Fu Mingtian
Fu Mingtian (Chinese: 伏明天; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.[1]
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[2] In 2017, she 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.[3]
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.[4] Despite Fu's achievements, she was not selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Gu Juan was selected.[5]
After retirement from competitive badminton, Fu became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association. She resigned from her coach position in 2017.[3]
Awards
Fu was awarded the Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year award in 2012.[6]
Achievements
Southeast Asian Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Adriyanti Firdasari |
14–21, 21–12, 22–20 |  Gold |
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 |
 Xie Jing Zhong Qianxin |
21–19, 21–17 | Gold |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Liu Xin |
22–24, 11–21 |  Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yao Lei |
Richi Puspita Dili Debby Susanto |
|10–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
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 |
21–18, 16–21, 21–8 |  Winner |
- 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Huang Chia-chi |
8–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2007 | Waikato International | Gu Juan |
21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2012 | Singapore International | Xing Aiying |
10–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Croatian International | Zhang Beiwen |
Frances Liu Shinta Mulia Sari |
Walkover | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Singapore International | Vanessa Neo |
Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei |
21–19, 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
- 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.
- "Badminton: Chief coach Chua, assistant national coach Fu quit SBA". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- "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.
- "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.