On the evening of November 4, the good news came from Chinese badminton - Olympic champion Li Xuerui was successfully proposed by world champion Qiao Bin!
On that day, Qiao Bin carefully arranged a room, hung a sweet group photo of the two, and the words "Marry me" were placed at the head of the bed. In the end, Li Xuerui agreed to Qiao Bin's marriage proposal, holding roses in her hands and displaying diamond rings, full of happiness.
Li Xuerui, a 28-year-old native of Chongqing, won the London Olympic women's singles title in 2012 and occupied the world's number one throne for 124 weeks. Unfortunately, she tore her cruciate ligament in the semi-finals of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and recuperated for a long time before returning to the competition in April 2018. After her comeback, Li Xuerui is difficult to find her peak state - on October 17 this year, the BWF announced that Li Xuerui has submitted a retirement application and will no longer participate in international competitions
Qiao Bin was born on November 17, 1992, 1 year and 10 months younger than Li Xuerui, and his hometown is Xiangtan, Hunan. In 2016, Qiao Bin won the Men's Singles Championship of the South Korean Badminton Super Tournament. Last year, Qiao Bin was selected for the Thomas Cup list and won the championship with the team, officially becoming the world champion.
Qiao Bin's love affair with Li Xuerui only surfaced in April this year, and the two were also very low-key, rarely showing affection. There are not a few world champion couples born in the Chinese badminton team, such as Lin Dan Xie Xingfang, Chen Long Wang Shixian, Hong Wei Zhao Yunlei, Zhang Nantianqing, etc., and now they have added a couple.
Wang Yihan and her husband
It is worth mentioning that Wang Yihan, the women's singles world champion who was at the same time as Li Xuerui, posted her marriage certificate on October 26 and announced that she had officially entered the marriage hall. It is reported that Wang Yihan's husband is also a badminton insider.