Lu Lan
Lu Lan (born 2 May 1987) is a badminton player from
China. Lu Lan
卢兰
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.[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] Lu Lan at the 2006 German Open
Personal information
In 2009, she achieved her greatest success to date
Country China
when she won the 2009 BWF World Championship
Women's Singles title in Hyderabad, India. The match Born 2 May 1987
was against compatriot, and two times winner of the Changzhou, Jiangsu,
event (2005 and 2006), Xie Xingfang; winning in two China
straight games 23–21, 21–12.[4] Residence Shanghai, China
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
After retiring from the tournament in 2013, she
continued her education at the Beijing Sport Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
University. She married Peng Yu in September 2013, Handedness Right
and lived in Shanghai.[5] She then became an official Women's singles
umpire on the BWF World Tour, the first renowned Highest ranking 5 (21 January 2010)
player who successfully transitioned to an officiating
Medal record
job in the sport.[6]
Women's badminton
Representing China
World Championships
2009 Hyderabad Women's singles
2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
World Cup
Achievements 2005 Yiyang Women's singles
Uber Cup
2008 Jakarta Women's team
BWF World Championships 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Women's team
Women's singles Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
2011 Chengdu Women's singles
2007 Johor Bahru Women's singles
World Junior Championships
2004 Richmond Mixed team
2004 Richmond Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
2004 Hwacheon Girls' singles
BWF profile (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/
14243308-657A-463C-8073-46E9642DD038)
Lu Lan
Traditional Chinese 盧蘭
Simplified Chinese 卢兰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Lú Lán
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, 10–21, 13–
2007 Zhu Lin
Malaysia 21 Bronze
Xie 23–21, 21–
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Gold
Xingfang 12
World Cup
Women's singles
Year Venue Partner Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Xie Xingfang 11–21, 19–21 Bronze
Asian Championships
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
Girls' singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Cheng Shao-chieh 7–11, 5–11 Silver
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Jiang 9–11, 2–
2004
Korea Yanjiao 11 Silver
BWF Superseries
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
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
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2004 Polish International Zhu Lin 11–7, 11–2 Winner
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-
finalists.[7]
Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1
Petya Nedelcheva 2 2 0 +2
Li Xuerui 2 1 1 0
Wang Lin 5 4 1 +3
Wang Shixian 3 1 2 –1
Wang Yihan 9 4 5 –1
Xie Xingfang 12 3 9 –6
Zhang Ning 4 1 3 –2
Zhu Lin 10 7 3 +4
Cheng Shao-chieh 6 4 2 +2
Tai Tzu-ying 2 0 2 –2
Tine Baun 6 2 4 –2
Tracey Hallam 4 4 0 +4
Pi Hongyan 3 1 2 –1
Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Juliane Schenk 1 1 0 +1
Xu Huaiwen 7 5 2 +3
Wang Chen 8 6 2 +4
Yip Pui Yin 4 3 1 +2
Zhou Mi 7 1 6 –5
Saina Nehwal 5 1 4 –3
Maria Kristin Yulianti 5 3 2 +1
Wong Mew Choo 6 3 3 0
Mia Audina 4 2 2 0
Bae Yeon-ju 1 1 0 +1
Sung Ji-hyun 2 1 1 0
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2
Ratchanok Intanon 2 1 1 0
References
1. "BWF Historical World Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES" (https://web.archive.org/web/200709
29083839/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/histwomensingles.asp?rankno=567&cat=
w). Wayback Machine. Archived from the original (http://www.internationalbadminton.org/hist
womensingles.asp?rankno=567&cat=w) 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" (http://2008.qq.com/a/20080718/001505.htm)
(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" (http://sports.cctv.com/20081110/151399.sht
ml) (in Chinese). CCTV. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
4. "Lu Lan crowned world champion in all-Chinese final" (https://web.archive.org/web/2011072
7022221/http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/badminton/175658-lu-lan-crowned-world-cha
mpion-all-chinese-final). morethanthegames.co.uk. Archived from the original (http://www.m
orethanthegames.co.uk/badminton/175658-lu-lan-crowned-world-champion-all-chinese-fina
l) 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)" (http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2015-03-26/
14497555521.shtml) (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
6. "Lu Lan Warms Up to Umpiring Role" (https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2018/10/31/lu-
lan-warms-up-to-umpiring-role/). Retrieved 2018-11-17.
7. "Lu Lan Head to Head" (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/53057/lu-lan/head-to-head-analysi
s?event=&team2_player1=11769). bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
External links
BWF profile (https://web.archive.org/web/20070930005812/http://www.internationalbadminto
n.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=53057)
Lu Lan (https://web.archive.org/web/20161204/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/a
thletes/lu/lu-lan-1.html) at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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