Yuhan Tan

{{short description|Belgian badminton player}}

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| name = Yuhan Tan
谭雨涵

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|21}}

| birth_place = Bilzen, Belgium

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 74 kg

| event = Men's singles

| highest_ranking = 46

| date_of_highest_ranking = 29 March 2012

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| country = Belgium

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| handedness = Left

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Yuhan Tan (born 21 April 1987 in Bilzen, Belgium) is a male left-handed badminton player and Orthopedic surgeon from Belgium. Born to a Chinese-Indonesian father and a Belgian mother, He is a 10 time Belgian Champion in the men's singles category which makes him the most successful men's singles athlete in Belgian history. In 2008 he was the 2nd youngest men's singles player to qualify for the 2008 Olympics according to the Badminton World Federation criteria. However the Belgian Olympic Committee did not select him and he was therefore not able to compete.

Tan participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and in the 2016 Summer Olympics together with his sister Lianne.{{cite web|title=Familie Tan kan naar de Spelen|url=http://www.roadtolondon.be/nl/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=587890 |website=www.roadtolondon.be |language=nl}}

Tan studied Medicine at the University of Maastricht.

In 2013, Tan was elected as a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission.{{cite news|title=Tan, Polii and Vittinghus Elected by Peers|url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2013/03/10/tan-polii-and-vittinghus-elected-by-peers |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=29 January 2018}} In 2015, he was appointed as the Chairman of the BWF Athletes' Commission. In June 2015, he competed at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, before being eliminated at the quarter-finals.{{cite news|title=Lianne Tan Battles into Last-Four – Baku 2015 European Games Day 5 |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2015/06/26/lianne-tan-battles-into-last-four-baku-2015-european-games-day-5 |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=29 January 2018}}

He competed for Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in badminton. He lost to Misha Zilberman of Israel, 22-20 and 21-12, and did not advance to the Round of 16.{{Cite web |title=The matches result of Yuhan TAN and Misha ZILBERMAN |url=https://en.badminton-navi.net/player/players_matches/2149/2523 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Badonavi |language=en}}{{cite news|title=Singles' recap before Last 16 |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=3753930&cmsid=239&pageid=5381& |website=www.badmintoneurope.com |publisher=Badminton Europe |access-date=3 February 2017}}

In 2017 Tan became the chairman of the Belgian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.

Personal life

Tan's father is Chinese Indonesian, while his mother, Maria Meyers, is Belgian (Flemish). His parents met in Belgium, where his father came to study dentistry.{{cite web |last1=Van Nieuwenhove |first1=Henk |title=Yuhan Tan uitgeschakeld in Rio |url=https://www.artsenkrant.com/actueel/yuhan-tan-uitgeschakeld-in-rio/article-normal-20159.html?cookie_check=1678802255 |publisher=Artsenkrant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314140133/https://www.artsenkrant.com/actueel/yuhan-tan-uitgeschakeld-in-rio/article-normal-20159.html?cookie_check=1678802255 |archive-date=14 March 2023 |date=16 August 2016}}

Achievements

= BWF International Challenge/Series =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | USA International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Emil Holst

| align="left" | 16–21, 20–22

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Turkey International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISR}} Misha Zilberman

| align="left" | 12–21, 21–13, 21–18

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center"| 2015

| align="left" | Dutch International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Antonsen

| align="left" | 11–21, 20–22

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Morocco International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Martins

| align="left" | 8–11, 10–11, 10–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Turkey International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SLO}} Iztok Utrosa

| align="left" | 21–11, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Austrian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Przemyslaw Wacha

| align="left" | 21–14, 15–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Brazil International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Przemyslaw Wacha

| align="left" | 14–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Ville Lang

| align="left" | 20–22, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2008

| align="left" | Giraldilla International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Raju Rai

| align="left" | 21–19, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2006

| align="left" | Cyprus International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Mikkelsen

| align="left" | 15–21, 21–17, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{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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