Liu Yong (badminton)
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | 12 August 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (XD with Ge Fei) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ge Fei | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
7–15, 13–15 | Silver |
Asian Cup[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea |
Zhang Wei | Tony Gunawan |
9–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea |
Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min |
5–15, 4–15 | Bronze |
World Junior Championships[]
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Yu Jinhao | |
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 |
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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 |
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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 | 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 | Vladislav Druzchenko Viktoria Evtushenko |
15–12, 18–13 | Winner |
References[]
- ^ Zhou (5 April 2011). "Piece - member - let enter wedding of the Liu Yong that wear Yun - ban - reporter". Mecoolweb.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ WORLD CHAMPION IN MIXED DOUBLES OF INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP – LIU YONG
- ^ China Badminton News Archived 12 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 劉 永 Liu Yong" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
External links[]
- Liu Yong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nanjing
- Badminton players from Jiangsu
- Chinese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of China
- Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players
- Chinese badminton coaches
- Chinese badminton biography stubs