Xue Song
薛松
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking17 (27 August 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Xue Song (Chinese: 薛松; born 22 January 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in men's singles.[1]

Career

In 2002, Xue was sent to train at the badminton school in Jiangsu, and at aged 13, he won the national junior title in singles and doubles event. 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

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Japan Kento Momota 17–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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
2013 Australian Open China Tian Houwei 22–20, 13–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 New Zealand Open Japan Riichi Takeshita 16–21, 21–16, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 India Grand Prix Gold India Srikanth Kidambi 16–21, 21–19, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Macau Open Hong Kong Wong Wing Ki 16–21, 21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Xue Song". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand Open 2013 Finals – Both youth and experience triumph". Badzine.net. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "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.
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