# Du Pengyu

Du Pengyu (born 22 January 1988) is a Chinese former badminton player. Du specializes in men's singles where he has distinguished himself as one of China's top ranked male players. His earliest major success came at the 2010 Swiss Open Super Series where he reached the semifinals.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China | Lee Chong Wei | 22–20, 12–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Chen Long | 16–21, 26–28 | Bronze |
| 2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Lin Dan | 13–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
| 2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China | Chen Jin | 12–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Chen Long | 21–17, 21–19 | Gold |

### East Asian Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China | Wang Zhengming | 22–20, 21–17 | Gold |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Indonesia Open | Simon Santoso | 18–21, 21–13, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Denmark Open | Lee Chong Wei | 21–15, 12–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | World Superseries Finals | Chen Long | 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Korea Open | Lee Chong Wei | 12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### 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 (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Macau Open | Lee Hyun-il | 21–17, 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Swiss Open | Wang Zhengming | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

## Performance timeline
### Singles performance timeline
#### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 0 | | |
| World Championships | Absent | Absent | Absent | NH | Absent | Absent | 3R 2–1 | NH | SF-B 4–1 | A | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
| World Superseries Finals | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Absent | Absent | RR 1–2 | A | F 4–1 | Absent | Absent | 0 / 2 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Asian Championships | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | SF-B 4–1 | A | SF-B 4–1 | S 5–1 | G 6–0 | A | 1 / 4 | 19–3 | 86% |
| Asian Games | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 0 / 0 | | |
| East Asian Games | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | G 3–0 | NH | 1 / 1 | 3–0 | 100% |
| Team Competitions ||||||||||||||
| Thomas Cup | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | G 1–0 | NH | SF-B 4–1 | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Sudirman Cup | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 0 / 0 | | |
| Asian Games | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 0 / 0 | | |
| East Asian Games | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | G 1–0 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | G 4–0 | NH | 2 / 2 | 5–0 | 100% |
| BWF World Superseries Premier ||||||||||||||
| Malaysia Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–1 | A | QF 2–1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| All England Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Indonesia Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | QF 2–1 | F 4–1 | QF 2–1 | A | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 73% |
| Denmark Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | SF 3–1 | 2R 1–1 | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | A | 0 / 4 | 11–4 | 73% |
| China Open | 2R 1–1 | A | 1R 3–1 | QF 4–1 | QF 2–1 | SF 3–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | QF 2–1 | A | 0 / 8 | 16–8 | 67% |
| BWF World Superseries ||||||||||||||
| Korea Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 2R 1–1 | SF 3–1 | SF 3–1 | F 4–1 | QF 2–1 | 0 / 5 | 13–5 | 72% |
| India Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 1R 0–1 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | SF 3–1 | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Singapore Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | QF 2–1 | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | SF 3–1 | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% |
| Japan Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–1 | Absent | Absent | Absent | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Australian Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 0 / 0 | | |
| French Open | A | NH | Absent | Absent | Absent | QF 2–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | Absent | Absent | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Hong Kong Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | SF 3–1 | 1R 0–1 | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | 1R 0–1 | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix ||||||||||||||
| German Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 1R 1–2 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Swiss Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | SF 3–1 | A | 3R 2–1 | F 5–1 | A | 0 / 3 | 10–3 | 77% |
| Malaysia Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 3R 2–1 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| China Masters | Absent | Absent | 2R 4–1 | 1R 0–1 | QF 2–1 | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | SF 3–1 | 1R 0–1 | A | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | 63% |
| Indonesia Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | QF 2–1 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Philippines Open | NH | Absent | Absent | NH | SF 4–1 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Macau Open | NH | Absent | Absent | Absent | 3R 2–1 | A | F 5–1 | Absent | Absent | Absent | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% |
| Career Statistics ||||||||||||||
| | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | | | |
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 21–10 | 17–13 | 25–14 | 26–13 | 34–10 | 14–6 | 149–71 | 149–71 | 149–71 |
| Win Percentage | 50% | 0% | 78% | 67% | 68% | 57% | 64% | 67% | 77% | 70% | 67.73% | 67.73% | 67.73% |
| Year End Ranking | | | | 165 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | | | |

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists.
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | Diff. |
| Bao Chunlai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chen Jin | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Chen Long | 9 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
| Lin Dan | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Chou Tien-chen | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Viktor Axelsen | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Peter Gade | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Rajiv Ouseph | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Parupalli Kashyap | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| B. Sai Praneeth | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | Diff. |
| Taufik Hidayat | 6 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Kento Momota | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sho Sasaki | 5 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Lee Chong Wei | 13 | 1 | 12 | –11 |
| Liew Daren | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Lee Hyun-il | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Park Sung-hwan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Son Wan-ho | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Boonsak Ponsana | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |