Английская Википедия:Huaiwen Xu
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Family name hatnote Шаблон:Infobox badminton player Huaiwen Xu (Шаблон:Zh; born 2 August 1975) is a German badminton player. Born in Guiyang, Guizhou, China, she decided to play for Germany because the Chinese thought that she was too short to play professional world badminton.[1]
Career
Xu was among the most successful of a number of Chinese-born female players who emigrated from their badminton-rich homeland, in part, for a better opportunity to play in the world's biggest events. Beginning in 2003 when she won a spate of middle tier open tournaments in Europe, Xu went on to become one of the more consistent performers on the international circuit. She was a women's singles bronze medalist twice at the BWF World Championships (2005 and 2006) and won European Championships in 2006 and 2008 over Mia Audina and Tine Rasmussen respectively in the finals.[2][3] At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Xu was eliminated in a close quarterfinal match by China's Xie Xingfang, the world's number one ranked player.
Among Xu's more than twenty national and international singles titles are the Scottish (2003), Polish (2003), Dutch (2005), and Swiss (2006) Opens, the Copenhagen Masters (2007), and five consecutive (2004–2008) German National Championships. Notably, she earned all of these titles after turning 27, an age at which world level singles players often feel that their best years are behind them.
Xu retired from playing on the international circuit in 2009 and worked as a coach for two years at the Bellevue Badminton Club near Seattle, teaching the Junior National team of young badminton players hoping to succeed in professional badminton. In 2010, she was appointed as an International Olympic Committee athlete role model for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. From 2011 to 2012, she served the Dutch Badminton Association as their National Coach.
Personal life
Xu speaks fluent Chinese, German and English.[1] She is married to Matthew Curtain, the CEO of British Weightlifting. The couple lives in the United Kingdom and has a daughter.
Achievements
World Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | Шаблон:Flagicon Zhang Ning | 7–11, 9–11 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain | Шаблон:Flagicon Xie Xingfang | 12–21, 10–21 | Bronze Bronze |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Шаблон:Flagicon Mia Audina | 15–21, 21–9, 21–16 | Gold Gold |
| 2008 | Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark | Шаблон:Flagicon Tine Rasmussen | 12–21, 21–12, 21–17 | Gold Gold |
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. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | U.S. Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Liu Guimei | 11–8, 5–11, 6–11 | Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 1997 | Vietnam Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Susi Susanti | 4–11, 1–11 | Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2004 | German Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Xie Xingfang | 11–9, 6–11, 7–11 | Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2005 | Swiss Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Pi Hongyan | 12–13, 6–11 | Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2005 | Thessaloniki World Grand Prix | Шаблон:Flagicon Juliane Schenk | 11–2, 11–5 | Шаблон:Gold1 Winner |
| 2005 | Bitburger Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Xing Aiying | 11–3, 11–2 | Шаблон:Gold1 Winner |
| 2005 | Dutch Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Yao Jie | 11–7, 11–2 | Шаблон:Gold1 Winner |
| 2006 | Swiss Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Zhu Lin | 11–9, 11–4 | Шаблон:Gold1 Winner |
| 2006 | Bitburger Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Kristin Yulianti | 21–17, 21–17 | Шаблон:Gold1 Winner |
| 2007 | German Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Xie Xingfang | 21–19, 12–21, 19–21 | Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2007 | Russian Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Wang Yihan | 17–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up |
- Шаблон:Color box BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- Шаблон:Color box BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Huang Chia-chi | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Petya Nedelcheva | 9 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gong Ruina | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lu Lan | 7 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Wang Lin | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Wang Yihan | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Xie Xingfang | 9 | 0 | 9 | –9 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ye Zhaoying | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Zhang Ning | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Zhu Lin | 7 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Cheng Shao-chieh | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Camilla Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tine Baun | 11 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tracey Hallam | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Pi Hongyan | 20 | 8 | 12 | –4 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Juliane Schenk | 7 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Petra Overzier | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Zhou Mi | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Wang Chen | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Yip Pui Yin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Saina Nehwal | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Kristin Yulianti | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Susi Susanti | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Wong Mew Choo | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Mia Audina | 8 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
References
External links
Шаблон:Footer European Champions Badminton Singles Women Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Said by David Mercer/Gillian Clark on August 13, 2008 in match against Xie Xingfang in the quarterfinals of the women's singles shown on the BBC.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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