Zhao Rui is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays as a defender for the CBA Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers Club.
Born on January 14, 1996 in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. In March 2016, Zhao Rui completed the CBA domestic player registration for the 2016-17 season as a player of Guangdong Hongyuan Basketball Club and started his personal CBA career. He has won 1 CBA three consecutive championships (2019-21), 2 CBA All-Star MVPs (2020, 2022) and 1 CBA Best Second Team (2021-22 season).
In May 2017, Zhao Rui was selected into the national men’s basketball training red team and started his national team career. During this period, he participated in 1 Asian Games (2018) and 1 World Cup (2019), and won a total of 1 Asian Games gold medal (2018). In March 2016, Zhao Rui transferred from the NBL Hunan Park Lane Club to the CBA Guangdong Hongyuan South China Tigers Club.
Sports career
In the 2013 FIBAU19 Men's Basketball World Youth Championship, Zhao Rui represented the Chinese team in 6 games, averaging 15.7 minutes per game and scoring 4.5 points, following the Chinese team Won 7th place. On August 19, 2014, when the Chinese team defeated the Malaysian team 95-55, Zhao Rui played for 24 minutes on behalf of the Chinese team and scored 28 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds. His personal points and assists were the highest in the game.
On July 5, 2015, when the Chinese team defeated Tunisia 80-68, Zhao Rui played for 24 minutes on behalf of the Chinese team and scored 25 points and 8 assists. His personal scores and assists were the highest in the game. Highest. In the 2015 FIBAU19 Men's Basketball World Youth Championship, Zhao Rui served as the captain and played 7 games on behalf of China, averaging 30.1 minutes per game, scoring 12.6 points and 3.7 assists, helping the Chinese team win 15th place.
In September 2023, the Chinese men's basketball team was selected to participate in the public list of basketball players for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. On October 6, in the men's basketball bronze medal match of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Chinese team defeated the Chinese Taipei team 101:73 and won the third place.