Liu Yong (badminton)
| Liu Yong | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |
 China |
| Born |
August 12, 1975 Nanjing, Jiangsu province |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 1 (XD with Ge Fei) |
| BWF profile | |
Liu Yong (simplified Chinese: 刘永; traditional Chinese: 劉永; pinyin: Liú Yǒng;, born August 12, 1975 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a male 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.
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.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1997 | Glasgow, SCO |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1999 | Copenhague, DEN |
| World Badminton Grand Prix | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1997 | Jakarta, INA |
| Badminton World Cup | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1997 | Jakarta, INA |
| Asian Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1995 | Beijing, CHN |
| International Opens | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1994 | Russian Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Swiss Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | All England Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles Men's doubles |
1997 2002 |
Malaysia Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Korea Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997, 1999, 2000 | Japan Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Thailand Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999, 2001 | China Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Denmark Open |
References
- ↑ Zhou (2011-04-05). "Piece - member - let enter wedding of the Liu Yong that wear Yun - ban - reporter". Mecoolweb.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ↑ WORLD CHAMPION IN MIXED DOUBLES OF INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP – LIU YONG
- ↑ China Badminton News