Tania Luiz

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Tania Luiz
Personal information
Birth nameTania Ann Luiz
CountryAustralia
Born (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 41)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Residence Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRicky Yu (personal)
Lasse Bundgaard (national)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Auckland Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Waitakere City Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Waitakere City Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 NouméaMixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 AucklandMixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 Waitakere CityMixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 NouméaWomen's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 AucklandWomen's team
BWF profile

Tania Ann Luiz (born 28 August 1983) is an Australian badminton player. [1] At the age of nine, Luiz moved with her family to Melbourne, Australia. She started playing badminton three years later, and went on to represent Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coincidentally in her home city. [2] She defeated South Africa's Michelle Edwards and Fiji's Karyn Whiteside in the preliminary rounds, before losing out her third match to New Zealand's Rachel Hindley, with a score of 7–21 and 12–21. [3] [4]

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Luiz qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fifteenth and receiving a continental spot for Oceania from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Luiz and her partner Eugenia Tanaka lost the preliminary round match to Japanese pair Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, with a score of 4–21 and 8–21. [5] [6]

Shortly after the Olympics, Luiz was selected as the member of the Badminton World Federation's Athletes Commission, along with five other athletes, including Guatemala's Pedro Yang. [7] [8]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2006 Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Rachel Hindley 17–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugenia Tanaka Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rachel Hindley
10–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kellie Lucas Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicole Gordon
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen
6–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Brehaut Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen
1–15, 1–15 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2005 New Caledonia International Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell 11–6, 1–11, 0–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Miami Pan Am International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugenia Tanaka Flag of Peru.svg Cristina Aicardi
Flag of Peru.svg Claudia Rivero
21–13, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Peru International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugenia Tanaka Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erin Carroll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leisha Cooper
21–23, 21–17, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Samoa International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Dobson Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan
21–17, 11–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Fiji International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Dobson Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan
15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Ballarat International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Wang
7–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 New Caledonia International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Menzies
Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
6–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Australian International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Brehaut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
9–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Ballarat International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Brehaut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
3–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Western Australia International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Brehaut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
1–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 New Caledonia International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Brehaut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Guy Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kellie Lucas
3–15, 15–8, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tania Luiz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. "Tania Luiz: Qualified hand in inexperienced Badminton duo". ABC News Australia. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. "Biography – Tania Luiz". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. "Men's doubles a rare bright spot". The Age. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. "Luiz and Tanaka bow out in badminton". ABC News Australia. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. "Yong Dae voted into BWF Athletes Commission". Chinese Olympic Committee. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  8. "Tania Luiz, joins BWF Athletes Commission". Badminton Oceania. Sporting Pulse. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.