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5 unusual facts about Xia Huan


Xia Huan

Xia Huan (Chinese 夏欢; born January 30, 1992 in Anhua, Yiyang, Hunan Province) is a successful Chinese female badminton doubles player.

In 2011 Xia Huan and Tang Jinhua won their first major title winning the Li-Ning China Masters Super Series 2011.

Together with partner Tang Jinhua she also reached the final at the Li-Ning China Open Super Series Premier 2011.

She became World Junior Champion in the Girls Doubles event in 2009 with Tang Jinhua at the 2009 BWF World Junior Championships held in Alor Setar, Malaysia.

One year later at at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico the couple almost managed to defend their World Juniors title reaching the final which they eventually lost to compatriots Bao Yixin and Ou Dongni (13-21, 18-21).


Bao Yixin

They also reached the final of the 2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold losing to compatriots Xia Huan & Tang Jinhua and the final of the 2012 India Open Super Series losing to the Korean pair of Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-Na.

Zhong Qianxin

They also reached the final of the 2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold losing to compatriots Xia Huan & Tang Jinhua and the final of the 2012 India Open Super Series losing to the Korean pair of Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-Na.


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