Cheng Hefang

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]

Cheng Hefang 程和芳
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 28) Guizhou, China
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 Women's para badminton Representing  China Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Women's singles 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles World Championships 2017 Ulsan Women's singles 2019 Basel Women's doubles 2024 Pattaya Women's singles 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles 2019 Basel Women's singles Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Women's doubles 2018 Jakarta Women's singles 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles 2014 Incheon Women's singles 2018 Jakarta Women's doubles Asian Championships 2016 Beijing Women's doubles 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles 2016 Beijing Women's singles

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.

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
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
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Ma Huihui	Leani Ratri Oktila   Khalimatus Sadiyah	18–21, 12–21	Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
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
2016^[a]	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
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Ou Wei	Toshiaki Suenaga   Akiko Sugino	19–21, 21–19, 20–22	Silver

International Tournaments (9 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
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
2015^[b]	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
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

References

1. . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
2. "Leani Ratri/Khalimatus Sadiyah Raih Emas Paralimpiade Tokyo". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 4 September 2021.

Notes

1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
2. This tournament uses a round robin system.