On April 3, Beijing time, Du Yue, a member of the Chinese badminton national team, officially announced his retirement through his personal social media. As soon as the news came out, the majority of fans expressed their reluctance.
Du Yue, 25, said: "Having witnessed the sunrise in Bilbao and experiencing the dusk of Madrid, I have hope, I have stars, I chase the light, and the end is also the beginning." ”
The teammates immediately left messages to send their blessings.
Chen Yufei: "Comrades in Bilbao, I will hold on for you a little longer, good luck!" ”
Ho Jiting: "No longer walk side by side, I wish you a better journey in the future." ”
Chen Qingchen: "Every step in the future will be more exciting, wait for me!" ”
In the mixed doubles competition, He Jiting/Du Yue were out in the first round.
Du Yue was born in Yichang, Hubei Province in February 1998, because of his appearance similar to actress Gao Yuanyuan, he was named "National Yu Gao Yuanyuan" by the media.
During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, she and Li Yinhui are the second women's doubles of Guoya. In 2019 and 2021, Du Yue won the Sudirman Cup twice with the team, and also won the bronze medal in the women's doubles of the World Championships in 2019.
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Du Yue/Li Yinhui reached the quarterfinals of the women's doubles, losing 1-2 to Polly/Rahayu of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.
However, at the beginning of 2022, Li Yinhui retired due to physical reasons. At that time, Li Yinhui revealed to fans that his heart rate was too slow, and his resting heart rate was only 37. After retiring, she worked as a teacher in the Physical Education Department of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
Subsequently, Du Yue began to partner with Li Wenmei in the women's doubles, but did not achieve too outstanding results. This season, Du Yue's women's doubles partner was replaced by Xia Yuting, but the performance of the two is still average; Recently, her partner has been replaced by young player Chen Fanghui. In mixed doubles, Du Yue once teamed up with Olympic champion Wang Yilu at this year's Indonesia Masters, and recently reunited with his old partner He Jiting after three years.
This time, Du Yue did not disclose the specific reason for leaving and where he would go in the future. With her departure from the national team, Guoyu has one less outstanding talent in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.