Huang Hua (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Huang Hua 黄华
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1969-11-16) November 16, 1969 Guangxi, China
Residence	Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Women's singles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Women's badminton Representing China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Women's singles World Championships 1989 Jakarta Women's singles World Cup 1991 Macau Women's singles 1992 Guangzhou Women's singles 1988 Bangkok Women's singles 1989 Guangzhou Women's singles 1990 Bandung-Jakarta Women's singles Uber Cup 1990 Tokyo Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's singles
BWF profile

Huang Hua (Chinese: 黄华; born November 16, 1969) is a Chinese female badminton player who won major international titles in the early 1990s.

Career

Huang and her contemporary Tang Jiuhong were the leading Chinese singles players between the era of Han Aiping and Li Lingwei (most of the 1980s) and the era of Ye Zhaoying (mid to late 1990s). She played for Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that won world team championships in 1990 and 1992. Her singles titles included the Swedish (1990), Thailand (1990), Malaysia (1990, 1992), Korea (1991), Singapore (1991), Japan (1990, 1991), and China (1991) Opens. She was a runner-up in the 1989 World Championships and in the prestigious All-England Championships in 1990. Huang won the 1991 Badminton World Cup held in Macau and was a bronze medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, losing in the semi-finals to Susi Susanti of Indonesia, the eventual winner.

Playing style

Susi Susanti, one of Huang's rivals, described her as a "complete player" who was "slightly different" from other Chinese players. "Usually Chinese players are sharp and fast. Huang Hua's playing style is more stylish and elegant," said Susanti in an interview.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Susi Susanti	4–11, 1–11	Bronze

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Lingwei	6–11, 9–12	Silver

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Li Lingwei	7–11, 8–11	Bronze
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Han Aiping	12–10, 8–11, 4–11	Bronze
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Susi Susanti	8–11, 11–1, 2–11	Bronze
1991	Macau Forum, Portuguese Macau	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	12–11, 11–5	Gold
1992	Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Tang Jiuhong	8–11, 5–11	Silver

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Lee Young-suk	Walkover	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	China Open	Li Lingwei	1–11, 11–7, 9–11	Runner-up
1988	Thailand Open	Li Lingwei	11–3, 6–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1989	Japan Open	Li Lingwei	4–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1989	Poona Open	Tang Jiuhong	5–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1989	Swiss Open	Tang Jiuhong	9–12, 2–11	Runner-up
1989	Indonesian Open	Susi Susanti	11–7, 11–0	Winner
1990	Japan Open	Zhou Lei	11–6, 11–0	Winner
1990	Swedish Open	Zhou Lei	11–5, 11–1	Winner
1990	All England Open	Susi Susanti	11–12, 1–11	Runner-up
1990	Thailand Open	Lee Young-suk	12–10, 11–12, 12–10	Winner
1990	Malaysian Open	Lee Jung-mi	11–3, 7–11, 11–1	Winner
1991	Japan Open	Susi Susanti	11–3, 11–6	Winner
1991	Korean Open	Zhou Lei	11–2, 12–10	Winner
1991	Singapore Open	Zhou Lei	11–5, 7–11, 11–2	Winner
1991	German Open	Pernille Nedergaard	11–1, 6–11, 11–7	Winner
1991	Denmark Open	Susi Susanti	5–11, 11–6, 8–11	Runner-up
1991	China Open	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	11–12, 11–6, 11–2	Winner
1991	Hong Kong Open	Tang Jiuhong	12–10, 9–12, 12–9	Winner
1992	Malaysian Open	Yuni Kartika	11–3, 7–11, 11–7	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Swiss Open	Tang Jiuhong	Cheryl Johnson Claire Palmer	15–7, 18–17	Winner
1990	Swedish Open	Zhou Lei	Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel	3–15, 18–15, 15–12	Winner

Invitational tournament

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Asian Invitational Championships	Bandar Lampung, Indonesia	Tang Jiuhong	5–11, 6–11	Silver
1988	Konica Cup	Geylang, Singapore	Li Lingwei	9–12, 6–11	Silver

Personal life

She became an Indonesian citizen after marrying the Chinese-Indonesian businessman Tjandra Budi Darmawan (Chinese: 张志融, Thio Tjie Hiong) in 1993. She now lives in Klaten, Central Java.

External links

• Huang Hua at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Huang Hua at BWFbadminton.com
• Huang Hua at Olympics.com
• Huang Hua at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Profile at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived August 26, 2007)