Huang Yaqiong

Huang Yaqiong
黄雅琼
Huang Yaqiong; 黄雅琼
	Huang at 2024
Personal information
Country	China
Born	28 February 1994 (age 30); Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	9 (WD with Yu Xiaohan, 8 February 2018); 1 (XD with Zheng Siwei, 9 August 2018)
Current ranking	1 (XD with Zheng Siwei, 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing China
Olympic Games
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Uber Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Huang Yaqiong (Chinese: 黄雅琼; pinyin: Huáng Yǎqióng, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles.^[2] She is an Olympic gold medalist, three-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time Asian Champion. She also won a silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Huang is the current world number 1 in the mixed doubles with Zheng Siwei.

Huang won the prestigious All England Open in 2017 partnered with Lu Kai,^[3] and in 2019 with Zheng Siwei. Together with Lu, she emerged as the champion at the 2017 Asian Championships. With her current partner Zheng, she won the gold medal at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, and claimed the BWF World Championships titles in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Huang was named the Female Player of the Year by the BWF in 2018 and 2019.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Career

2021

Huang and her partner, Zheng Siwei, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics as the top seeds. They won a silver medal after being defeated by their compatriots Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping in the final in a close rubber game.^[7]^[8]

2022

Huang started a short-lived partnership with Ou Xuanyi, reaching 2 finals. However, she reunited with Zheng Siwei at the All England Open,^[9] which was held a week later. They reached the semifinals, where they were defeated by their compatriots Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping once again, in three games.

In April, Huang and Zheng participated in the Asia Championships for the third time. They were crowned as the champions, avenging their defeat against Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping in the final without dropping a game in the whole tournament.

From May to July, Huang and Zheng won 5 consecutive World Tour titles at the Thailand Open, Indonesia Masters, Indonesia Open, Malaysia Open and Malaysia Masters back to back. The pair topped the world rankings again after winning the Indonesia Open.

In August, competing as the top seed in the World Championships, Zheng and Huang got their third gold medal of this event in their career by beating Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, who were fighting in home soil, in two straight games.

Despite being revenged a week later in the semifinals of Japan Open, Zheng and Huang won two Super 750 events, Denmark Open^{[citation needed]} and French Open^[10] in two three-game thrillers, against compatriots Feng and Huang and the Dutch pair Tabeling and Piek respectively. As a result they finished 1st in the Race to World Tour Finals ranking.

They finished the year with their 10th title of the year in the World Tour Finals by beating No.2 seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–19, 18–21, 21–13.^[11]

2023

Huang and Zheng competed as the top seeds and three-time defending champions in the Malaysia Open Super 1000 at the start of the year.^[12] They defended their title without dropping a set throughout the tournament. A week later they lost in the semifinals in the India Open to Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino.^[13]

In March, the pair of Zheng/Huang participated in the All England Open and was crowned as champions for the 2nd time in their career as a pair by beating the Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung.^[14]

In the end of April, Huang and Zheng participated in the Asia Championships as defending champions, and finished with a silver medal after losing to compatriots Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin.^[15]

In May, the pair then helped the Chinese team to lift the Sudirman Cup trophy by winning all 4 matches they played.^[16]

In June, after losing to Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun in the quarterfinals in Singapore,^[17] Huang and Zheng won their third Super 1000 title of the season in the Indonesia Open, defeating Watanabe and Higashino in straight games in the final.^[18]

In August, the pair entered the World Championships as the top seeds and defending champions. Zheng reached his fifth final without dropping a single game, but the duo lost to Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung, a pair they never lost to in 9 meetings, in three close games.^[19]

In October, Huang and Zheng, who were 2018 champions, successfully defended their title they won 5 years ago at the 2022 Asian Games, avenging their defeat to Seo and Chae in the semi-finals and defeating Watanabe and Higashino in the final in straight games.^[20]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	17–21, 21–17, 19–21	Silver
2024	Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France	Zheng Siwei	Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun	21–8, 21–11	Gold

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–17, 21–19	Gold
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Zheng Siwei	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–8, 21–12	Gold
2022	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–13, 21–16	Gold
2023	Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Zheng Siwei	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	17–21, 21–10, 18–21	Silver

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Zheng Siwei	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	21–8, 21–15	Gold
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–15, 21–14	Gold

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Lu Kai	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–18, 21–11	Gold
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Zheng Siwei	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	11–21, 13–21	Bronze
2019	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Zheng Siwei	He Jiting Du Yue	14–21, 18–21	Bronze
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–17, 21–8	Gold
2023	Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Zheng Siwei	Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin	15–21, 14–21	Silver
2024	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Zheng Siwei	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	21–9, 13–21, 16–21	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan	Yu Xiaohan	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	14–21, 21–18, 18–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan	Wang Yilyu	Alfian Eko Prasetya Shella Devi Aulia	21–12, 19–21, 12–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Yu Xiaohan	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–17, 15–21, 17–21	Silver

BWF World Tour (32 titles, 10 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018,^[21] 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.^[22]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	21–19, 20–22, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21–14, 21–11	Winner
2018	All England Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–15, 20–22, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2018	Japan Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–19, 21–8	Winner
2018	China Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Zhang Nan Li Yinhui	21–16, 21–9	Winner
2018	Denmark Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2018	French Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2018	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–15, 11–21, 21–19	Winner
2018	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–23, 21–16, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	19–21, 21–19, 21–16	Winner
2019	All England Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–17, 22–20	Winner
2019	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2019	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2019	China Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–17, 15–21, 21–16	Winner
2019	Korea Open	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	French Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	24–22, 16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2019	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2020	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–19, 21–12	Winner
2020	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21–9, 21–9	Winner
2022	German Open	Super 300	Ou Xuanyi	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2022	Korea Masters	Super 300	Ou Xuanyi	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Thailand Open	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–12, 18–21, 21–14	Winner
2022	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21–13, 21–14	Winner
2022	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2022	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2022	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	21–17, 21–12	Winner
2022	Denmark Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21–19, 20–22, 21–19	Winner
2022	French Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	21–16, 14–21, 22–20	Winner
2022	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Zheng Siwei	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–19, 18–21, 21–13	Winner
2023	Malaysia Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–19, 21–11	Winner
2023	All England Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	21–16, 16–21, 21–12	Winner
2023	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–14, 21–11	Winner
2023	Denmark Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21–16, 15–21, 24–26	Runner-up
2023	Japan Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	25–23, 21–9	Winner
2023	China Masters	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	21–10, 21–11	Winner
2023	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Zheng Siwei	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21–11, 21–18	Winner
2024	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Zheng Siwei	Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2024	All England Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2024	Singapore Open	Super 750	Zheng Siwei	Yang Po-hsuan Hu Ling-fang	21–11, 21–19	Winner
2024	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Zheng Siwei	Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin	11–21, 14–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (9 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006, and implemented in 2007,^[23] 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.^[24] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	French Open	Tang Jinhua	Luo Ying Luo Yu	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2017	Malaysia Open	Tang Jinhua	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	17–21, 21–18, 12–21	Runner-up
2017	Korea Open	Yu Xiaohan	Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee	21–11, 21–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Singapore Open	Lu Kai	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	Walkover	Runner-up
2016	India Open	Lu Kai	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2016	Australian Open	Lu Kai	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2017	All England Open	Lu Kai	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	18–21, 21–19, 21–16	Winner
2017	India Open	Lu Kai	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	24–22, 14–21, 21–17	Winner
2017	Malaysia Open	Lu Kai	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Singapore Open	Lu Kai	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	19–21, 21–16, 21–11	Winner
2017	China Open	Zheng Siwei	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	21–15, 21–11	Winner
2017	Hong Kong Open	Zheng Siwei	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	21–15, 21–13	Winner

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 8 runners-up)

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.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	U.S. Open	Yu Xiaohan	Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin	17–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2013	Canada Open	Yu Xiaohan	Eefje Muskens Selena Piek	13–21, 21–11, 21–13	Winner
2013	Macau Open	Yu Xiaohan	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2014	India Grand Prix Gold	Yu Xiaohan	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	24–22, 19–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Yu Xiaohan	Ou Dongni Xiong Mengjing	22–20, 12–21, 21–18	Winner
2014	China Masters	Yu Xiaohan	Luo Ying Luo Yu	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	Macau Open	Zhong Qianxin	Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan	21–19, 19–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2016	German Open	Tang Jinhua	Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2017	China Masters	Tang Jinhua	Bao Yixin Yu Xiaohan	21–8, 14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2017	Macau Open	Yu Xiaohan	Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim	21–10, 21–17	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	U.S. Open	Wang Yilyu	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	8–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	Macau Open	Lu Kai	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	17–21, 21–18, 21–17	Winner
2014	India Grand Prix Gold	Wang Yilyu	Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Lu Kai	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2014	China Masters	Lu Kai	Wang Yilyu Xia Huan	21–12, 21–14	Winner
2015	Swiss Open	Lu Kai	Liu Cheng Bao Yixin	17–21, 22–20, 21–13	Winner
2017	German Open	Lu Kai	Zhang Nan Li Yinhui	20–22, 11–21	Runner-up
2017	Macau Open	Zheng Siwei	Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na	21–14, 21–11	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Junior level

Team events	2011	2012
Asian Junior Championships	G	S
World Junior Championships	A	G

Senior level

Team events	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Asian Games	NH	S	NH			S	NH
Uber Cup	NH	B	NH	A	NH	A	NH
Sudirman Cup	S	NH	G	NH	A	NH	G

Individual competitions

Junior level

Girls' doubles

Events	2011	2012
Asian Junior Championships	QF	S
World Junior Championships	A	S

Mixed doubles

Events	2011	2012
Asian Junior Championships	2R	3R
World Junior Championships	A	B

Senior level

Women's doubles

Events	2017	2018
Asian Championships	2R	2R
World Championships	A	3R

Tournament	BWF Superseries / Grand Prix						BWF World Tour	Best
Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Best
Swiss Open	A				SF	A		SF ('16)
German Open	A				W	2R	A	W ('16)
All England Open	A				1R	2R	A	2R ('17)
Malaysia Masters	A	2R	W	A				W ('14)
Australian Open	A		1R	A	QF	2R	A	QF ('16)
India Open	A				2R	QF	A	QF ('17)
Malaysia Open	A				2R	F	A	F ('17)
Singapore Open	A			QF	2R	A		QF ('15)
Korea Masters	A	QF	A					QF ('13)
Canada Open	A	W	A					W ('13)
U.S. Open	A	F	A					F ('13)
Korea Open	A				w/d	W	A	W ('17)
Chinese Taipei Open	A		SF	SF	A			SF ('14, '15)
China Open	A		2R	w/d	w/d	2R	A	2R ('14, '17)
Japan Open	A				w/d	A		NA
Syed Modi International	A	NH	F	A				F ('14)
Dutch Open	A	1R	A					1R ('13)
Denmark Open	A			1R	A	QF	A	QF ('17)
French Open	A			W	A	2R	1R	W ('15)
Hylo Open	A		SF	A				SF ('14)
Macau Open	A	F	F	A	w/d	W	A	W ('17)
China Masters	A	w/d	F	A		F	1R	F ('14, '17)
Hong Kong Open	A					QF	A	QF ('17)
Indonesia Masters	QF	A				NH	A	QF ('12)
Indonesia Open	A				QF	2R	A	QF ('16)
London Grand Prix Gold	NH	1R	NH					1R ('13)
BWF Superseries / World Tour Finals	DNQ					SF	DNQ	SF ('17)
Year-end ranking	179	70	53	98	21	9	198	9
Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Best

Mixed doubles

Events	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Asian Championships	A	QF	QF	G	B	B	NH		G	S	B
Asian Games	A	NH			G	NH			G	NH
World Championships	QF	3R	NH	QF	G	G	NH	2R	G	S	NH
Olympic Games	NH		DNQ	NH			S	NH			G

Tournament	BWF Superseries / Grand Prix					BWF World Tour							Best
Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Best
Malaysia Open	A		2R	1R	F	W	W	NH		W	W	QF	W ('18, '19, '22, '23)
India Open	A	2R	QF	W	W	A		NH		A	SF	w/d	W ('16, '17)
Indonesia Masters	A		QF	A	NH	W	W	W	A	W	A	W	W ('18, '19, '20, '22, '24)
German Open	A			1R	F	A		NH		F	A		F ('17, '22)
French Open	A	QF	SF	1R	QF	W	F	NH	A	W	QF	QF	W ('18, '22)
All England Open	A	2R	QF	2R	W	F	W	2R	A	SF	W	W	W ('17, '19, '23, '24)
Swiss Open	A	2R	W	A				NH	A				W ('15)
Malaysia Masters	1R	W	A			F	A	W	NH	W	A		W ('14, '20, '22)
Thailand Open	A	NH	A						NH	W	A		W ('22)
Singapore Open	A	1R	F	1R	W	A	SF	NH		w/d	QF	W	W ('17, '24)
Indonesia Open	A	QF	QF	SF	2R	SF	W	NH	A	W	W	F	W ('19, '22, '23)
Australian Open	A	2R	2R	W	w/d	A		NH		A			W ('16)
U.S. Open	F	A						NH			A		F ('13)
Canada Open	2R	A						NH		A			2R ('13)
Japan Open	A		2R	SF	QF	W	QF	NH		SF	SF	A	W ('18)
Korea Open	A		QF	QF	A	1R	F	NH		QF	QF	A	F ('19)
Chinese Taipei Open	A	2R	2R	A				NH		A			2R ('14, '15)
Hong Kong Open	A	SF	1R	2R	W	A		NH			A		W ('17)
China Open	A	SF	2R	2R	W	W	W	NH			QF	w/d	W ('17, '18, '19)
Macau Open	W	1R	A		W	A		NH				A	W ('13, '17)
Denmark Open	A	2R	QF	SF	2R	W	QF	A		W	F	A	W ('18, '22)
Korea Masters	QF	A						NH		F	A		F ('22)
Japan Masters	NH										W		W ('23)
China Masters	1R	W	A	QF	A	W	F	NH			W		W ('14, '18, '23)
Syed Modi International	NH	W	A					NH		A			W ('14)
BWF Superseries / World Tour Finals	DNQ			RR	w/d	F	W	DNQ		W	W		W ('19, '22, '23)
Dutch Open	QF	A						NH	N/A				QF ('13)
London Grand Prix Gold	1R	NH											1R ('13)
Year-end ranking	79	8	9	7	2	1	1	1	2	1	1		1
Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Best

Personal life

On 2 August 2024, Huang's boyfriend, fellow Chinese 2020 Olympic badminton silver medalist Liu Yuchen, proposed to her right after she received her gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic badminton mixed doubles in Adidas Arena, Paris, which she accepted.^[25]

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External links

Huang Yaqiong at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
Huang Yaqiong at BWFBadminton.com
Huang Yaqiong at Olympedia
Huang Yaqiong at Olympics.com

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v t e Olympic badminton mixed doubles champions
Demonstration	1972: Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks (GBR)
Exhibition	1988: Park Joo-bong & Chung Myung-hee (KOR)
Official	1996: Kim Dong-moon & Gil Young-ah (KOR) 2000: Zhang Jun & Gao Ling (CHN) 2004: Zhang Jun & Gao Ling (CHN) 2008: Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung (KOR) 2012: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 2016: Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir (INA) 2020: Wang Yilyu & Huang Dongping (CHN) 2024: Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong (CHN)

v t e BWF Player of the Year
Eddy Choong Player of the Year (1998–2007)	1998: Peter Gade 1999: Camilla Martin 2000: Candra Wijaya 2001: Gao Ling 2002: Kim Dong-moon 2003: Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min 2004: Taufik Hidayat 2005: Taufik Hidayat 2006: Lin Dan 2007: Lin Dan
Male Player of the Year (2008–present)	2008: Lin Dan 2009: Lee Chong Wei 2010: Lee Chong Wei 2011: Lee Chong Wei 2012: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 2013: Lee Chong Wei 2014: Chen Long 2015: Chen Long 2016: Lee Chong Wei 2017: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 2018: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 2019: Kento Momota 2020–21: Viktor Axelsen 2022: Viktor Axelsen 2023: Seo Seung-jae
Female Player of the Year (2008–present)	2008: Zhou Mi 2009: Wang Yihan 2010: Wang Xin 2011: Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 2012: Wang Yihan 2013: Li Xuerui 2014: Zhao Yunlei 2015: Carolina Marín 2016: Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi 2017: Chen Qingchen 2018: Huang Yaqiong 2019: Huang Yaqiong 2020–21: Tai Tzu-ying 2022: Akane Yamaguchi 2023: An Se-young