Fu Mingtian

Fu Mingtian (Chinese: 伏明天; born 27 June 1990) is a China born Singaporean badminton player.[1] Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[2] Fu became the first female Singaporean player to win the Southeast Asian Games women's singles badminton Gold medal in 2011 at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia. She beat second-seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21–12, 21–18 en route to the Final match. In the Finals, she beat home favourite Adriyanti Firdasari of Indonesia 14–21, 21–12, 22–20.[3] Despite Fu's achievements, she was not selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Gu Juan was selected.[4]

Fu Mingtian
Personal information
Birth name	伏明天
Country	Singapore
Born	27 June 1990 Wuhan, Hubei China
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	25 (12 January 2012)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Singapore Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Mixed team Southeast Asian Games 2011 Jakarta Women's singles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team 2011 Jakarta Women's team 2009 Vientiane Women's team World Junior Championships 2008 Pune Girls' doubles 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
BWF profile

After retirement from competitive badminton, Fu became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association. In 2017, Fu resigned from her coach position to return 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.[5]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Women's Singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Adriyanti Firdasari	14–21, 21–12, 22–20	Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India	Yao Lei	Xie Jing Zhong Qianxin	21–19, 21–17	Gold

Asia Junior Championships

Girls' Singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Liu Xin	22–24, 11–21	Bronze

Girls' Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Yao Lei	Puspita Richi Dili Debby Susanto	10–21, 17–21	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Vietnam Open	Kaori Imabeppu	21–18, 16–21, 21–8	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Singapore International	Xing Aiying	10–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2007	Waikato International	Gu Juan	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2007	Ballarat International	Huang Chia-Chi	8–21, 21–13, 21–15	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Singapore International	Vanessa Neo Yu Yan	Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei	21–19, 15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2005	Croatian International	Zhang Beiwen	Liu Fan Frances Shinta Mulia Sari	Walkover	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Mingtian Fu Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
2. "Steel Magnolia". www.asiaone.com. AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
3. "SEA Games Badminton: Fu Mingtian captures Singapore's first ever women's singles gold". www.redsports.sg. Red Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
4. "Out to make the most of her Olympic stop". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
5. "Badminton: Chief coach Chua, assistant national coach Fu quit SBA". Retrieved 14 September 2018.