Lianne Tan (born 20 November 1990) is a Belgian badminton player.[1] She competed for Belgium at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio,[2] and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3][4] She was selected to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, together with her brother Yuhan.[5] In 2015, she won the silver medal in the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6]
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| Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1990 Bilzen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 250 wins, 238 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 34 (27 September 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 48 (2 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life edit
Tan's father, Hank Tan, is Indonesian Chinese, while her mother, Maria Meyers, is Belgian (Flemish), and a native of Bilzen.[7][8] Her parents met when her father came to Belgium to study dentistry.[8]
Achievements edit
European Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Line Kjærsfeldt
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21–18, 19–21, 9–21 |  Silver
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European Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy |  Carolina Marín
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21–18, 13–21, 8–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Slovenian International |  Linda Zetchiri
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15–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2009 | Slovenian International |  Maja Tvrdy
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10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Spanish Open |  Sayali Gokhale
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9–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Slovenian International | Maja Tvrdy
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21–16, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2011 | Cyprus International |  Tatjana Bibik
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13–21, 21–18, 18–11 retired | Winner
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| 2014 | Morocco International |  Kate Foo Kune
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7–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8 | Winner
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| 2015 | Romanian International |  Chloe Birch
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11–7, 11–7, 12–10 | Winner
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| 2015 | Dutch International |  Soraya de Visch Eijbergen
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21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2015 | Kazakhstan International | Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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17–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Morocco International |  Nanna Vainio
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15–21, 24–22, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2016 | Estonian International |  Marija Ulitina
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21–19, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Tahiti International |  Moe Araki
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17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Suriname International |  Daniela Macías
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21–10, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2019 | Brazil International | Linda Zetchiri
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17–21, 21–12, 13–4 retired | Winner
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| 2019 | Azerbaijan International |  Phittayaporn Chaiwan
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15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Welsh International |  Yvonne Li
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17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Lianne Tan biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Lianne Tan". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Lianne Tan". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "JO 2020: la Belge Lianne Tan assurée de son billet pour les Jeux de Tokyo" [Olympic Games 2020: Belgian Lianne Tan guaranteed her ticket for the Tokyo Games] (in French). Le Soir. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "London 2012: Brother and sister create badminton history". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Athletes: Lianne Tan". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Rahmawan, Firda (28 July 2021). "Profil Lianne Tan, si Cantik Korban Gregoria Mariska yang Berdarah Indonesia". iNews. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.
- ^ a b Cobbaert, Paul (9 April 2016). "Vice-Europees kampioene badminton Lianne Tan: "Ik maak het mezelf moeilijk"". De Zondag. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.
External links edit
- Lianne Tan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Lianne Tan at BWFbadminton.com
- Lianne Tan at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
- Lianne Tan at Olympics.com
- Lianne Tan at Olympedia
