Hu Ling-fang
{{Short description|Taiwanese badminton player (born 1998)}}
{{family name hatnote|Hu|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Hu Ling-fang
胡綾芳
| image = Hu Ling Fang (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption = Hu in 2017
| birth_name =
| country = Taiwan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|4|6}}
| birth_place = Kaohsiung, Taiwan
| residence = Kaohsiung, Taiwan
| height = 1.71 m
| weight = 62 kg
| years_active =
| handedness = Right
| coach =
| event = Women's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 22 (WD with Hsu Ya-ching, 18 February 2020)
6 (XD with Yang Po-hsuan, 11 March 2025)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking = 27 (WD with Jheng Yu-chieh)
8 (XD with Yang Po-hsuan)
| date_of_current_ranking = 25 March 2025
| medal_templates =
| bwfbadminton_id = 87176
| bwf_id = AC5EF9BE-F852-4854-A877-3833D957D1DE
}}
Hu Ling-fang ({{zh|first=t|t=胡綾芳|s=|w=|p=Hú Língfāng}}; born 6 April 1998) is a Taiwanese badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Ling Fang Hu |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/87176/ling-fang-hu |website=Badminton World Federation|access-date=9 April 2017}} In 2016, she was selected to compete at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup. She played as a third women's singles and finally the Taiwanese team beat the Mauritanian with the score 5-0.{{cite web|title=羽球》湯優盃預賽首戰 台灣女團5：0輕取對手 |url=http://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1697470 |website=Liberty Times|access-date=9 April 2017 |language=zh}} She won her first senior international title at the 2017 Finnish Open in the mixed doubles event partnered with Tseng Min-hao.{{cite web|title=芬蘭挑戰賽》男雙廖敏竣／蘇敬恒、混雙曾敏豪／胡綾芳雙雙奪冠 |url=https://www.ltsports.com.tw/other/badminton/122560-2017-04-09-16-22-40 |website=LTSports |date=9 April 2017 |access-date=24 December 2018 |language=zh}} Hu also joined the national team participating at the 2018 Asian Games.{{cite web |title=Athletes: Hu Ling Fang |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/HU-Lingfang-3012547/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820105622/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/HU-Lingfang-3012547/ |url-status=dead |website=Asian Games 2018 |archive-date=20 August 2018 |access-date=24 December 2018}}
Achievements
= BWF World Tour (4 runners-up) =
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Orléans Masters | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Ya-ching | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chloe Birch | align="left" | 18–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Singapore Open | align="left" | Super 750 | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Po-hsuan | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Siwei | align="left" | 11–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Kaohsiung Masters | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Po-hsuan | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Ruttanapak Oupthong | align="left" | 18–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Taipei Open | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Po-hsuan | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Pakkapon Teeraratsakul | align="left" | 17–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runnner-up |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) =
Mixed doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Polish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Tseng Min-hao | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Mateusiak | align="left" | 22–20, 20–22, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Finnish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Tseng Min-hao | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Mikkelsen | align="left" | 24–22, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{BWFB|87176}}
- {{BWFT|AC5EF9BE-F852-4854-A877-3833D957D1DE|member_id=87176}}
{{Top ten badminton players|MxD}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kaohsiung
Category:Taiwanese female badminton players
Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei
Category:21st-century Taiwanese sportswomen
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