Tan Ning (badminton)
| Tan Ning 谭宁 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 2003 Quanzhou, Yongchun, Fujian, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (with Liu Shengshu, 22 October 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (with Liu Shengshu, 19 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tan Ning (simplified Chinese: 谭宁; traditional Chinese: 譚寧; pinyin: Tán Níng; born 3 April 2003) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] She won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2024 Asian Championships. She also helped the national team win the 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships and the 2024 Uber Cup.[2] Tan reached a career high of world number 1 in the BWF World Rankings on 22 October 2024 with her partner Liu Shengshu.
Career
[edit]In her junior days, Tan played singles. She won the bronze medal in girls' singles at the 2019 Asian Junior Championships.[3]
In 2022, she partnered with World Junior Championship gold medalist Liu Shengshu and won against their compatriots Li Yijing and Luo Xumin at the Malaysia International in November.[4]
Her partnership with Liu continued to excel in 2023. The pair helped deliver the final point for the Chinese team when they competed against South Korea at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.[5] In April, Tan and Liu won the 2023 Spain Masters after defeating their teammates Chen Fanghui and Du Yue with a score of 21–8, 16–21, 21–18.[6]
In 2024, in her debut at the Olympics, Tan and her partner Liu advanced to the women's doubles final.[7] They lost the gold medal match to their senior compatriot Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.[8]
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France |  Liu Shengshu
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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20–22, 15–21 |  Silver
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Asian Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Liu Shengshu
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 Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
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21–12, 18–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China | Han Qianxi
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21–11, 18–21, 10–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Tour (10 titles, 5 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Women’s doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Liu Shengshu
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Chen Fanghui Du Yue
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21–8, 16–21, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Liu Shengshu
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 Rena Miyaura Ayako Sakuramoto
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19–21, 21–16, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Liu Shengshu
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 Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen
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21–19, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Liu Shengshu
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Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
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18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Liu Shengshu
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 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
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21–13, 24–22 | Winner
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| 2023 | French Open | Super 750 | Liu Shengshu
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Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
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26–24, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Liu Shengshu
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Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
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21–12, 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Liu Shengshu
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Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Liu Shengshu
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Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
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10–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2024 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Liu Shengshu
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Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
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21–18, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2024 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Liu Shengshu
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 Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
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14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Liu Shengshu
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Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
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21–12, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2024 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Liu Shengshu
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Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi
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18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Liu Shengshu
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Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto
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21–15, 21–5 | Winner
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| 2024 | China Masters | Super 750 | Liu Shengshu
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Li Yijing Luo Xumin
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Malaysia International Series | Liu Shengshu
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Li Yijing Luo Xumin
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24–22, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title)
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Malaysia Junior International |  Aisyah Sativa Fatetani
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17–21, 21–19, 21–8 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Tan Ning | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". Badminton World Federation. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "谭宁 Tan Ning - 中羽在线". www.badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "马来西亚羽毛球国际系列赛女双登顶 闽将谭宁首夺成人赛事冠军 - 文教 - 东南网". fjnews.fjsen.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "冠军！谭宁/刘圣书2-0郑娜恩/李绍希，助国羽登顶成功卫冕亚团赛". www.aiyuke.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ 排球黄金眼 (2023-04-02). "国羽女双提前夺冠！刘圣书/谭宁爆冷5号种子，杜玥/陈芳卉连闯5关". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (2 August 2024). "Nerveless Liu/Tan Take Spot in Final". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Chen/Jia win all-Chinese badminton women's doubles final at Paris Olympics". Xinhua. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 26 November 2024 | |
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Quanzhou
- Badminton players from Fujian
- Chinese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- World No. 1 badminton players
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen