Angela Yu (born 8 March 2003) is an Australian badminton player.[1] She won a gold medal in women's doubles at the 2024 Oceania Badminton Championships. She represented Australia in women's doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Angela was born in Box Hill, Melbourne to former Chinese badminton players Tang Yongshu and Yu Qi. Her brother, Jack Yu is also a badminton player and is part of the Australia national team.[2]
Career
In 2023, Angela partnered with Setyana Mapasa. She won her first World Tour title with Setyana at the 2023 Kaohsiung Masters.[3] The duo then won the Bendigo International and the Sydney International.[4] In 2024, Angela and Setyana reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Swiss Open but lost to Hsu Ya-ching and Lin Wan-ching.[5] Angela and Setyana also reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Australian Open and became the first Australians to reach the women's doubles semi-finals at the home tournament since 2009.
The duo earned enough ranking points to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's doubles event. Although they did not proceed to the knockout stages, they did win against Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa in the group stage to salvage a point and place third in the group.
Achievements
Oceania Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia |  Setyana Mapasa
|
Kaitlyn Ea Gronya Somerville
|
21–18, 21–11 |  Gold
|
| 2025 | Badminton North Harbour Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Gronya Somerville
|
Mimi Ngo Maureen Clarissa Wijayaa
|
21–10, 21–12 | Gold
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Mitchell Wheller
|
 Oliver Leydon-Davis Anona Pak
|
9–21, 21–23 |  Bronze
|
Oceania Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Shaunna Li
|
16–21, 15–21 | Bronze
|
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Kaitlyn Ea
|
Majan Almazan Kelly Xu
|
15–21, 21–13, 21–16 | Gold
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Jack Yu
|
Edward Lau Shaunna Li
|
21–17, 19–21, 21–16 | Gold
|
BWF World Tour (1 title)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kaohsiung Masters | Super 100 | Setyana Mapasa
|
 Maiko Kawazoe Haruna Konishi
|
21–19, 8–21, 21–19 |  Winner
|
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mongolia International | Setyana Mapasa
|
 Lui Lok Lok Ng Wing Yung
|
16–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2023 | Bendigo International | Setyana Mapasa
|
 Hsu Yin-hui Lin Jhih-yun
|
18–21, 22–20, 27–25 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Sydney International | Setyana Mapasa
|
Sylvina Kurniawan Poon Lok Yan
|
21–16, 21–18 | Winner
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "Angela Yu | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (26 July 2024). "All in the Family: Angela Yu Follows in Mum's Footsteps". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "前国羽选手女儿入籍澳洲 携搭档击败国羽女双". www.yuqiudi.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "November High Performance Update - Badminton Australia". 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "前中国奥运铜牌得主入籍澳洲 女儿携搭档反戈击败中国女双 - 体育 - 羽球". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Chinese (China)). 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Angela Yu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Angela Yu at BWFBadminton.com
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