Yuhan Tan
Yuhan Tan (born 21 April 1987 in Bilzen, Belgium) is a male left-handed badminton player and Medical Doctor 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 didn't select him and he was therefore not able to compete. Tan participated, together with his sister Lianne, in the 2012 Summer Olympics and in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Yuhan Tan | |
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Personal information | |
Country | ![]() |
Born | Bilzen, Belgium | April 21, 1987
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Handedness | Left |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | 46 (29 March 2012) |
BWF profile |
Tan studied Medicine at the University of Maastricht.
In 2013, Tan was elected as a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission.[2] 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, reaching to quarter-finals.[3]
He competed for Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in badminton. He lost to Misha Zilberman of Israel, 22-20 and 22-12, and did not advance to the Round of 16.[4][5]
In 2017 Tan became the chairman of the Belgian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | USA International | ![]() |
16–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2015 | Turkey International | ![]() |
12–21, 21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
| 2015 | Dutch International | ![]() |
11–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2014 | Morocco International | ![]() |
8–11, 10–11, 10–11 | ![]() |
2013 | Turkey International | ![]() |
21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
2012 | Austrian International | ![]() |
21–14, 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Brazil International | ![]() |
14–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
20–22, 16–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
21–19, 21–19 | ![]() |
2006 | Cyprus International | ![]() |
15–21, 21–17, 14–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Familie Tan kan naar de Spelen". www.roadtolondon.be (in Dutch).
- "Tan, Polii and Vittinghus Elected by Peers". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Lianne Tan Battles into Last-Four – Baku 2015 European Games Day 5". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Zilberman wins Israel's first Olympic badminton match". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com. Jewish News. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Singles' recap before Last 16". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 3 February 2017.