Fu Mingtian
| Fu Mingtian | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | 伏明天 |
| Country |  Singapore |
| Born | June 27, 1990 |
| Women's Singles | |
| Highest ranking | 25 (November 6, 2011) |
| Current ranking | 28 (July 26, 2012 [1]) |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
Template:Chinese name Fu Mingtian (Chinese: 伏明天; born June 27, 1990) is a China born Singaporean badminton player.[2] Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[3]
Fu became the first female Singaporean player to win the Southeast Asian Games women's singles badminton Gold medal in 2011 at the 26th SEA 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 of Indonesia 14–21, 21–12, 22–20.[4] She is currently ranked world number 26 in the latest Badminton World Federation listings.[5]
Despite Fu's achievements, she was not selected for 2012 Summer Olympics Games and Gu Juan was selected.[6]
References
- ^ BWF World Ranking
- ^ teamsingapore.com.sg
- ^ "Steel Magnolia". AsiaOne. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ todayonline.com
- ^ bwfbadminton.org
- ^ "Out to make the most of her Olympic stop". AsiaOne. Retrieved August 1, 2012.