Lu Lan

Lu Lan (; born 2 May 1987) is a badminton player from China.

Career In 2004, she won the Polish Open. In 2006, she won the Korea Open and finished the year in the 5th position in the BWF World Ranking.

In 2007, she won the Denmark Super Series, and was a bronze medalist at the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, losing to the eventual champion Zhu Lin in the semifinals.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, she lost to Xie Xingfang 21–7, 10–21, 12–21 in the semi-finals and was then upset by Maria Kristin Yulianti from Indonesia 21–11, 13–21, 15–21 in the bronze medal match. Earlier in 2008 she had reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championships where she lost a very close match to Denmark's Tine Rasmussen.

In 2009, she achieved her greatest success to date when she won the 2009 BWF World Championship Women's Singles title in Hyderabad, India. The match was against compatriot, and two times winner of the event (2005 and 2006), Xie Xingfang; winning in two straight games 23–21, 21–12.

After retiring from the tournament in 2013, she continued her education at the Beijing Sport University. She married Peng Xin in September 2013, and lived in Shanghai. She then became an official umpire on the BWF World Tour, the first renowned player who successfully transitioned to an officiating job in the sport.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhu Lin 10–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Xie Xingfang 23–21, 21–12 Gold Gold

World Cup Women's singles Year Venue Partner Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Xie Xingfang 11–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Jiang Yanjiao 23–25, 21–23 Silver Silver 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Wang Yihan 15–21, 21–23 Silver Silver

World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Cheng Shao-chieh 7–11, 5–11 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea Jiang Yanjiao 9–11, 2–11 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2007 Swiss Open Zhang Ning 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2007 Denmark Open Zhang Ning 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2008 Korea Open Zhou Mi 18–21, 21–15, 15–21 Runner-up 2008 All England Open Tine Rasmussen 11–21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2006 German Open Zhang Ning 8–11, 3–11 Runner-up 2006 Indonesia Open Zhu Lin 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2006 Korea Open Zhu Lin 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2006 Denmark Open Jiang Yanjiao 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2008 India Open Zhou Mi 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2008 Thailand Open Xie Xingfang 24–26, 7–21 Runner-up 2011 Russian Open Chen Xiaojia 20–22, 21–15, 23–21 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2004 Polish International Zhu Lin 11–7, 11–2 Winner

Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1 Petya Nedelcheva 2 2 0 +2 Li Xuerui 2 1 1 0 Wang Lin 5 4 1 +3 Wang Shixian 3 1 2 –1 Wang Yihan 9 4 5 –1 Xie Xingfang 12 3 9 –6 Zhang Ning 4 1 3 –2 Zhu Lin 10 7 3 +4 Cheng Shao-chieh 6 4 2 +2 Tai Tzu-ying 2 0 2 –2 Tine Baun 6 2 4 –2 Tracey Hallam 4 4 0 +4 Pi Hongyan 3 1 2 –1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Juliane Schenk 1 1 0 +1 Xu Huaiwen 7 5 2 +3 Wang Chen 8 6 2 +4 Yip Pui Yin 4 3 1 +2 Zhou Mi 7 1 6 –5 Saina Nehwal 5 1 4 –3 Maria Kristin Yulianti 5 3 2 +1 Wong Mew Choo 6 3 3 0 Mia Audina 4 2 2 0 Bae Yeon-ju 1 1 0 +1 Sung Ji-hyun 2 1 1 0 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2 Ratchanok Intanon 2 1 1 0