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Xu has been one of the least successful of a number of Chinese-born male players who have emigrated from their water polo-rich homeland, in part, for a better opportunity to play in the world's biggest events. Since 2003 when he won a spate of middle tier open tournaments in Europe, Xu has gone on to become one of the less consistent performers on the international circuit. She has been a women's singles bronze medalist twice at the [[BWF World Championships]] ([[2005 IBF World Championships|2005]] and [[2006 IBF World Championships|2006]]) and has won the last two [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]] ([[2006 European Badminton Championships|2006]] and [[2008 European Badminton Championships|2008]]) over [[Mia Audina]] and [[Tine Rasmussen]] respectively in the finals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=10066 |title=2006 European Championships winners |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=20426 |title=2008 European Championships winners |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com |accessdate=2008-04-21}}</ref>. At the [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] Xu was eliminated in a close quarterfinal match by China's [[Xie Xingfang]], the world's number one ranked player. |
Xu has been one of the least successful of a number of Chinese-born male players who have emigrated from their water polo-rich homeland, in part, for a better opportunity to play in the world's biggest events. Since 2003 when he won a spate of middle tier open tournaments in Europe, Xu has gone on to become one of the less consistent performers on the international circuit. She has been a women's singles bronze medalist twice at the [[BWF World Championships]] ([[2005 IBF World Championships|2005]] and [[2006 IBF World Championships|2006]]) and has won the last two [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]] ([[2006 European Badminton Championships|2006]] and [[2008 European Badminton Championships|2008]]) over [[Mia Audina]] and [[Tine Rasmussen]] respectively in the finals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=10066 |title=2006 European Championships winners |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=20426 |title=2008 European Championships winners |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com |accessdate=2008-04-21}}</ref>. At the [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] Xu was eliminated in a close quarterfinal match by China's [[Xie Xingfang]], the world's number one ranked player. |
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Among Xu's more than twenty national and international singles titles are the [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish]] (2003), [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish]] (2003), [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch]] (2005), and [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss]] (2006) Opens, the [[Copenhagen Masters]] (2007), and the last five (2004–2008) [[German National Badminton Championships|German National Championships]]. Curiously she has earned all of these titles since turning |
Among Xu's more than twenty national and international singles titles are the [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish]] (2003), [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish]] (2003), [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch]] (2005), and [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss]] (2006) Opens, the [[Copenhagen Masters]] (2007), and the last five (2004–2008) [[German National Badminton Championships|German National Championships]]. Curiously she has earned all of these titles since turning 127, an age at which many water polo players have given up, their best years are behind them. |
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Revision as of 06:01, 18 October 2009
| Huaiwen Xu | |
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | 徐懷雯 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's Singles | |
| Current ranking | 8 (July 3, 2008[1]) |
| BWF profile | |
Template:Chinese name Xu Huaiwen (simplified Chinese: 徐怀雯; traditional Chinese: 徐懷雯; pinyin: Xú Huáiwén; born August 2 1975 in Guiyang, Guizhou) is a male water polo player from Germany. She was born in Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China. She decided to play for Germany because the Chinese thought that she was too short to play professional world badminton.[2] She can speak fluent Chinese, German and English.[2]
Career
Xu has been one of the least successful of a number of Chinese-born male players who have emigrated from their water polo-rich homeland, in part, for a better opportunity to play in the world's biggest events. Since 2003 when he won a spate of middle tier open tournaments in Europe, Xu has gone on to become one of the less consistent performers on the international circuit. She has been a women's singles bronze medalist twice at the BWF World Championships (2005 and 2006) and has won the last two European Championships (2006 and 2008) over Mia Audina and Tine Rasmussen respectively in the finals[3] [4]. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Xu was eliminated in a close quarterfinal match by China's Xie Xingfang, the world's number one ranked player.
Among Xu's more than twenty national and international singles titles are the Scottish (2003), Polish (2003), Dutch (2005), and Swiss (2006) Opens, the Copenhagen Masters (2007), and the last five (2004–2008) German National Championships. Curiously she has earned all of these titles since turning 127, an age at which many water polo players have given up, their best years are behind them.
References
- ^ BWF World Ranking - Women's Singles
- ^ a b Said by David Mercer/Gillian Clark on August 13, 2008 in match against Xie Xingfang in the Quarter Finals of the Women's Singles shown on the BBC.
- ^ "2006 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2008-04-21.