This was not over yet: in the quarter-final, she defeated another higher-seeded player, former world champion Ratchanok Intanon in three games, and assured herself of a first-ever medal in this elite event. However, in the semifinal, she lost to P.V. Sindhu and had to be satisfied with a bronze medal.
She got a ticket to contest the year-ending 2017 BWF Super Series Finals. She was able to confirm her place in the semifinal. But again she lost to Sindhu in straight games.
2019 proved the best ever year in Chen Yufei’s career, as she earned multiple titles and the honor of becoming the dominant player in her category. Starting with the 2019 All England Open, she defeated Tai Tzuying in the final, a player she struggled to beat in her last 11 encounters. Chen finally broke that jinx and won her first super 1000 title. After that, she won the Swiss Open title following her win against Saena Kawakami in the final clash.
She competed in the 2019 Badminton Asia Championships as a top seed after defending champion Tai withdrew from the tournament. She made her way to the semifinal and was discomfited by Akane Yamaguchi (1–2), thus claiming a bronze medal. In the 2019 Sudirman Cup, she helped her team to win the record-breaking 11th title, in which she scored a point by defeating Yamaguchi, and eventually Japan was crushed in the final with 3–0 tally by China.
Her best form wasn’t daunted yet, as she claimed the next title in the Australian Open by totally outplaying Nozomi Okuhara in the final. She claimed the Thailand Open title victory by winning against Intanon.
With all her success in 1st half of the year, she was considered China’s best contender for a gold in 2019 BWF World Championships in her category. She started well, winning against Pornpawee Chochuwong in round 1, Michelle Li in 2nd round in 3 games. In the quarter-final, she was tested severely by Danish Mia Blichfeldt who once appeared to create an upset by leading 15–12 against her in the decider, but Chen’s persistence led her way to the victory and assured her of a second medal in this Grade 1 event.
In the semifinal her opponent was P.V. Sindhu, who had outplayed her in the 2017 World Championships. Chen again proved low against Sindhu in World Championships and was defeated with a big margin 7–21, 14–21. Thus, she again had to settle for a bronze medal.
She won the 2019 Fuzhou China Open again, by beating the same opponent from the last year, Nozomi Okuhara, but this time with tougher opposition.