Ville Lång
Ville Lång (born February 14, 1985 in Lahti) is a male badminton player from Finland.[2] He won Finland's national championship in 2005-2012. In 2003 he won bronze at the European Junior Badminton Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached rank 17. He has also been playing with Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the popular competition, All England Super Series, after getting a walkover with Indonesia's legend Sony Dwi Kuncoro. Lång lost 9-21 straight game in the third round at All England Championships 2011 to Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia. Later in the World Championships 2011, Lång met the world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia again and lost 10-21 11-21 to the Malaysian in the second round. Nearly one year later that was in 2012 London Olympics, he met again the top seed from Malaysia in the first round and came out with an 8-21, 21-14, 11-21, his best performance against Lee. Ville announced his retirement on 31 January 2016.[3]
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Born | Lahti, Finland[1] | February 14, 1985|||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Helsinki, Finland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 32 (12 November 2009[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 80 (14 January 2016[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | 8–15, 6–15 |
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.
Men's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Scottish Open | 17–21, 22–20, 21–16 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Estonian International | 21–17, 21–19 | ||
2015 | Swiss International | 19–21, 21–16, 11–21 | ||
2014 | Swedish Masters | 16–21, 21–14, 21–19 | ||
2013 | White Nights | 14–21, 21–17, 9–21 | ||
2013 | Denmark International | 17–21, 8–21 | ||
2012 | Estonian International | 21–8, 21–15 | ||
2011 | Italian International | 21–13, 14–21, 13–21 | ||
2011 | Norwegian International | 19–21, 21–11, 21–10 | ||
2011 | Dutch International | 21–18, 15–21, 4–21 | ||
2011 | Estonian International | 21–15, 21–14 | ||
2010 | Scottish International | 9–21, 10–21 | ||
2010 | Hungarian International | 22–20, 21–16 | ||
2010 | Finnish International | 11–21, 10–21 | ||
2009 | Turkey International | 21–14, 21–23, 21–19 | ||
2009 | Estonian International | 21–14, 21–19 | ||
2008 | Norwegian International | 21–13, 21–8 | ||
2008 | White Nights | 21–15, 21–8 | ||
2008 | European Circuit Finals | 14–21, 21–19, 19–21 | ||
2008 | Polish International | 15–21, 13–21 | ||
2008 | Banuinvest International | 21–17, 21–18 | ||
2008 | Croatian International | 21–17, 21–6 | ||
2007 | Hungarian International | 6–21, 5–21 | ||
2006 | Scottish International | 21–16, 14–21, 21–17 | ||
2006 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | 21–18, 21–15 | ||
2005 | Slovak International | 15–12, 9–15, 9–15 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Ville LANG Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- "Ville Lång". rio.sulkapallo.fi (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "Ville Lång päätti menestyksekkään huippusulkapalloilijan uransa". Sulkapalloliitto. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
External links
- European results
- Ville Lång at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)