Liu Yuchen
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.
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 | ![]() |
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18–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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19–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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14–21, 21–19, 13–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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20–22, 17–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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14–21, 26–28 | ![]() |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–14, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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11–21, 21–10, 21–13 | ![]() |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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10–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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14–21, 21–13, 22–20 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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21–14, 18–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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21–6, 17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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21–15, 21–14 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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11–21, 21–19, 13–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 6 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 | ![]() |
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21–11, 10–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–8, 18–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–23, 21–16, 14–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | All England Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
- 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 | ![]() |
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6–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–17, 19–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–16, 16–21 | ![]() |
2015 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–15, 19–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2015 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–16 | ![]() |
2015 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–12, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 17–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
- 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 | ![]() |
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10–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | China International | ![]() |
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21–15, 12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–16, 17–21 | ![]() |
- 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