Xue Song (badminton)
| Xue Song 薛松 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1994 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 17 (27 August 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xue Song (Chinese: 薛松; born 22 January 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in men's singles.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2002, Xue was sent to train at the badminton school in Jiangsu, and at age 13, he won the national junior title in the singles and doubles events. At the age of 15, he trained in Hong Kong for two years, then he joined the badminton club in Guangdong. In 2011, he was selected to join the national team. He first attracted international attention when he defeated 2010 champion Viktor Axelsen at the 2012 World Junior Championships and went on to reach the final, where he lost to Kento Momota.[2]
He started his senior career at the 2013 Australian Open, and at that tournament, he beat a former world No. 1 Taufik Hidayat, and also a Vietnamese senior player Nguyễn Tiến Minh. In the final, he was defeated by his compatriot Tian Houwei in the rubber game.[3] He also was the runner-up at the New Zealand Open lost to the Japanese player Riichi Takeshita.[4] He won his first international title at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold tournament.[5]
Achievements
[edit]World Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Kento Momota
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17–21, 21–19, 19–21 |  Silver
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BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Australian Open |  Tian Houwei
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22–20, 13–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2013 | New Zealand Open | Riichi Takeshita
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16–21, 21–16, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | India Grand Prix Gold |  Srikanth Kidambi
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16–21, 21–19, 21–13 |  Winner
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| 2014 | Macau Open |  Wong Wing Ki
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16–21, 21–13, 21–19 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Xue Song". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "镇江籍选手薛松获团体冠军男单亚军". jsw.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "澳羽赛李宗伟杀手田厚威首夺冠 薛松摘处子秀银牌". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand Open 2013 Finals – Both youth and experience triumph". Badzine.net. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "印度黄金赛：国羽斩获四金 男单小将薛松首夺冠". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 15 July 2017.