Lianne Tan

Lianne Tan
Personal information
Country	Belgium
Born	(1990-11-20) 20 November 1990 (age 34) Bilzen, Belgium
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	250 wins, 238 losses
Highest ranking	34 (27 September 2022)
Current ranking	55 (23 July 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Belgium European Games 2015 Baku Women's singles European Junior Championships 2009 Milan Girls' singles
BWF profile

Lianne Tan (born 20 November 1990) is a Belgian badminton player.[2] She competed for Belgium at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio,[3] 2020 Tokyo,[4] and 2024 Paris Olympics.[5] She was selected to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, together with her brother Yuhan.[6] In 2015, she won the silver medal in the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[7]

Lianne Tan at 2010 Dutch Open

Personal life

Tan's father, Hank Tan, is Indonesian Chinese, while her mother, Maria Meyers, is Belgian (Flemish), and a native of Bilzen.[8][9] Her parents met when her father came to Belgium to study dentistry.[9]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Line Kjærsfeldt	21–18, 19–21, 9–21	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy	Carolina Marín	21–18, 13–21, 8–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Slovenian International	Linda Zetchiri	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2009	Slovenian International	Maja Tvrdy	10–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Spanish Open	Sayali Gokhale	9–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2010	Slovenian International	Maja Tvrdy	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2011	Cyprus International	Tatjana Bibik	13–21, 21–18, 18–11 retired	Winner
2014	Morocco International	Kate Foo Kune	7–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8	Winner
2015	Romanian International	Chloe Birch	11–7, 11–7, 12–10	Winner
2015	Dutch International	Soraya de Visch Eijbergen	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2015	Kazakhstan International	Evgeniya Kosetskaya	17–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2015	Morocco International	Nanna Vainio	15–21, 24–22, 21–8	Winner
2016	Estonian International	Marija Ulitina	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2016	Tahiti International	Moe Araki	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Suriname International	Daniela Macías	21–10, 21–6	Winner
2019	Brazil International	Linda Zetchiri	17–21, 21–12, 13–4 retired	Winner
2019	Azerbaijan International	Phittayaporn Chaiwan	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2022	Welsh International	Yvonne Li	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "TAN Lianne". Paris 2024 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
2. "Lianne Tan biography". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
3. "Lianne Tan". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
4. "JO 2020: la Belge Lianne Tan assurée de son billet pour les Jeux de Tokyo" [Olympic Games 2020: Belgian Lianne Tan guaranteed her ticket for the Tokyo Games]. Le Soir (in French). 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
5. "Lianne Tan". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2016.^[dead link‍]
6. "London 2012: Brother and sister create badminton history". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
7. "Lianne Tan". Baku 2015 European Games. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
8. Rahmawan, Firda (28 July 2021). "Profil Lianne Tan, si Cantik Korban Gregoria Mariska yang Berdarah Indonesia". iNews. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.
9. Cobbaert, Paul (9 April 2016). "Vice-Europees kampioene badminton Lianne Tan: "Ik maak het mezelf moeilijk"". De Zondag. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.

External links

• Lianne Tan at BWFBadminton.com
• Lianne Tan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Lianne Tan at Olympedia (archive)
• Lianne Tan at Olympics.com
• Lianne Tan at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
• Lianne Tan at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)