Badminton player
| Fu Mingtian 伏明天 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34) 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fu Mingtian (Chinese: 伏明天; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.
Early life
Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.
Career
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. Despite Fu's achievements, she was not selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Gu Juan was selected.
After retirement from competitive badminton, Fu became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association. She resigned from her coach position in 2017.
Personal life
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.
Awards
Fu was awarded the Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year award in 2012.
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 | 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
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
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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| 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
- "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.
- ^ "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
- Fu Mingtian at BWFBadminton.com
- Fu Mingtian at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- 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
- 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