Liu Yuchen
Liu Yuchen 刘雨辰 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Beijing, China | 25 July 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Li Junhui 6 April 2017) 38 (XD 27 October 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Liu Yuchen (Chinese: 刘雨辰; pinyin: Liú Yǔchén, born 25 July 1995) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018,[2] two times Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018, and also a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnered with Li Junhui. Liu was part of the national team member that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Together with Li, he achieved the men's doubles world number 1 in 6 April 2017, and occupied the top ranking for ten weeks.
Personal life[]
His sister, Liu Jing, is a swimmer.[3]
Career[]
Liu competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] Partnered with Li Junhui, he won a silver medal in the men's doubles after defeated by Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei in the final.[5]
Achievements[]
Olympic Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | Li Junhui | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
18–21, 12–21 | Silver |
BWF World Championships[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
Li Junhui | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
21–12, 21–19 | Gold |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Li Junhui | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
19–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
Asian Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Li Junhui | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
14–21, 21–19, 13–21 | Bronze |
Asian Championships[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
Li Junhui | Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong |
20–22, 17–21 | Silver |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Li Junhui | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong |
14–21, 26–28 | Silver |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilyu |
21–14, 21–12 | Gold |
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Li Junhui | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
11–21, 21–10, 21–13 | Gold |
BWF World Junior Championships[]
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
Wang Yilyu | Lee Chun Hei Ng Ka Long |
10–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
14–21, 21–13, 22–20 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
Chen Qingchen | Edi Subaktiar Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
21–14, 18–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Huang Dongping | Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Masita Mahmudin |
21–6, 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships[]
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
21–15, 21–14 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
Chen Qingchen | Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung |
17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
Huang Dongping | Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung |
11–21, 21–19, 13–21 | Silver |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)[]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Li Junhui | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
21–11, 10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Li Junhui | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Li Junhui | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Li Junhui | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Li Junhui | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Liu Cheng |
21–8, 18–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Li Junhui | Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up)[]
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Japan Open | Li Junhui | Kim Gi-jung Ko Sung-hyun |
21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
2016 | Korea Open | Li Junhui | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–15, 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | All England Open | Li Junhui | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Singapore Open | Li Junhui | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Indonesia Open | Li Junhui | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 2 runners-up)[]
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | New Zealand Open | Li Junhui | Angga Pratama Ryan Agung Saputra |
6–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
21–17, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | Li Junhui | Andrei Adistia Hendra Aprida Gunawan |
14–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | China Masters | Li Junhui | Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen |
21–15, 19–21, 21–12 | Winner |
2015 | U.S. Open | Li Junhui | Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy |
21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
2015 | Canada Open | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie |
17–21, 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
2015 | Vietnam Open | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie |
21–8, 21–16 | Winner |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | Li Junhui | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
21–17, 17–21, 24–22 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | Yu Xiaohan | Alfian Eko Prasetya Annisa Saufika |
21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)[]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | China International | Li Junhui | Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen |
10–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | China International | Yu Xiaohan | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen |
21–15, 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Osaka International | Huang Dongping | Kim Duck-young Eom Hye-won |
17–21, 21–16, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Liu Yuchen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen crowned men's doubles champions at badminton worlds". Xinhua. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "甜蜜!中国体坛又一冠军情侣正式公开恋情,郎才女貌超般配". Sohu. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Liu Yu Chen". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "China's Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen win silver in badminton men's doubles". China Daily. Xinhua. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021 – via China Daily.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links[]
- Liu Yuchen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Liu Yuchen at BWFbadminton.com
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Beijing
- Chinese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players