Fu Mingtian
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| Birth name | 伏明天 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 China born Singaporean badminton player.[1] Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[2] Fu became the first female Singaporean player to win the Southeast Asian Games women's singles badminton Gold medal in 2011 at the 26th SEA 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 of Indonesia 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. In 2017, Fu resigned from her coach position to return 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]
Achievements[]
Southeast Asian Games[]
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[]
Girls' Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |
Yao Lei
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 Zhong Qianxin
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21–19, 21–17 | Gold
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Asia Junior Championships[]
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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Puspita Richi Dili Debby Susanto
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10–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix[]
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[]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Singapore International | Xing Aiying
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10–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2007 | Waikato International | Gu Juan
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21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2007 |  Huang Chia-Chi
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8–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Singapore International | Vanessa Neo Yu Yan
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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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| 2005 | Croatian International | Zhang Beiwen
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Liu Fan Frances Shinta Mulia Sari
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Walkover | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Mingtian Fu Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Steel Magnolia". www.asiaone.com. AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "SEA Games Badminton: Fu Mingtian captures Singapore's first ever women's singles gold". www.redsports.sg. Red Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Out to make the most of her Olympic stop". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Badminton: Chief coach Chua, assistant national coach Fu quit SBA". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Singaporean female badminton players
- Chinese emigrants to Singapore
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Wuhan
- Chinese 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 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton