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Chen Yu Fei: biggest obstacle is herself at Badminton Worlds

Chen Yu Fei: biggest obstacle is herself at Badminton Worlds
‘The biggest obstacle is myself’: Chen Yu Fei refuses to let Olympic gold become a burden at Badminton WC · thehansindia.com

Chen Yu Fei is a very good badminton player from China.

She has already won a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

But there is one big prize she has never won: the World Championship.

Last year she reached the final but lost to a player from Japan named Akane Yamaguchi.

Now she is playing at the World Championships in New Delhi, India, and wants to win.

She says the hardest thing is not other players but believing in herself — 'the biggest obstacle is myself.'

Her ankle was hurt before the final last year, and she thinks her body is still not 100% ready.

She also says she does not feel pressure, even though no Chinese woman has won this title since 2011.

Chen just wants to try her best in every match and not worry about anything else.

Key facts

Event
BWF World Championships (women's singles)
Location
Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi
Player
Chen Yu Fei (China)
Notable achievement
Olympic gold medalist
2025 world final result
Runner-up; lost to Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Last Chinese women's singles world title
2011
Rivalry
First met An Se Young in 2018
Physical condition
'Better than the last match, but not 100%'

Quotes

Chen Yu Fei

Chinese badminton player and Olympic gold medalist

“"The biggest obstacle is myself. If I can conquer myself, then everything will be fine."”
thehansindia.com

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