Tania Luiz

Tania Luiz
Personal information
Birth nameTania Ann Luiz
CountryAustralia
Born (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 41)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
ResidenceMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRicky Yu (personal)
Lasse Bundgaard (national)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Auckland Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Waitakere City Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Waitakere City Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nouméa Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Auckland Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nouméa Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Auckland Women's team
BWF profile

Tania Ann Luiz (born 28 August 1983) is an Australian badminton player.[1] At the age of nine, Luiz moved with her family to Melbourne, Australia. She started playing badminton three years later, and went on to represent Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coincidentally in her home city.[2] She defeated South Africa's Michelle Edwards and Fiji's Karyn Whiteside in the preliminary rounds, before losing out her third match to New Zealand's Rachel Hindley, with a score of 7–21 and 12–21.[3][4]

Luiz qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fifteenth and receiving a continental spot for Oceania from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Luiz and her partner Eugenia Tanaka lost the preliminary round match to Japanese pair Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, with a score of 4–21 and 8–21.[5][6]

Shortly after the Olympics, Luiz was selected as the member of the Badminton World Federation's Athletes Commission, along with five other athletes, including Guatemala's Pedro Yang.[7][8]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Rachel Hindley 17–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Australia Eugenia Tanaka New Zealand Michelle Chan
New Zealand Rachel Hindley 		10–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Australia Kellie Lucas New Zealand Nicole Gordon
New Zealand Sara Runesten-Petersen 		6–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Australia Stuart Brehaut New Zealand Daniel Shirley
New Zealand Sara Runesten-Petersen 		1–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 New Caledonia International New Zealand Renee Flavell 11–6, 1–11, 0–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Miami Pan Am International Australia Eugenia Tanaka Peru Cristina Aicardi
Peru Claudia Rivero 		21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Peru International Australia Eugenia Tanaka Australia Erin Carroll
Australia Leisha Cooper 		21–23, 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Samoa International Australia Susan Dobson New Zealand Renee Flavell
New Zealand Michelle Chan 		21–17, 11–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Fiji International Australia Susan Dobson New Zealand Renee Flavell
New Zealand Michelle Chan 		15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Ballarat International Australia Kate Wilson-Smith Australia Renuga Veeran
Australia Susan Wang 		7–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 New Caledonia International Australia Glenn Warfe New Zealand Scott Menzies
New Zealand Renee Flavell 		6–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Australian International Australia Stuart Brehaut Australia Travis Denney
Australia Kate Wilson-Smith 		9–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Ballarat International Australia Stuart Brehaut Australia Travis Denney
Australia Kate Wilson-Smith 		3–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Western Australia International Australia Stuart Brehaut Australia Travis Denney
Australia Kate Wilson-Smith 		1–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 New Caledonia International Australia Stuart Brehaut Australia Guy Gibson
Australia Kellie Lucas 		3–15, 15–8, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tania Luiz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Tania Luiz: Qualified hand in inexperienced Badminton duo". ABC News Australia. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Biography – Tania Luiz". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's doubles a rare bright spot". The Age. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Luiz and Tanaka bow out in badminton". ABC News Australia. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Yong Dae voted into BWF Athletes Commission". Chinese Olympic Committee. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Tania Luiz, joins BWF Athletes Commission". Badminton Oceania. Sporting Pulse. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.