Fu Mingtian (; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.
Early life Fu came to Singapore in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen in 2007 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.
Career Fu became the first female Singaporean player to win the Southeast Asian Games women's singles badminton gold medal in 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia. She beat second-seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21–12, 21–18 en route to the final match. In the finals, she beat home favourite Adriyanti Firdasari 14–21, 21–12, 22–20. Despite Fu's achievements, she was not selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Gu Juan was selected.
After retirement from competitive badminton, Fu became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association. She resigned from her coach position in 2017.
Personal life In 2017, Fu returned to China to marry another former Chinese shuttler who played for the Xiamen team. She expects to settle down in Xuzhou city, Jiangsu where her fiancé is from.
Awards Fu was awarded Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year award in 2012.
Achievements
Southeast Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2011 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Adriyanti Firdasari 14–21, 21–12, 22–20 Gold
BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,Pune, India Yao Lei Xie Jing Zhong Qianxin 21–19, 21–17 Gold
Asian Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Liu Xin 22–24, 11–21 Bronze
Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yao Lei Richi Puspita Dili Debby Susanto |10–21, 17–21 Bronze
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Vietnam Open Kaori Imabeppu 21–18, 16–21, 21–8 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2007 Ballarat International Huang Chia-chi 8–21, 21–13, 21–15 Winner 2007 Waikato International Gu Juan 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2012 Singapore International Xing Aiying 10–21, 8–21 Runner-up
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Croatian International Zhang Beiwen Frances Liu Shinta Mulia Sari Walkover Runner-up 2013 Singapore International Vanessa Neo Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei 21–19, 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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