Luo Xumin

Luo Xumin
罗徐敏
Personal information
Born (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 24)
Guangdong, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryChina
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Women's doubles
Highest ranking5 (with Li Yijing, 27 May 2025)
Current ranking9 (with Li Yijing, 13 October 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 New DelhiWomen's doubles
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place2026 HorsensWomen's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 NingboWomen's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 DubaiMixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 KazanMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 KazanGirls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 SuzhouGirls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 SuzhouMixed team

Luo Xumin (simplified Chinese: 罗徐敏; traditional Chinese: 羅徐敏; pinyin: Luó Xúmǐn; born 5 August 2002) is a Chinese badminton player affiliated with the Guangzhou team. She won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2026 World Championships. Luo was part of China's team that won the 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships.

Career

2022

After more than two years not competing internationally, Luo and her partner Li Yijing won their first senior international title at the Vietnam International Series in November. In the following week, they finished as the runners-up at the Malaysia International to their compatriots, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning.

2024

After successfully breaking into the top 25 in the world rankings in 2023, Luo and Li advanced to the Thailand Masters final in February. They lost to the home pair, Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard, in three tight games. A few weeks later, the pair won their first BWF World Tour title at the German Open. In September, they reached the final of the China Open. They emerged as champions, beating teammates Li Wenmei and Zhang Shuxian.

At the Korea Masters in November, Luo and Li finished as runners-up after falling to Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong in the final. Two weeks later, the duo reached their fifth final of the season at the China Masters, where they finished second to Liu and Tan.

2025 – 2026

Throughout 2025, Li and Luo had firmly established themselves as one of China's top young pairs, peaking at World No. 5. They also finished runner-up in the French Open. However, by the end of 2025 and into the 2026 India Open, their performance encountered a bottleneck. They found themselves consistently blocked by their top-tier compatriots, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning. The brief experimental separation of Li and Luo in early 2026. At the German Open, they both reached the final with different partners, with Luo and his new partner Bao Lijing emerging victorious. Li and Luo were reunited at the Asian Championships, where they won the gold medal after their opponents Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning retired early in the first game. Luo then partnered with Chen Fanshutian at the Malaysia Masters, and went on to win the competition. In August, Luo paired up again with Li at the BWF World Championships. They played well and won the bronze medal, losing to Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee of Korea in straight games. Two months later at the 2026 Arctic Open, Luo paired up once again with Chen and won their second title together against the Taiwanese pair of Hsu Yin-hui and Lin Jhih-yun.

Personal life

She is a student at South China University of Technology.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2026 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India China Li Yijing South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee		 17–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China China Li Yijing China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning		 8–5 retired Gold Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia China Li Yijing Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Indonesia Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi		 17–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China China Li Yijing China Chen Yingxue
China Zhang Chi		 21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 Thailand Masters Super 300 China Li Yijing Thailand Benyapa Aimsaard
Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard		 13–21, 21–17, 25–27 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 German Open Super 300 China Li Yijing Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 21–7, 13–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 China Open Super 1000 China Li Yijing China Li Wenmei
China Zhang Shuxian		 11–21, 21–18, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Korea Masters Super 300 China Li Yijing South Korea Kim Hye-jeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong		 14–21, 21–16, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 China Masters Super 750 China Li Yijing China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning		 10–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2025 French Open Super 750 China Li Yijing Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Mayu Matsumoto		 21–17, 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2026 German Open Super 300 China Bao Lijing China Li Yijing
China Wang Yiduo		 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2026 Malaysia Masters Super 500 China Chen Fanshutian Japan Sayaka Hirota
Japan Ayako Sakuramoto		 21–16, 25–23 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2026 Arctic Open Super 500 China Chen Fanshutian Chinese Taipei Hsu Yin-hui
Chinese Taipei Lin Jhih-yun		 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Vietnam International Series China Li Yijing Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Lan
Vietnam Thân Vân Anh		 21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Malaysia International China Li Yijing China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning		 22–24, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Dutch Junior International China Zhou Xinru Indonesia Nita Violina Marwah
Indonesia Putri Syaikah		 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Banthongyord Junior International China Li Yijing South Korea Kim A-young
South Korea Lee Eun-ji		 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 German Junior China Jiang Zhenbang South Korea Kim Joon-young
South Korea Lee Eun-ji		 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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