Lianne Tan

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Lianne Tan
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Personal information
CountryBelgium
Born (1990-11-20) 20 November 1990 (age 33)
Bilzen, Belgium
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record250 wins, 238 losses
Highest ranking34 (27 September 2022)
Current ranking55 (23 July 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Baku Women's singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Milan Girls' singles
BWF profile

Lianne Tan (born 20 November 1990) is a Belgian badminton player. [2] She competed for Belgium at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio, [3] and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [4] [5] She was selected to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, together with her brother Yuhan. [6] In 2015, she won the silver medal in the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. [7]

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Lianne Tan at 2010 Dutch Open Lianne Tan (BEL).jpg
Lianne Tan at 2010 Dutch Open

Personal life

Tan's father, Hank Tan, is Indonesian Chinese, while her mother, Maria Meyers, is Belgian (Flemish), and a native of Bilzen. [8] [9] Her parents met when her father came to Belgium to study dentistry. [9]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Flag of Denmark.svg Line Kjærsfeldt 21–18, 19–21, 9–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy Flag of Spain.svg Carolina Marín 21–18, 13–21, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008 Slovenian International Flag of Bulgaria.svg Linda Zetchiri 15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009Slovenian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Tvrdy 10–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Spanish Open Flag of India.svg Sayali Gokhale 9–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010Slovenian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Tvrdy21–16, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Cyprus International Flag of Russia.svg Tatjana Bibik 13–21, 21–18, 18–11 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Morocco International Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune 7–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Romanian International Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch 11–7, 11–7, 12–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Dutch International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Soraya de Visch Eijbergen 21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Kazakhstan International Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Kosetskaya 17–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Morocco International Flag of Finland.svg Nanna Vainio 15–21, 24–22, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Estonian International Flag of Ukraine.svg Marija Ulitina 21–19, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Tahiti International Flag of Japan.svg Moe Araki 17–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Suriname International Flag of Peru.svg Daniela Macías 21–10, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Brazil International Flag of Bulgaria.svg Linda Zetchiri17–21, 21–12, 13–4 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Azerbaijan International Flag of Thailand.svg Phittayaporn Chaiwan 15–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Welsh International Flag of Germany.svg Yvonne Li 17–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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