Frances Liu

Liu Fan
刘帆
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984
Liaoning, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Asian Games
2006 Doha Women's team
Southeast Asian Games
2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
2005 Manila Women's team
2009 Vientiane Women's team
BWF profile

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

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

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 New Zealand Open Hendra Wijaya Hendri Saputra
Li Yujia
11–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Malaysia Satellite Woon Sze Mei 7–0, 7–4, 6–8 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Iran Fajr International Shinta Mulia Sari Golnaz Faezi
Behnaz Perzamanbin
15–8, 15–0 Winner
2005 Croatian International Shinta Mulia Sari Zhang Beiwen
Fu Mingtian
Walkover Winner
2007 Ballarat International Yao Lei Shinta Mulia Sari
Vanessa Neo
21–14, 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2007 Waikato International Yao Lei Shinta Mulia Sari
Vanessa Neo
21–11, 18–21, 21–17 Winner
2008 Vietnam International Vanessa Neo Shinta Mulia Sari
Yao Lei
21–15, 18–21, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Mauritius International Denny Setiawan Kendrick Lee
Li Yujia
6–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2005 Croatian International Hendra Wijaya Andrej Pohar
Maja Pohar
15–11, 13–15, 15–7 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Fan Frances Liu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Coaching revamp for S'pore badminton". TODAY. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Stop trying, start winning". AsiaOne. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2022.