Huang Yaqiong
Huang Yaqiong (Chinese: 黄雅琼; pinyin: Huáng Yǎqióng, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] She won the prestigious All England Open in 2017 partnered with Lu Kai,[2] 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 Asian Games, and claimed the BWF World Championships titles in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Huang was made the Female Player of the Year by the BWF in 2018 and 2019.[3][4][5]
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | 28 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 14 February 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career
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.[6][7]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–17, 19–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
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21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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21–8, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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21–8, 21–15 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–18, 21–11 | ![]() |
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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21–17, 21–8 | ![]() |
2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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14–21, 21–18, 18–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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21–12, 19–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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21–17, 15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (25 titles, 8 runners-up)
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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018,[8] 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.[9]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–15, 20–22, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–18 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–8 | ![]() |
2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–15, 11–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–23, 21–16, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–13 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–17, 15–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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24–22, 16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2020 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–9 | ![]() |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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11–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–12, 18–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–16 | ![]() |
2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 21–19 | ![]() |
2022 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 14–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–11 | ![]() |
2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 16–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (9 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006, and implemented in 2007,[10] 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.[11] 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 |
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2015 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
2017 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 12–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2016 | India Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2017 | All England Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2017 | India Open | ![]() |
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24–22, 14–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | China Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
- 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 |
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2013 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2013 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–11, 21–13 | ![]() |
2013 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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24–22, 19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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22–20, 12–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2014 | China Masters | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2016 | German Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–8, 14–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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8–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2014 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 22–20, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | German Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
- 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 |
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2011 | 2012 |
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Asian Junior Championships | G | S |
World Junior Championships | A | G |
- Senior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Asian Games | NH | S | NH |
Uber Cup | NH | B | NH |
Sudirman Cup | S | NH | G |
Junior level
- Girls' doubles
Events | 2011 | 2012 |
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Asian Junior Championships | QF | S |
World Junior Championships | A | S |
- Mixed doubles
Events | 2011 | 2012 |
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Asian Junior Championships | 2R | 3R |
World Junior Championships | A | B |
Women's doubles
Events | 2017 | 2018 |
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Asian Championships | 2R | 2R |
World Championships | A | 3R |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||
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2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
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) | ||
Bitburger Open | A | SF | A | SF ('14) | ||||
Macau Open | A | F | F | A | w/d | W | A | W ('17) |
Fuzhou China Open | 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) | ||||
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 |
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Asian Championships | A | QF | QF | G | B | B | NH | G | S | |
Asian Games | A | NH | G | NH | NH | |||||
World Championships | QF | 3R | NH | QF | G | G | NH | 2R | G | |
Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | S | NH |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | 2R | 1R | F | W | W | NH | W | W | W ('18, '19, '22, '23) | ||
India Open | A | 2R | QF | W | W | A | NH | A | SF | W ('16, '17) | ||
Indonesia Masters | A | QF | A | NH | W | W | W | A | W | A | W ('18, '19, '20, '22) | |
German Open | A | 1R | F | A | NH | F | A | F ('17, '22) | ||||
All England Open | A | 2R | QF | 2R | W | F | W | 2R | A | SF | W | W ('17, '19, '23) |
Swiss Open | A | 2R | W | A | NH | A | W ('15) | |||||
Korea Open | A | QF | QF | A | 1R | F | NH | QF | F ('19) | |||
Korea Masters | QF | A | NH | F | F ('22) | |||||||
Thailand Open | A | NH | A | NH | W | W ('22) | ||||||
Indonesia Open | A | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | W | NH | A | W | W ('19, '22) | |
Malaysia Masters | 1R | W | A | F | A | W | NH | W | W ('14, '20, '22) | |||
Singapore Open | A | 1R | F | 1R | W | A | SF | NH | w/d | W ('17) | ||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('14, '15) | |||||
Japan Open | A | 2R | SF | QF | W | QF | NH | SF | W ('18) | |||
Canada Open | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('13) | |||||||
U.S. Open | F | A | NH | F ('13) | ||||||||
Denmark Open | A | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | W | QF | A | W | W ('18, '22) | ||
French Open | A | QF | SF | 1R | QF | W | F | NH | A | W | W ('18, '22) | |
Hong Kong Open | A | SF | 1R | 2R | W | A | NH | W ('17) | ||||
Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | W | w/d | A | NH | A | W ('16) | |||
China Open | A | SF | 2R | 2R | W | W | W | NH | W ('17, '18, '19) | |||
Fuzhou China Open | 1R | W | A | QF | A | W | F | NH | W ('14, '18) | |||
Syed Modi International | NH | W | A | NH | A | W ('14) | ||||||
Superseries / World Tour Finals |
DNQ | RR | w/d | F | W | DNQ | W | W ('19, '22) | ||||
Dutch Open | QF | A | NH | NA | QF ('13) | |||||||
London Grand Prix Gold | 1R | NH | 1R ('13) | |||||||||
Macau Open | W | 1R | A | W | A | NH | NA | W ('13, '17) | ||||
Year-end Ranking | 79 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Best |
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External links

- Huang Yaqiong at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Huang Yaqiong at BWFbadminton.com