| Ville Lång | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1985 Lahti, Finland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Helsinki, Finland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 32 (12 November 2009[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 80 (14 January 2016[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ville Lång (born 14 February 1985 in Lahti) is a male badminton player from Finland.[2] He won Finland's national championship in 2005-2012. In 2003 he won bronze at the European Junior Badminton Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached rank 17. He has also been playing with Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the popular competition, All England Super Series, after getting a walkover with Indonesia's legend Sony Dwi Kuncoro. Lång lost 9-21 straight game in the third round at All England Championships 2011 to Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia. Later in the World Championships 2011, Lång met the world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia again and lost 10-21 11-21 to the Malaysian in the second round. Nearly one year later that was in 2012 London Olympics, he met again the top seed from Malaysia in the first round and came out with an 8-21, 21-14, 11-21, his best performance against Lee. Ville announced his retirement on 31 January 2016.[3]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' Singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark |  Marc Zwiebler | 8–15, 6–15 | Bronze  |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scottish Open |  Wang Tzu-wei | 17–21, 22–20, 21–16 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Estonian International |  Lucas Claerbout | 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Swiss International |  Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin | 19–21, 21–16, 11–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2014 | Swedish Masters |  Henri Hurskainen | 16–21, 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | White Nights | Eetu Heino | 14–21, 21–17, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Denmark International |  Viktor Axelsen | 17–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Estonian International |  Raul Must | 21–8, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2011 | Italian International |  Pablo Abian | 21–13, 14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Norwegian International | Emil Holst | 19–21, 21–11, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2011 | Dutch International | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | 21–18, 15–21, 4–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Estonian International | Raul Must | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2010 | Scottish International |  Anand Pawar | 9–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Hungarian International | .svg.png){kind=small} Yuhan Tan | 22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2010 | Finnish International | Raul Must | 11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Turkey International | Henri Hurskainen | 21–14, 21–23, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2009 | Estonian International | Kasper Ipsen | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2008 | Norwegian International | Henri Hurskainen | 21–13, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2008 | White Nights |  Jan Vondra | 21–15, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2008 | European Circuit Finals | Marc Zwiebler | 14–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Polish International | Marc Zwiebler | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Banuinvest International | Raul Must | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2008 | Croatian International | Erwin Kehlhoffner | 21–17, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2007 | Hungarian International | Jan O. Jorgensen | 6–21, 5–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Scottish International | .svg.jpg){kind=small} Zhu Min | 21–16, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2006 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Petr Koukal | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2005 | Slovak International |  Przemysław Wacha | 15–12, 9–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ville LANG Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Ville Lång". rio.sulkapallo.fi (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Ville Lång päätti menestyksekkään huippusulkapalloilijan uransa". Sulkapalloliitto. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
External links
- European results
- Ville Lång at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)