Fu Mingtian
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| Country | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1990 Wuhan, Hubei China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 25 (12 January 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fu Mingtian (Chinese: 伏明天; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.[1]
Early life
[edit]Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[2]
Career
[edit]Fu became the first female Singaporean player to win the Southeast Asian Games women"s singles badminton gold medal in 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia. She beat second-seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21–12, 21–18 en route to the final match. In the finals, she beat home favourite Adriyanti Firdasari 14–21, 21–12, 22–20.[3] Despite Fu"s achievements, she was not selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Gu Juan was selected.[4]
After retirement from competitive badminton, Fu became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association. She resigned from her coach position in 2017.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In 2017, Fu returned to China to marry another former Chinese shuttler who played for the Xiamen team. She expects to settle down in Xuzhou city, Jiangsu where her fiancé is from.[5]
Awards
[edit]Fu was awarded the Singapore"s Sportswoman of the Year award in 2012.[6]
Achievements
[edit]Southeast Asian Games
[edit]Women"s singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Adriyanti Firdasari
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14–21, 21–12, 22–20 |  Gold
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BWF World Junior Championships
[edit]Girls" doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India |
 Yao Lei
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 Xie Jing Zhong Qianxin
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21–19, 21–17 | Gold
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Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Girls" singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Liu Xin
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22–24, 11–21 |  Bronze
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Girls" doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yao Lei
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Richi Puspita Dili Debby Susanto
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|10–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women"s singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Vietnam Open |  Kaori Imabeppu
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21–18, 16–21, 21–8 |  Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women"s singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Ballarat International |  Huang Chia-chi
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8–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2007 | Waikato International | Gu Juan
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21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2012 | Singapore International | Xing Aiying
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10–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up
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Women"s doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Croatian International | Zhang Beiwen
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Frances Liu Shinta Mulia Sari
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Walkover | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Singapore International | Vanessa Neo
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Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei
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21–19, 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Mingtian Fu Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Steel Magnolia". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "SEA Games Badminton: Fu Mingtian captures Singapore"s first ever women"s singles gold". Red Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Out to make the most of her Olympic stop". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Badminton: Chief coach Chua, assistant national coach Fu quit SBA". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Fu Mingtian at BWFBadminton.com
- Fu Mingtian at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Fu Mingtian at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Fu Mingtian at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Wuhan
- Chinese female badminton players
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen
- Chinese emigrants to Singapore
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Singaporean female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games