Liu Yong (badminton)

Liu Yong (simplified Chinese: 刘永; traditional Chinese: 劉永; pinyin: Liú Yǒng; born 12 August 1975) is a former international level badminton player for China who specialized in mixed doubles.

Liu Yong
Personal information
Country China
Born (1975-08-12) 12 August 1975
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (XD with Ge Fei)
BWF profile

He is married to former singles player on the Chinese national badminton team Dai Yun.[1]

Career

Liu Yong started badminton training when he was 8,[2] and was taken into the Chinese National Team in 1993.[3] He won numerous international titles in mixed doubles, the majority of them with Ge Fei. He won men's doubles at the 2002 Malaysia Open with Chen Qiqiu. In 2004, he joined the Unisys in Japan as a player and coach for the team.[4]

World Championships

Liu won the 1997 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles, with Ge Fei, beating Jens Eriksen and Marlene Thomsen in the final. They also won a bronze medal at the 1999 IBF World Championships. In the next edition in 2001, Liu reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals with Cheng Jiao but lost to Michael Søgaard and Rikke Olsen.

Summer Olympics

Liu Yong competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Ge Fei. In the first round they had a bye, and in the second round they were defeated by Chris Bruil and Erica van den Heuvel, from the Netherlands.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
7–15, 15–7, 8–15 Bronze
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Ge Fei Jens Eriksen
Marlene Thomsen
15–5, 16–17, 15–4 Gold

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ge Fei Tri Kusharyanto
Minarti Timur
12–15, 15–7, 15–10 Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,
Bangkok, Thailand
Yu Jinhao Ricky Subagja
Rexy Mainaky
10–15, 11–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
7–15, 13–15 Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Yu Jinhao Kusno
Amon Santoso
Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Malaysia Open Chen Qiqiu Chang Kim Wai
Choong Tan Fook
17–14, 15–3 Winner
2001 China Open Chen Qiqiu Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
1–7, 7–4, 6–8, 7–4, 5–7 Runner-up
1998 Malaysia Open Yu Jinhao Tony Gunawan
Halim Haryanto
15–6, 5–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1998 Swiss Open Yu Jinhao Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
15–17, 7–15 Runner-up
1997 China Open Zhang Wei Ge Cheng
Tao Xiaoqiang
3–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1997 U.S. Open Zhang Wei Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
3–15, 15–6, 12–15 Runner-up
1996 Vietnam Open Zhang Wei Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
6–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1996 Dutch Open Zhang Wei Ge Cheng
Tao Xiaoqiang
8–11, 11–9, 4–9, 9–7, 3–9 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 China Open Chen Lin Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
4–7, 8–7, 8–7, 7–5 Winner
2001 Malaysia Open Zhang Jiewen Bambang Suprianto
Emma Ermawati
8–7, 8–6, 2–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up
2001 Japan Open Cheng Jiao Bambang Suprianto
Minarti Timur
6–15, 17–14, 5–15 Runner-up
2000 Japan Open Ge Fei Tri Kusharjanto
Minarti Timur
15–5, 17–14 Winner
2000 All England Open Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
10–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1999 China Open Ge Fei Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
15–8, 15–5 Winner
1999 Denmark Open Ge Fei Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
15–12, 17–14 Winner
1999 Thailand Open Ge Fei Michael Sogaard
Rikke Olsen
15–12, 15–6 Winner
1999 Japan Open Ge Fei Ha Tae-kwon
Chung Jae-hee
15–1, 15–3 Winner
1999 Chinese Taipei Open Ge Fei Bambang Suprianto
Zelin Resiana
15–12, 15–10 Winner
1999 Korea Open Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1997 Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Tri Kusharjanto
Minarti Timur
15–9, 15–13 Winner
1997 China Open Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
10–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1997 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Jens Eriksen
Marlene Thomsen
15–12, 15–12 Winner
1997 Swiss Open Ge Fei Flandy Limpele
Minarti Timur
15–9, 15–9 Winner
1997 All England Open Ge Fei Tri Kusharjanto
Minarti Timur
15–10, 15–2 Winner
1997 Korea Open Ge Fei Jens Eriksen
Marlene Thomsen
15–13, 15–5 Winner
1997 Japan Open Ge Fei Jens Eriksen
Marlene Thomsen
15–8, 15–10 Winner
1996 Vietnam Open Zhang Jin Sandiarto
Finarsih
15–9, 18–15 Winner
1994 Russian Open Li Qi Vladislav Druzchenko
Viktoria Evtushenko
15–12, 18–13 Winner

References

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