Lu Lan (born 2 May 1987) is a badminton player from China.

Lu Lan
卢兰
Lu Lan at the 2006 German Open
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 37)
Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
ResidenceShanghai, China
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking5 (21 January 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hyderabad Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Yiyang Women's singles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Chengdu Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Johor Bahru Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Richmond Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Richmond Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' singles
BWF profile
Lu Lan
Traditional Chinese盧蘭
Simplified Chinese卢兰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLú Lán

Career

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In 2004, she won the Polish Open. In 2006, she won the Korea Open and finished the year in the 5th position in the BWF World Ranking.[1]

In 2007, she won the Denmark Super Series, and was a bronze medalist at the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, losing to the eventual champion Zhu Lin in the semifinals.[2]

In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, she lost to Xie Xingfang 21–7, 10–21, 12–21 in the semi-finals and was then upset by Maria Kristin Yulianti from Indonesia 21–11, 13–21, 15–21 in the bronze medal match. Earlier in 2008 she had reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championships where she lost a very close match to Denmark's Tine Rasmussen.[3]

In 2009, she achieved her greatest success to date when she won the 2009 BWF World Championship Women's Singles title in Hyderabad, India. The match was against compatriot, and two times winner of the event (2005 and 2006), Xie Xingfang; winning in two straight games 23–21, 21–12.[4]

After retiring from the tournament in 2013, she continued her education at the Beijing Sport University. She married Peng Yu in September 2013, and lived in Shanghai.[5] She then became an official umpire on the BWF World Tour, the first renowned player who successfully transitioned to an officiating job in the sport.[6]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Zhu Lin 10–21, 13–21   Bronze
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India   Xie Xingfang 23–21, 21–12   Gold

World Cup

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Women's singles

Year Venue Partner Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China   Xie Xingfang 11–21, 19–21   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia   Jiang Yanjiao 23–25, 21–23   Silver
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Wang Yihan 15–21, 21–23   Silver

World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada   Cheng Shao-chieh 7–11, 5–11   Silver

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea   Jiang Yanjiao 9–11, 2–11   Silver

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Swiss Open   Zhang Ning 16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2007 Denmark Open   Zhang Ning 21–17, 21–14   Winner
2008 Korea Open   Zhou Mi 18–21, 21–15, 15–21   Runner-up
2008 All England Open   Tine Rasmussen 11–21, 21–18, 20–22   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 German Open   Zhang Ning 8–11, 3–11   Runner-up
2006 Indonesia Open   Zhu Lin 11–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2006 Korea Open   Zhu Lin 21–18, 21–11   Winner
2006 Denmark Open   Jiang Yanjiao 14–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2008 India Open   Zhou Mi 14–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2008 Thailand Open   Xie Xingfang 24–26, 7–21   Runner-up
2011 Russian Open   Chen Xiaojia 20–22, 21–15, 23–21   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2004 Polish International   Zhu Lin 11–7, 11–2   Winner

Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "BWF Historical World Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ "北京奥运会中国军团羽毛球大名单——卢兰" (in Chinese). Tencent QQ. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ "羽毛球资料库――羽毛球女子国家队队员卢兰" (in Chinese). CCTV. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Lu Lan crowned world champion in all-Chinese final". morethanthegames.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. ^ "卢兰换一种方式追求羽球梦 浪漫婚礼温馨感人(图)" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Lu Lan Warms Up to Umpiring Role". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  7. ^ "Lu Lan Head to Head". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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