Yuhan Tan

Yuhan Tan (born 21 April 1987 in Bilzen, Belgium) is a male left-handed badminton player and Orthopedic surgeon from Belgium. Born to a Chinese-Indonesian father and a Belgian mother, He is a 10 time Belgian Champion in the men's singles category which makes him the most successful men's singles athlete in Belgian history. In 2008 he was the 2nd youngest men's singles player to qualify for the 2008 Olympics according to the Badminton World Federation criteria. However the Belgian Olympic Committee did not select him and he was therefore not able to compete. Tan participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and in the 2016 Summer Olympics together with his sister Lianne.

Tan studied Medicine at the University of Maastricht.

In 2013, Tan was elected as a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission. In 2015, he was appointed as the Chairman of the BWF Athletes' Commission. In June 2015, he competed at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, before being eliminated at the quarter-finals.

He competed for Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in badminton. He lost to Misha Zilberman of Israel, 22-20 and 21–12, and did not advance to the Round of 16.

In 2017 Tan became the chairman of the Belgian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.

Personal life Tan's father is Chinese Indonesian, while his mother, Maria Meyers, is Belgian (Flemish). His parents met in Belgium, where his father came to study dentistry.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2015 USA International Emil Holst 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2015 Turkey International Misha Zilberman 12–21, 21–13, 21–18 Winner 2015 Dutch International Anders Antonsen 11–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2014 Morocco International Pedro Martins 8–11, 10–11, 10–11 Runner-up 2013 Turkey International Iztok Utrosa 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2012 Austrian International Przemyslaw Wacha 21–14, 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2011 Brazil International Przemyslaw Wacha 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2010 Hungarian International Ville Lang 20–22, 16–21 Runner-up 2008 Giraldilla International Raju Rai 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2006 Cyprus International Peter Mikkelsen 15–21, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament