Luan Jin is a retired male badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from China

China

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 who rated among the world's very best singles players in the early to mid 1980s when China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation

International Badminton Federation

The Badminton World Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton. Founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations , the BWF has since expanded to 165 member nations around the world...

 (now Badminton World Federation).

Luan won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 in men's singles in 1983, reversing a loss to Morten Frost

Morten Frost

Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...

 in the 1982 final. The same year he also won the 1983 World Badminton Grand Prix

1983 World Badminton Grand Prix

The 1983 World Badminton Grand Prix was the first edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, from December 14 to December 18, 1983.-Final...

. He was a key member of China's Thomas Cup

China national badminton team

The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

 (men's international) teams of 1982

1982 Thomas Cup

The 1982 Thomas Cup was the 12th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final round was held in London, England.China won its first title after beating Indonesia in the final round.-Teams:...

 and 1984, the first of which narrowly won and the second of which narrowly lost the World Team title to arch-rival Indonesia

Indonesia national badminton team

The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

. In these final round Thomas Cup show-downs Luan defeated Rudy Hartono

Rudy Hartono

Rudy Hartono Kurniawan , born August 18, 1949) is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who won the men's singles title at the World Championship in 1980, and the prestigious All-England Championship trophy eight times, seven times consecutively , in the 1960s and 1970s. He is one of the...

 and Liem Swie King

Liem Swie King

Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era...

respectively, two of Indonesia's greatest-ever players.