Luo Yu (; 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. 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. The biggest title of their career to date, the 2015 BWF Superseries Finals, sent the pair to #1 in the world rankings.
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, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
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 had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
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
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