Sze Yu
Sze Yu ( Chinese 施 羽 , born August 8, 1962 in Shanghai ) is a former Australian badminton player of Chinese origin.
Career
After Sze Yu had already started for Hong Kong in the Thomas Cup in 1984 , he emigrated to Australia. For his new home country he surprisingly won silver at the 1985 World Badminton Grand Prix . A year later there was again silver at the Commonwealth Games in singles and bronze with the Australian team. In 1988 he won the US Open . At the national championships , Yu won several titles.
In 1994 he was awarded the Conspicuous Service Award by the Australian Badminton Association. Sze Yu started an acting career after his badminton career.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Scottish Open | Men's singles | 1 | Sze Yu |
| 1985 | World Badminton Grand Prix | Men's singles | 2 | Sze Yu |
| 1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | Men's singles | 1 | Sze Yu |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Men's singles | 2 | Sze Yu |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | team | 3 | Australia |
| 1987 | Carlton Intersport Cup | Men's singles | 1 | Sze Yu |
| 1988 | Australian International | Men's singles | 2 | Sze Yu |
| 1988 | US Open | Men's singles | 1 | Sze Yu |
Web links
- http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?37008-Sze-Yu
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/court.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yu, Sze |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yu, c = 施 羽 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian badminton player of Chinese origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanghai |