Ivana Lie Ing Hoa (Chinese:李英華;pinyin:Lǐ Yīnghuá; born 7 March 1960) is an Indonesian formerbadminton player who played at the world level from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
Lie was born inBandung, Indonesia on 7 March 1960.[1] She came from a poor family; her mother was a dressmaker. She became interested in badminton during her childhood; she won a Junior Championship inWest Java in 1975.
In the1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, Lie won a silver medal in the women's singles, losing the final to fellow countrywomanVerawaty Wiharjo, after defeating defending championLene Køppen in the semi-final.[2] She won the singles at theTaiwan Open in 1982, theIndonesia Open and theSoutheast Asian Games in 1983, and at the Chinese Taipei Masters Invitation in 1984. She was runner-up at the 1984World Badminton Grand Prix to China's formidableHan Aiping. Though primarily a singles player early in her career, she eventually achieved success in the other games; winning mixed doubles at the quadrennialAsian Games (1982), theBadminton World Cup (1983), and the Indonesia (1983, 1984) andU.S. (1988) Opens, all withChristian Hadinata; and winning the Indonesia Open twice (1986, 1987), the firstChina Open (1986), and reaching the final of the World Badminton Grand Prix (1986) in women's doubles. She played on fourIndonesian Uber Cup (women's international) squads, three of which (1978,1981, and1986) finished second in this world team competition. Attractive and popular, she became a badminton commentator after her playing career was over.[citation needed]
Verawaty Wiharjo
Silver
Hiroe Yuki
Bronze
Wendy Carter
Zhang Ailing
Martin Dew
Thomas Kihlström
Steen Fladberg
Gold
Runner-up
Hwang Sun-ai
Winner
