Jia Yifan (; ; born 29 June 1997) is a Chinese badminton player and Olympic champion. With partner Chen Qingchen, Jia won silver in women's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics and gold in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Jia won four gold medals at the World Championships in 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023. She also won two gold medals at the Asian Games in 2018 and 2022, as well as at the 2019 and 2022 Asian Championships. Jia was part of the Chinese winning team in the 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025 Sudirman Cup, and also at the 2020 and 2024 Uber Cup. She also won silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She reached a career-high ranking of world number 1 in the women's doubles with Chen Qingchen in November 2017.
Career In 2023, Jia and Chen Qingchen helped the national team reach the final of the Sudirman Cup by winning the deciding rubber, beating fellow former world no. 1 pair Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in straight games. The team then ended the tournament by lifting the cup for 13 times. In August, Jia and Chen won the World Championships title by beating Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti in the final. The duo becoming the first women's doubles to win four golds in the World Championships history. In October, they won the Denmark Open, becoming the first Chinese women's doubles pair to defend the title.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, with partner Chen Qingchen, Jia won gold in the women's doubles event, defeating compatriots Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 2–0 in the finals.
In October 2025, Jia was elected as BWF Athletes' Commission.
Achievements
Olympic Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan Chen Qingchen Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu 19–21, 15–21 Silver 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Chen Qingchen Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 22–20, 21–15 Gold
World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Chen Qingchen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 21–18, 17–21, 21–15 Gold 2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Chen Qingchen Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan 21–16, 21–17 Gold 2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Chen Qingchen Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 22–20, 21–14 Gold 2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Chen Qingchen Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 21–16, 21–12 Gold
Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Chen Qingchen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 22–20, 22–20 Gold 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–18, 21–17 Gold
Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Chen Qingchen Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 19–21, 21–14, 21–19 Gold 2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,Metro Manila, Philippines Chen Qingchen Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 21–11, 21–15 Gold 2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Chen Qingchen Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu 14–21, 16–21 Bronze 2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Chen Qingchen Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 17–21, 10–21 Bronze
World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Huang Dongping Chae Yoo-jung Kim Ji-won 20–22, 21–16, 20–22 Bronze 2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,Alor Setar, Malaysia Chen Qingchen Rosyita Eka Putri Sari Apriyani Rahayu 21–11, 21–14 Gold 2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna,Lima, Peru Chen Qingchen Du Yue Li Yinhui 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 Gold
Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Huang Dongping Chen Qingchen He Jiaxin 21–19, 21–16 Gold 2014 Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Taiwan Chen Qingchen Du Yue Li Yinhui 21–11, 21–18 Gold 2015 CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand Chen Qingchen Du Yue Li Yinhui 14–21, 21–18, 18–21 Silver
BWF World Tour (24 titles, 13 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 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Chen Qingchen Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up 2018 Malaysia Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2018 Japan Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 All England Open Super 1000 Chen Qingchen Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 18–21, 22–20, 21–11 Winner 2019 Malaysia Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Du Yue Li Yinhui 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2019 Australian Open Super 300 Chen Qingchen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 10–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 China Open Super 1000 Chen Qingchen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–14, 21–18 Winner 2019 Denmark Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun 21–9, 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Chen Qingchen Chang Ye-na Kim Hye-rin 21–11, 13–21, 21–15 Winner 2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Chen Qingchen Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 21–14, 21–10 Winner 2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun 17–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2022 German Open Super 300 Chen Qingchen Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 21–16, 29–30, 21–19 Winner 2022 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Chen Qingchen Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2022 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Chen Qingchen Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2022 Denmark Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2022 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Chen Qingchen Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2023 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim 21–16, 21–10 Winner 2023 India Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida Walkover Runner-up 2023 Singapore Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2023 Korea Open Super 500 Chen Qingchen Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 21–10, 17–21, 21–7 Winner 2023 Japan Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2023 China Open Super 1000 Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–11, 21–17 Winner 2023 Denmark Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2023 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2024 French Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–12, 19–21, 24–22 Winner 2024 Singapore Open Super 750 Chen Qingchen Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 21–15, 21–12 Winner 2024 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Chen Qingchen Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2025 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Zhang Shuxian Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto 21–17, 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2025 Swiss Open Super 300 Zhang Shuxian Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2025 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Zhang Shuxian Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2025 China Open Super 1000 Zhang Shuxian Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 22–24, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up 2025 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Zhang Shuxian Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2025 China Masters Super 750 Zhang Shuxian Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong 21–19, 16–21, 21–13 Winner 2026 Swiss Open Super 300 Zhang Shuxian Li Yijing Wang Yiduo 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2026 Singapore Open Super 750 Zhang Shuxian Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2026 Australian Open Super 500 Zhang Shuxian Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari 24–22, 21–13 Winner 2026 Japan Open Super 750 Zhang Shuxian Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong 21–14, 15–21, 29–30 Runner-up
BWF Superseries (5 titles) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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 2016 French Open Chen Qingchen Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Chen Qingchen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–15, 13–21, 21–17 Winner 2017 Indonesia Open Chen Qingchen Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 21–19, 15–21, 21–10 Winner 2017 China Open Chen Qingchen Kim Hye-rin Lee So-hee 21–7, 18–21, 21–14 Winner 2017 Hong Kong Open Chen Qingchen Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu 14–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner Superseries Finals Tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 2 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 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Huang Dongping Luo Ying Luo Yu 21–19, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 India Grand Prix Gold Chen Qingchen Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 22–24, 21–19, 21–11 Winner 2015 Brasil Open Chen Qingchen Eefje Muskens Selena Piek 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2016 China Masters Chen Qingchen Luo Ying Luo Yu 21–16, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2016 Bitburger Open Chen Qingchen Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2016 Macau Open Chen Qingchen Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2017 Thailand Masters Chen Qingchen Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2017 Swiss Open Chen Qingchen Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 21–16, 21–15 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Osaka International Chen Qingchen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2016 China International Chen Qingchen Hu Yuxiang Xu Ya 21–8, 21–10 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 China International Zhou Haodong Wang Sijie Chen Lu 18–21, 21–18, 17–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team Junior level Team events 2013 2014 2015 Asian Junior Championships G G G World Junior Championships B G G
Senior level Team events 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Ref Asia Team Championships NH A NH A NH A NH A NH S Asia Mixed Team Championships B NH A NH A NH A NH Asian Games NH S NH S NH G Uber Cup NH B NH G NH S NH G NH S Sudirman Cup S NH G NH G NH G NH G NH
Individual competitions Junior level Girls' doubles Events 2013 2014 2015 Asia Junior Championships G G S World Junior Championships B G G
Senior level Women's doubles Events 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Asian Championships 2R QF 2R G NH G QF B B 2R Asian Games NH G NH G NH 2R World Championships NH G QF QF NH G G G NH QF QF Olympic Games NH S NH G NH