Dan21–19, 16–21, 21–9🥇 Winner
2018French OpenSuper 750Chen Long17–21, 19–21🥈 Runner-up
2018BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour FinalsKento Momota21–12, 21–11🥇 Winner
2019Swiss OpenSuper 300B. Sai Praneeth19–21, 21–18, 21–12🥇 Winner
2019Macau OpenSuper 300Sitthikom Thammasin21–12, 14–21, 7–21🥈 Runner-up
2022Denmark OpenSuper 750Lee Zii Jia21–18, 16–21, 21–12🥇 Winner
2022Australian OpenSuper 300Lu Guangzu21–19, 18–21, 21–5🥇 Winner
2023All England OpenSuper 1000Li Shifeng24–26, 5–21🥈 Runner-up
2023Japan MastersSuper 500Viktor Axelsen20–22, 17–21🥈 Runner-up
2023BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour FinalsViktor Axelsen11–21, 12–21🥈 Runner-up
2024Malaysia OpenSuper 1000Anders Antonsen14–21, 13–21🥈 Runner-up
2024India OpenSuper 750Lee Cheuk Yiu23–21, 21–17🥇 Winner
2024French OpenSuper 750Kunlavut Vitidsarn22–20, 21–19🥇 Winner
2024Singapore OpenSuper 750Li Shifeng17–21, 21–19, 21–19🥇 Winner
2024Indonesia OpenSuper 1000Anders Antonsen21–9, 12–21, 21–14🥇 Winner
2024BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour FinalsAnders Antonsen21–18, 21–14🥇 Winner
2025Malaysia OpenSuper 1000Anders Antonsen21–8, 21–15🥇 Winner
2025All England OpenSuper 1000Lee Chia-hao21–17, 21–19🥇 Winner
2025Japan OpenSuper 750Alex Lanier21–17, 21–15🥇 Winner
2025China OpenSuper 1000Wang Zhengxing14–21, 21–14, 21–15🥇 Winner
2025Denmark OpenSuper 750Jonatan Christie21–13, 15–21, 15–21🥈 Runner-up
2025BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour FinalsChristo Popov19-21, 9-21🥈 Runner-up

Junior Achievements

(Youth Olympic Games, World Junior Championships, Asian Junior Championships)

YearTournamentCategoryOpponentScoreResult
2014Youth Olympic GamesBoys’ SinglesLin Guipu21–15, 21–19🥇 Gold
2014World Junior ChampionshipsBoys’ SinglesLin Guipu22–20, 8–21, 18–21🥈 Silver
2013Asian Youth GamesBoys’ SinglesLai Yu-hua21–15, 21–15🥉 Bronze
2014Asian Junior ChampionshipsBoys’ SinglesKanta Tsuneyama19–21, 21–16, 21–16🥇 Gold