Cheng Hefang 程和芳 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Guizhou, China | 1 September 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Zhang Xianmin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles SL4 Women's doubles SL3–SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (WS 1 April 2019) 1 (WD with Ma Huihui 17 November 2019) 7 (XD with Ou Wei 7 April 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 1 (WS) 63 (XD with Ou Wei) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cheng Hefang (born 1 September 1995) is a Chinese para-badminton player who has played each of the three variations of the sport (women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles) at the highest world level. [1]
In 2021, Cheng won a silver medal representing China in the women's doubles SL3–SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics alongside Ma Huihui, having lost to Leani Ratri Oktila and Khalimatus Sadiyah in the gold medal match, [2] but won a gold medal in the women's singles SL4 event, defeating Leani Ratri Oktila.
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Leani Ratri Oktila | 21–19, 17–21, 21–16 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Ma Huihui | Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah | 18–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Leani Ratri Oktila | 21–14, 21–13 | Gold |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Leani Ratri Oktila | 16–21, 16–21 | Silver |
2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Leani Ratri Oktila | 21–11, 21–9 | Gold |
Women’s doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Ma Huihui | Parul Parmar Akiko Sugino | 16–21, 19–21 | Silver |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Ma Huihui | Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah | 21–17, 21–12 | Gold |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Sun Shouqun | 13–21, 17–21 | Silver |
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Leani Ratri Oktila | 18–21, 21–18, 21–13 | Gold |
Women’s doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Ma Huihui | Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah | 21–10, 21–16 | Gold |
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ma Huihui | Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah | 15–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | Yang Qiuxia | 17–21, 21–19, 15–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 [lower-alpha 1] | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | Ma Huihui | Akiko Sugino Asami Yamada | 21–10, 21–11 | Gold |
Parul Parmar Khalimatus Sadiyah | 21–11, 21–4 | ||||
Chiranjita Bharali Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–3, 21–5 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | Ou Wei | Toshiaki Suenaga Akiko Sugino | 19–21, 21–19, 20–22 | Silver |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | China Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2017 | Japan Para Badminton International | Chanida Srinavakul | 21–7, 21–3 | Winner |
2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Leani Ratri Oktila | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2019 | China Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | 21–8, 21–10 | Winner |
2019 | Japan Para Badminton International | Fujino Haruka | 21–11, 21–12 | Winner |
2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Leani Ratri Oktila | 21–16, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 [lower-alpha 2] | China Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | Li Tongtong Xing Jiahuan | 21–9, 21–10 | Winner |
Ng Lai Ling Mamiko Toyoda | 21–7, 21–10 | ||||
Véronique Braud Helle Sofie Sagøy | 21–4, 21–5 | ||||
2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | Mio Hayashi Ayako Suzuki | 21–12, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah | 21–8, 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | China Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | Noriko Ito Ayako Suzuki | 21–8, 21–7 | Winner |
2019 | Japan Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | Noriko Ito Ayako Suzuki | 21–13, 21–8 | Winner |
2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Ma Huihui | Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah | 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | China Para Badminton International | Ou Wei | Shi Shengzhuo Wen Yu | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Japan Para Badminton International | Ou Wei | Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël | 13–21, 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Ou Wei | Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila | 9–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
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