Fu Mingtian


Fu Mingtian 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 the Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year award in 2012.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,
Pune, India

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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 and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Vietnam Opengold1Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgrayColor box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2007Ballarat Internationalgold1