Liu Yong 刘永 | |
Birth Date: | 1975 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 68kg (150lb) |
Country: | China |
Handedness: | Right |
Event: | Men's & mixed doubles |
Highest Ranking: | 1 (XD with Ge Fei) |
Bwf Id: | 45430101-8F96-456B-BEB7-FB3DF225CEEA |
Liu Yong (; 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]
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]
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.
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.
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 |
Mixed doubles
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Boys' doubles
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