Fu Mingtian (; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese-born Singaporean

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player.

Early life

Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the

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Career

Fu became the first female Singaporean player to win the

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women's singles badminton gold medal in

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in Indonesia. She beat second-seed

Ratchanok Intanon Ratchanok Intanon ( th, รัชนก อินทนนท์, , ; born 5 February 1995) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in women's singles. She is known for her relaxed hitting motion and light footwork, w ...

of Thailand 21–12, 21–18 en route to the final match. In the finals, she beat home favourite Adriyanti Firdasari 14–21, 21–12, 22–20. Despite Fu's achievements, she was not selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Gu Juan was selected. After retirement from competitive badminton, Fu became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association. She resigned from her coach position in 2017.

Personal life

In 2017, Fu returned to China to marry another former Chinese shuttler who played for the Xiamen team. She expects to settle down in Xuzhou city, Jiangsu where her fiancé is from.

Awards

Fu was awarded the Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year award in 2012.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

''Women's singles''

BWF World Junior Championships

''Girls' doubles''

Asian Junior Championships

''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles''

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

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(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Women's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament :

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tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament

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