Introduction
Zheng Yu (Chinese: 郑雨; pinyin: Zhèng Yǔ; born 7 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player from the Jiangsu province team. She started playing badminton in 2003, claimed the Jiangsu province title in the singles and doubles category in 2006 and 2007, then was selected to join the national team for the first time in 2010. She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team gold medals at the 2011 Asian and 2012 World Junior Championships. She won her first senior international title at the BWF Super 500 tournament 2020 Malaysia Masters partnered with Li Wenmei.
Career
Starting from 2022, Zheng partnered with Zhang Shuxian and finished as the runners-up at the All England Open, Malaysia Open and Singapore Open, before finally winning the Australian Open. As a result, the pair qualified for the year-end final. They reached the semi-finals before bowing out to compatriots Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.
In the first half of the 2023 season, Zheng did not win any title with Zhang Shuxian. The duo opened the year by reaching the semi-finals of the BWF Super 1000 tournament, the Malaysia Open, but was stunned by Korean pairing Baek Ha-na and Lee Yu-lim. Other semi-finals finished were at the All England and the Singapore Opens. Zheng and Zhang also reached the quarter-finals in the India, Swiss, and Indonesia Opens. Zheng was also part of the China winning squad in the Sudirman Cup. Their achievement was able to bring them up to the 2nd place in the BWF rankings. In August, Zheng and Zhang finished as semi-finalists in the BWF World Championships, losing to their compatriots and eventual champions Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan. The defeat exacerbated their head-to-head record over Chen and Jia to 0–6.
Achievements
World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Zhang Shuxian | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
14–21, 16–21 |  |
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Huang Dongping | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
21–18, 14–21, 6–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Cao Tongwei | Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata |
9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Li Wenmei | Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21–15, 15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Li Wenmei | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
21–19, 16–21, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | Huang Dongping | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–15, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2022 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Zhang Shuxian | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
13–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Zhang Shuxian | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti |
18–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Zhang Shuxian | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti |
14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Zhang Shuxian | Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard |
21–19, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Zhang Shuxian | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti |
18–21, 1–1 | Winner
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| 2023 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Zhang Shuxian | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
12–21, 21–12, 21-17 | Winner
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| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Zhang Shuxian | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | Zhang Shuxian | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Zhang Shuxian | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
21–10, 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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