Poon Lok Yan
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.jpg) Poon in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 August 1991[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hong Kong (until 2022) Australia (2022–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 65 (WS 23 February 2012) 9 (WD 7 August 2013) 53 (XD 27 November 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Poon Lok Yan (Chinese: 潘樂恩; Jyutping: pun1 lok6 jan1, born 22 August 1991) is a badminton player from Hong Kong, now representing Australia. She competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in women's doubles event.[2][3]
Together with Tse Ying Suet, she has received her best competitive results in Women's Doubles. Their breakout performance was at the 2011 India Super Series where they reached the semifinals. They matched that result at the 2011 Japan Super Series and qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. At 2012 Japan Super Series, she together with Tse Ying Suet won the champion of women's doubles by beating 4 Japan pairs consecutively.[4]
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
 Tse Ying Suet |
 Suci Rizki Andini Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah |
21–18, 9–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[6] with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Japan Open | Tse Ying Suet |
 Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito |
21–17, 22–20 |  Winner |
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Bitburger Open | Tse Ying Suet |
 Tang Yuanting Yu Yang |
10–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2015 | Macau Open | Tse Ying Suet |
 Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan |
21–18, 15–15 retired | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Malaysia Masters | Tse Ying Suet |
 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
17–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | New Zealand International | Tse Ying Suet |
Yuriko Miki Koharu Yonemoto |
21–16, 16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Vietnam International | Tse Ying Suet |
Narissapat Lam Puttita Supajirakul |
18–21, 21–17, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Sydney International |  Sylvina Kurniawan |
Setyana Mapasa Angela Yu |
16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Vietnam International | Fernando Kurniawan |
Alfian Eko Prasetya Annisa Saufika |
14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
