Lianne Tan

Lianne Tan
Personal information
CountryBelgium
Born (1990-11-20) 20 November 1990 (age 34)
Bilzen, Belgium
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record250 wins, 238 losses
Highest ranking34 (27 September 2022)
Current ranking55 (23 July 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Belgium
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Women's singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Milan Girls' singles
BWF profile

Lianne Tan (born 20 November 1990) is a Belgian badminton player.[2] She competed for Belgium at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio,[3] 2020 Tokyo,[4] and 2024 Paris Olympics.[5] She was selected to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, together with her brother Yuhan.[6] In 2015, she won the silver medal in the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[7]

Lianne Tan at 2010 Dutch Open

Personal life

Tan's father, Hank Tan, is Indonesian Chinese, while her mother, Maria Meyers, is Belgian (Flemish), and a native of Bilzen.[8][9] Her parents met when her father came to Belgium to study dentistry.[9]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt 21–18, 19–21, 9–21 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy Spain Carolina Marín 21–18, 13–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Slovenian International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Slovenian International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy 10–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Spanish Open India Sayali Gokhale 9–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Slovenian International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Cyprus International Russia Tatjana Bibik 13–21, 21–18, 18–11 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Morocco International Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 7–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Romanian International England Chloe Birch 11–7, 11–7, 12–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Dutch International Netherlands Soraya de Visch Eijbergen 21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Kazakhstan International Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Morocco International Finland Nanna Vainio 15–21, 24–22, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Estonian International Ukraine Marija Ulitina 21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Tahiti International Japan Moe Araki 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Suriname International Peru Daniela Macías 21–10, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Brazil International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 17–21, 21–12, 13–4 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International Thailand Phittayaporn Chaiwan 15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Welsh International Germany Yvonne Li 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "TAN Lianne". Paris 2024 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Lianne Tan biography". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Lianne Tan". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ^ "JO 2020: la Belge Lianne Tan assurée de son billet pour les Jeux de Tokyo" [Olympic Games 2020: Belgian Lianne Tan guaranteed her ticket for the Tokyo Games]. Le Soir (in French). 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Lianne Tan". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2016.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "London 2012: Brother and sister create badminton history". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Lianne Tan". Baku 2015 European Games. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Rahmawan, Firda (28 July 2021). "Profil Lianne Tan, si Cantik Korban Gregoria Mariska yang Berdarah Indonesia". iNews. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b Cobbaert, Paul (9 April 2016). "Vice-Europees kampioene badminton Lianne Tan: "Ik maak het mezelf moeilijk"". De Zondag. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.