Luo Yu

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]

Luo Yu
Luo Yu at the 2014 Badminton Asia Championships
Personal information
Birth name	骆晓霜 Luo Xiaoshuang
Country	China
Born	11 January 1991 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 2014 Gimcheon Women's doubles 2015 Wuhan Women's doubles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Women's doubles 2013 Kazan Mixed team World Junior Championships 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

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

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, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[5] with successful players invited to the World Superseries Finals held at the year end.

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 has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

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

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. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
4. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
5. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.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