Xue Song (badminton)


Xue Song is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in men's singles.

Career

In 2002, Xue was sent to train at the badminton school in Jiangsu, and at aged 13, he won the national junior title in singles and doubles event. At the age of 15, he trained in Hong Kong for two years, then he joined the badminton club in Guangdong. In 2011, he was selected to join the national team. He first attracted international attention when he defeated 2010 champion Viktor Axelsen at the 2012 World Junior Championships and went on to reach the final, where he lost to Kento Momota.
He started his senior career at the 2013 Australian Open, and at that tournament, he beat a former world No. 1 Taufik Hidayat, and also a Vietnamese senior player Nguyen Tien Minh. In the final, he was defeated by his compatriot Tian Houwei in the rubber game. He also was the runner-up at the New Zealand Open lost to the Japanese player Riichi Takeshita. He won his first international title at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold tournament.

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' Singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2012Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Kento Momota17–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Men's Singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Macau Open Wong Wing Ki16–21, 21–13, 21–19 Winner
2014India Grand Prix Gold Srikanth Kidambi16–21, 21–19, 21–13 Winner
2013New Zealand Open Riichi Takeshita16–21, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up
2013Australian Open Tian Houwei22–20, 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up