# Li Shifeng

Li Shifeng (Chinese: 李诗沣; pinyin: Lǐ Shīfēng; born 9 January 2000) is a Chinese badminton player. He was a gold medalist in the men's singles at the 2022 Asian Games. He was part of China winning team at the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup; 2022 Asian Games, and also at the 2024 Thomas Cup. Li reached a career high as world number 3 in the BWF World rankings on 31 October 2023.
Li began playing badminton at the age of 6 with support from his father. Li then practiced in the Jiangxi team when he was in the elementary school, soon proceeding to the Bayi team. At the age of 14, he participated in the National youth team training centre in Shenyang and entered the National second team in 2017. He was part of the Chinese junior team that won the gold medals at the 2017, 2018 World Junior Championships, and 2018 Asian Junior Championships. Li represented his country and competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and clinched the gold medal in the boys' singles event.

## Achievements
### Asian Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Shi Yuqi | 23–21, 21–13 | Gold |

### Asian Championships

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Jonatan Christie | 15–21, 16–21 | Silver |

### Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Lakshya Sen | 21–15, 21–19 | Gold |

### World Junior Championships

Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Kodai Naraoka | 11–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Parupalli Kashyap | 20–22, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Lee Zii Jia | 21–17, 11–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Ng Ka Long | 22–20, 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Shi Yuqi | 26–24, 21–5 | Winner |
| 2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Lakshya Sen | 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | French Open | Super 750 | Jonatan Christie | 21–16, 15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Shi Yuqi | 21–17, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Leong Jun Hao | 21–10, 21–13 | Winner |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Austrian Open | Mark Caljouw | 21–8, 21–23, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Iran Fajr International | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (3 runners-up)

Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Korea Junior International | Bai Yupeng | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Dutch Junior International | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | German Junior International | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament
    BWF Junior Future Series tournament