Fang Jen-yu explained

Fang Jen-yu 方振宇
Birth Date:	16 November 1998
Birth Place:	Tainan, Taiwan
Handedness:	Right
Event:	Men's singles and doubles SU5
Highest Ranking:	2 (MS 27 August 2024) 3 (MD with Pu Gui-yu 27 February 2024)
Current Ranking:	3 (MS) 4 (MD with Pu Gui-yu)
Current Ranking Date:	17 September 2024

Fang Jen-yu (; born 16 November 1998) is a Taiwanese para-badminton player.^[1] He finished in fourth place in the men's singles SU5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Fang was born in Tainan City, Taiwan. Due to dystocia at birth, he suffered a nerve plexus injury in his left shoulder. His left upper limb muscle atrophied and he had no obvious movement function.^[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles SU5

World Abilitysport Games

Men's singles SU5

Asian Para Games

Men's singles SU5

Men's doubles SU5

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[5]

Men's singles SU5

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	Méril Loquette	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2022	Canada Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Méril Loquette	21–13, 20–22, 21–18	Winner
2022	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Cheah Liek Hou	20–22, 15–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para-Badminton International I	Level 1	Cheah Liek Hou	7–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Cheah Liek Hou	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2023	Japan Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Suryo Nugroho	21–15, 16–21, 21–17	Winner
2024	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	Cheah Liek Hou	13–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2024	Spanish Para-Badminton International I	Level 1	Cheah Liek Hou	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2024	4 Nations Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Cheah Liek Hou	12–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles SU5

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 runners-up)

Men's singles SU5

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Cheah Liek Hou	14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para-Badminton International	Cheah Liek Hou	17–21, 21–18, 16–21	Runner-up

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jen Yu Fang - Badminton Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2024-09-23 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
2. Web site: Tom . 2021-09-04 . Historic night in Tokyo as first-ever Para badminton gold medallists crowned at the Paralympic Games . 2024-09-23 . Badminton Oceania . en-US.
3. Web site: 2021-09-05 . Tokyo 2020: ‘Hurricane,’ ‘Bolt’ dominate in Tokyo - Taipei Times . 2024-09-23 . www.taipeitimes.com.
4. Web site: 2021-07-17 . 帕拉羽球選手方振宇取得《2020東京帕拉林匹克運動會》參賽資格 . 2024-09-24 . peopo.org.
5. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .