Luo Xumin (; born 5 August 2002) is a Chinese badminton player affiliated with the Guangzhou team. She won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2026 World Championships. Luo was part of China's team that won the 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships.
Career 2022 After more than two years not competing internationally, Luo and her partner Li Yijing won their first senior international title at the Vietnam International Series in November. In the following week, they finished as the runners-up at the Malaysia International to their compatriots, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning.
2024 After successfully breaking into the top 25 in the world rankings in 2023, Luo and Li advanced to the Thailand Masters final in February. They lost to the home pair, Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard, in three tight games. A few weeks later, the pair won their first BWF World Tour title at the German Open. In September, they reached the final of the China Open. They emerged as champions, beating teammates Li Wenmei and Zhang Shuxian.
At the Korea Masters in November, Luo and Li finished as runners-up after falling to Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong in the final. Two weeks later, the duo reached their fifth final of the season at the China Masters, where they finished second to Liu and Tan.
Throughout 2025, Li and Luo had firmly established themselves as one of China's top young pairs, peaking at World No. 5. They also finished runner-up in the French Open. However, by the end of 2025 and into the 2026 India Open, their performance encountered a bottleneck. They found themselves consistently blocked by their top-tier compatriots, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning. The brief experimental separation of Li and Luo in early 2026. At the German Open, they both reached the final with different partners, with Luo and his new partner Bao Lijing emerging victorious. Li and Luo were reunited at the Asian Championships, where they won the gold medal after their opponents Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning retired early in the first game. Luo then partnered with Chen Fanshutian at the Malaysia Masters, and went on to win the competition.
Personal life She is a student at South China University of Technology.
Achievements World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2026 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Li Yijing Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 17–21, 12–21 Bronze
Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Li Yijing Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 8–5 retired Gold
World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Li Yijing Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi 17–21, 21–23 Bronze
Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China Li Yijing Chen Yingxue Zhang Chi 21–17, 21–17 Gold
BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 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 Tours are 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 Ref 2024 Thailand Masters Super 300 Li Yijing Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard 13–21, 21–17, 25–27 Runner-up 2024 German Open Super 300 Li Yijing Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 21–7, 13–21, 21–18 Winner 2024 China Open Super 1000 Li Yijing Li Wenmei Zhang Shuxian 11–21, 21–18, 21–8 Winner 2024 Korea Masters Super 300 Li Yijing Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong 14–21, 21–16, 18–21 Runner-up 2024 China Masters Super 750 Li Yijing Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 10–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2025 French Open Super 750 Li Yijing Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto 21–17, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2026 German Open Super 300 Bao Lijing Li Yijing Wang Yiduo 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2026 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Chen Fanshutian Sayaka Hirota Ayako Sakuramoto 21–16, 25–23 Winner
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Vietnam International Series Li Yijing Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Lan Thân Vân Anh 21–12, 21–11 Winner 2022 Malaysia International Li Yijing Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 22–24, 16–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Girls' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Dutch Junior International Zhou Xinru Nita Violina Marwah Putri Syaikah 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2019 Banthongyord Junior International Li Yijing Kim A-young Lee Eun-ji 21–18, 21–16 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 German Junior Jiang Zhenbang Kim Joon-young Lee Eun-ji 21–15, 21–16 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
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