Luo Yu
| File:Luo Yu 2014.jpg Luo at the 2014 Asian Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Luo Xiaoshuang 骆晓霜 11 January 1991 Shandong, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (WD, 10 March 2016) 86 (XD, 29 November 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Simplified Chinese | 骆羽 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 駱羽 | ||||||
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| Luo Xiaoshuang | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 骆晓霜 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 駱曉霜 | ||||||
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Luo Yu (Chinese: 骆羽; born 11 January 1991) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. Together with her twin sister, Luo Ying, they competed in the international badminton, and were ranked as World number 1 on 10 March 2016.[1] The twins participated at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics but did not advance to the knocked-out stage after placing third in the group stage.[2] The biggest title of their career to date, the 2015 BWF Superseries Finals, sent the pair to #1 in the world rankings.[3]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]Asian Championships
[edit | edit source]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
China Luo Ying | South Korea Jung Kyung-eun South Korea Kim Ha-na |
21–18, 21–18 | Gold Gold |
| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
China Luo Ying | China Ma Jin China Tang Yuanting |
12–21, 0–0 retired | Bronze Bronze |
Summer Universiade
[edit | edit source]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia |
China Tian Qing | South Korea Jang Ye-na South Korea Kim So-young |
25–27, 21–15, 21–23 | Silver Silver |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit | edit source]Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | China Luo Ying | China Tang Jinhua China Xia Huan |
21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | Silver Silver |
BWF Superseries
[edit | edit source]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | China Masters | China Cheng Shu | China Bao Yixin China Zhong Qianxin |
12–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2014 | Korea Open | China Luo Ying | China Bao Yixin China Tang Jinhua |
17–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2015 | India Open | China Luo Ying | Japan Misaki Matsutomo Japan Ayaka Takahashi |
19–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2015 | Malaysia Open | China Luo Ying | South Korea Jang Ye-na South Korea Jung Kyung-eun |
21–18, 21–9 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2015 | French Open | China Luo Ying | China Huang Yaqiong China Tang Jinhua |
13–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2015 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | China Luo Ying | Denmark Christinna Pedersen Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
14–21, 21–9, 14–4 retired | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2016 | Korea Open | China Luo Ying | South Korea Jung Kyung-eun South Korea Shin Seung-chan |
13–21, 11–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit | edit source]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | China International | China Luo Ying | China Ou Dongni China Xiong Mengjing |
21–13, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1991 births
- Living people
- Chinese twins
- Badminton players from Shandong
- Chinese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for China
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for China
- Summer World University Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- World No. 1 badminton players
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen