Lee Yang 李洋 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Taipei, Taiwan | 12 August 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (MD with Wang Chi-lin 27 September 2022) 27 (XD with Hsu Ya-ching 2 November 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 10 (MD with Wang Chi-lin 2 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Lee Yang (Chinese: 李洋; pinyin: Lǐ Yáng; born 12 August 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player and 2020 Olympics men's doubles champion.[1]
Lee played in the men's doubles with Lee Jhe-huei. They were champions in 2016 at the Vietnam Open Grand Prix. In 2015, together they entered the 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix, 2015 Vietnam Open Grand Prix, and 2015 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold. In 2016 they entered the 2016 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, 2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold and 2016 Dutch Open Grand Prix. He won the men's doubles title at the 2017 French Open.[2] In 2018, he competed at the Asian Games and won bronze medals in the men's doubles and team events.[3]
In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he partnered with Wang Chi-lin to defeat the 2018 World Champion pairing of Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the final. They became the first unseeded pair to win an Olympic gold in the men's doubles event and the first to win a gold in badminton for Chinese Taipei.[4]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan |
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21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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15–21, 22–20, 12–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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12–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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18–21, 14–13 retired | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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21–13, 14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia |
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21–19, 14–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia |
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21–13, 21–19 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–8, 23–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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16–21, 22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–17, 3–6 retired | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 21–19 | ![]() |
2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–23, 21–19 | ![]() |
2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–10, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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22–24, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 23–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–14, 21–7 | ![]() |
2016 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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21–17, 16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |