Angela Yu 于亚杰 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia | 8 March 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 17 (with Setyana Mapasa, 26 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 17 (with Setyana Mapasa, 26 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 于亞傑 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 于亚杰 | ||||||
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Angela Yu (born 8 March 2003) is an Australian badminton player. [1] She won a gold medal in women's doubles at the 2024 Oceania Badminton Championships. She represented Australia in women's doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Angela was born in Box Hill,Melbourne to former Chinese badminton players Tang Yongshu and Yu Qi. Her brother,Jack Yu is also a badminton player and is part of the Australia national team. [2]
In 2023,Angela partnered with Setyana Mapasa. She won her first World Tour title with Setyana at the 2023 Kaohsiung Masters. [3] The duo then won the Bendigo International and the Sydney International. [4] In 2024,Angela and Setyana reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Swiss Open but lost to Hsu Ya-ching and Lin Wan-ching. [5] Angela and Setyana also reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Australian Open and became the first Australians to reach the women's doubles semi-finals at the home tournament since 2009.
The duo earned enough ranking points to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's doubles event. Although they did not proceed to the knockout stages,they did win against Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa in the group stage to salvage a point and place third in the group.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong,Australia | Setyana Mapasa | Kaitlyn Ea Gronya Somerville | 21–18,21–11 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne,Australia | Mitchell Wheller | Oliver Leydon-Davis Anona Pak | 9–21,21–23 | Bronze |
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,Melbourne,Australia | Shaunna Li | 16–21,15–21 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne,Australia | Kaitlyn Ea | Majan Almazan Kelly Xu | 15–21,21–13,21–16 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne,Australia | Jack Yu | Edward Lau Shaunna Li | 21–17,19–21,21–16 | Gold |
The BWF World Tour,which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals,Super 1000,Super 750,Super 500,Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour),and the BWF Tour Super 100. [7]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Kaohsiung Masters | Super 100 | Setyana Mapasa | Maiko Kawazoe Haruna Konishi | 21–19,8–21,21–19 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Mongolia International | Setyana Mapasa | Lui Lok Lok Ng Wing Yung | 16–21,18–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Bendigo International | Setyana Mapasa | Hsu Yin-hui Lin Jhih-yun | 18–21,22–20,27–25 | Winner |
2023 | Sydney International | Setyana Mapasa | Sylvina Kurniawan Poon Lok Yan | 21–16,21–18 | Winner |
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