Lu Lan
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 Lu Lan at the 2006 German Open |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 2, 1987 |
| Place of birth | Changzhou, Jiangsu |
| Women's singles | |
| Country |  China |
| Highest Ranking | 2 (May 15, 2008 [1]) |
| Current Ranking | 2 (May 15, 2008 [2]) |
| BWF Profile | |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lu.
Lu Lan (simplified Chinese: 卢兰; traditional Chinese: 盧蘭; pinyin: Lú Lán; born May 2, 1987 in Changzhou, Jiangsu) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
[edit] Career
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.[3]
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. In November of that year she reached the third place in the BWF World Ranking.[4]
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.
[edit] References
- ^ IBF Historical Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES, InternationalBadminton.org, Ranking Date: November 1, 2007
- ^ BWF World Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES, InternationalBadminton.org
- ^ IBF Historical Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES, InternationalBadminton.org, Ranking Date: December 28 2006
- ^ IBF Historical Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES, InternationalBadminton.org, Ranking Date: November 1, 2007
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