Tania Luiz

Tania Ann Luiz (born 28 August 1983) is an Australian badminton player.[1] At the age of nine, Luiz moved with her family to Melbourne, Australia. She started playing badminton three years later, and went on to represent Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coincidentally in her home city.[2] She defeated South Africa's Michelle Edwards and Fiji's Karyn Whiteside in the preliminary rounds, before losing out her third match to New Zealand's Rachel Hindley, with a score of 7–21 and 12–21.[3][4]

Tania Luiz
Personal information
Birth nameTania Ann Luiz
Country Australia
Born (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
ResidenceMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRicky Yu (personal)
Lasse Bundgaard (national)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
2008 NouméaWomen's doubles
2006 AucklandWomen's singles
2004 Waitakere CityWomen's doubles
2004 Waitakere CityMixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
2008 NouméaMixed team
2006 AucklandMixed team
2004 Waitakere CityMixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
2008 NouméaWomen's team
2006 AucklandWomen's team
BWF profile

Luiz qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fifteenth and receiving a continental spot for Oceania from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Luiz and her partner Eugenia Tanaka lost the preliminary round match to Japanese pair Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, with a score of 4–21 and 8–21.[5][6]

Shortly after the Olympics, Luiz was selected as the member of the Badminton World Federation's Athletes Commission, along with five other athletes, including Guatemala's Pedro Yang.[7][8]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Auckland, New Zealand Rachel Hindley 17–21, 10–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Eugenia Tanaka Michelle Chan
Rachel Hindley		 10–21, 10–21 Bronze
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Kellie Lucas Nicole Gordon
Sara Runesten-Petersen		 6–15, 5–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Stuart Brehaut Daniel Shirley
Sara Runesten-Petersen		 1–15, 1–15 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 New Caledonia International Renee Flavell 11–6, 1–11, 0–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Miami Pan Am International Eugenia Tanaka Cristina Aicardi
Claudia Rivero		 21–13, 21–13 Winner
2008 Peru International Eugenia Tanaka Erin Carroll
Leisha Cooper		 21–23, 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2007 Samoa International Susan Dobson Renee Flavell
Michelle Chan		 21–17, 11–21, 21–16 Winner
2007 Fiji International Susan Dobson Renee Flavell
Michelle Chan		 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2004 Ballarat International Kate Wilson-Smith Renuga Veeran
Susan Wang		 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 New Caledonia International Glenn Warfe Scott Menzies
Renee Flavell		 6–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2005 Australian International Stuart Brehaut Travis Denney
Kate Wilson-Smith		 9–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2004 Ballarat International Stuart Brehaut Travis Denney
Kate Wilson-Smith		 3–15, 2–15 Runner-up
2004 Western Australia International Stuart Brehaut Travis Denney
Kate Wilson-Smith		 1–15, 1–15 Runner-up
2003 New Caledonia International Stuart Brehaut Guy Gibson
Kellie Lucas		 3–15, 15–8, 15–12 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tania Luiz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. "Tania Luiz: Qualified hand in inexperienced Badminton duo". ABC News Australia. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. "Biography – Tania Luiz". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. "Men's doubles a rare bright spot". The Age. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. "Luiz and Tanaka bow out in badminton". ABC News Australia. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. "Yong Dae voted into BWF Athletes Commission". Chinese Olympic Committee. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  8. "Tania Luiz, joins BWF Athletes Commission". Badminton Oceania. Sporting Pulse. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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