By Wang Quanli
On the evening of 9th December, at the athlete of the year awarding ceremony of BWF held in Hangzhou, Shi Yuqi was awarded the best men’s singles badminton player of the year. He became the third badminton men's singles national player who received this award after Lin Dan and Chen Long. He is also the first badminton player who got this award in Nantong.
In the international competitions this year, Shi Yuqi has won 4 championships and 1 runner-up in men’s singles. Since 11th June, his world ranking has always been first in the men’s singles list.