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40:Personal information
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1388:on 11 November 2012
1535:Anna (Oi Chan) LAO
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306:15–3, 15–6
115:BWF profile
1548:Categories
1506:15 October
1481:15 October
1438:Archysport
1411:"Anna Lao"
1374:"Anna Lao"
1352:References
327:Bożena Bąk
230:Lin Yanfen
226:Bożena Bąk
85:Handedness
60:1962-05-07
56:7 May 1962
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1392:21 May
1284:Winner
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1224:Winner
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249:Round
232:&
220:&
160:Career
69:Height
1290:1991
1230:1991
1170:1990
1110:1989
1090:Year
1021:1992
961:1991
901:1991
841:1990
781:1989
761:Year
579:Year
529:Lost
379:Lost
88:Right
1508:2023
1483:2023
1445:2022
1394:2020
714:1991
675:1991
636:1990
597:1989
504:Win
479:Win
454:Win
343:Win
309:Win
53:Born
1537:at
1529:BWF
1527:at
485:3rd
460:2nd
435:1st
315:2nd
267:1st
141:in
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1499:.
1469:.
1453:^
1436:.
1417:.
1413:.
1402:^
1380:.
1376:.
1360:^
510:QF
349:QF
188:.
127:AM
32:AM
1510:.
1485:.
1447:.
1421:.
1396:.
109:5
62:)
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