Frances Liu
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| Liu Fan 刘帆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1984 Liaoning, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frances Liu Fan (born 1 April 1984) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.[1] Together with Li Li, Xiao Luxi and Rong Muxi, they were Singapore badminton's pioneer batch of foreign talents under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[2]
Career
[edit]Liu won Singapore first ever women's badminton team gold at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games that was held in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City.[3] She retired from her playing career in 2011 and in 2014, became Singapore national badminton (singles) coach.[4]
Achievements
[edit]IBF Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | New Zealand Open |  Hendra Wijaya
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Hendri Saputra Li Yujia
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11–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Malaysia Satellite |  Woon Sze Mei
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7–0, 7–4, 6–8 |  Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Iran Fajr International | Shinta Mulia Sari
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 Golnaz Faezi Behnaz Perzamanbin
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15–8, 15–0 | Winner
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| 2005 | Croatian International | Shinta Mulia Sari
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Zhang Beiwen Fu Mingtian
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Walkover | Winner
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| 2007 | Ballarat International | Yao Lei
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Shinta Mulia Sari Vanessa Neo
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21–14, 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Waikato International | Yao Lei
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Shinta Mulia Sari Vanessa Neo
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21–11, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2008 | Vietnam International | Vanessa Neo
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Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei
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21–15, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Mauritius International | Denny Setiawan
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Kendrick Lee Li Yujia
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6–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | Croatian International | Hendra Wijaya
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 Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar
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15–11, 13–15, 15–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Fan Frances Liu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Coaching revamp for S'pore badminton". TODAY. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "22nd SEA Games Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, 2013". Readbag.com. p. 49. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Stop trying, start winning". AsiaOne. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Frances Liu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Frances Liu at m2006.thecgf.com
Categories:
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Badminton players from Liaoning
- Chinese emigrants to Singapore
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Naturalised citizens of Singapore
- Chinese female badminton players
- Singaporean female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- 20th-century Singaporean women
- 21st-century Singaporean women