Luo Yu

Luo Yu
Luo Yu
Traditional Chinese	駱羽
Simplified Chinese	骆羽
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Luò Yǔ

Luo Yu
骆羽
Luo Yu; 骆羽
	Luo Yu at the 2014 Badminton Asia Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Luo Xiaoshuang; 骆晓霜
Country	China
Born	11 January 1991 (age 33); Shandong, China
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD 10 March 2016); 86 (XD 29 November 2012)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing China
Asian Championships
Asia Team Championships
Summer Universiade
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Luo Yu (Chinese: 骆羽; born 11 January 1991) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. Together with her twin sister, Luo Ying, they competed in the international badminton, and were ranked as World number 1 on 10 March 2016.^[1] The twins participated at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics but did not advance to the knocked-out stage after placing third in the group stage.^[2] The biggest title of their career to date, the 2015 BWF Superseries Finals, sent the pair to #1 in the world rankings.^[3]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Luo Ying	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	21–18, 21–18	Gold
2015	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Luo Ying	Ma Jin Tang Yuanting	12–21, 0–0 retired	Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Tian Qing	Jang Ye-na Kim So-young	25–27, 21–15, 21–23	Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Luo Ying	Tang Jinhua Xia Huan	21–14, 17–21, 13–21	Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.^[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	China Masters	Cheng Shu	Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2014	Korea Open	Luo Ying	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	India Open	Luo Ying	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Malaysia Open	Luo Ying	Jang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	21–18, 21–9	Winner
2015	French Open	Luo Ying	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	13–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2015	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Luo Ying	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	14–21, 21–9, 14–4 retired	Winner
2016	Korea Open	Luo Ying	Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan	13–21, 11–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Luo Ying	Meiliana Jauhari Greysia Polii	11–21, 21–18, 21–11	Winner
2012	Australian Open	Luo Ying	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	12–21, 21–18, 21–17	Winner
2013	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Luo Ying	Huang Dongping Jia Yifan	19–21, 21–15, 21–18	Winner
2014	China Masters	Luo Ying	Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2015	Chinese Taipei Open	Luo Ying	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	China Masters	Luo Ying	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	16–21, 21–15, 21–18	Winner
2016	Chinese Taipei Open	Luo Ying	Huang Dongping Zhong Qianxin	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	China International	Luo Ying	Ou Dongni Xiong Mengjing	21–13, 21–12	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

References

^ "羽球Twins闪亮登场双胞胎成为赛场另类风景线". gdzjdaily.com.cn (in Chinese). 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ "Olympics-Badminton-Women's doubles Group B results". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
^ "Chinese twins win women's doubles of Dubai World Superseries 2015". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

Luo Yu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
Luo Yu at BWFBadminton.com

[1] "羽球Twins闪亮登场双胞胎成为赛场另类风景线". gdzjdaily.com.cn (in Chinese). 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[2] "Olympics-Badminton-Women's doubles Group B results". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

[3] "Chinese twins win women's doubles of Dubai World Superseries 2015". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

[4] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[5] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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