Fu Mingtian
Singaporean badminton player
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Fu Mingtian (Chinese: 伏明天; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.[1]
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| Born | 27 June 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 25 (12 January 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[2]
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.[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
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
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 |  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
