[1] In 2002, Xue was sent to train at the badminton school in Jiangsu, and at age 13, he won the national junior title in the singles and doubles events.

At the age of 15, he trained in Hong Kong for two years, then he joined the badminton club in Guangdong.

He first attracted international attention when he defeated 2010 champion Viktor Axelsen at the 2012 World Junior Championships and went on to reach the final, where he lost to Kento Momota.

[2] He started his senior career at the 2013 Australian Open, and at that tournament, he beat a former world No.

[4] He won his first international title at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold tournament.