Liu Yong (badminton)
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Liu Yong 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
.
in 1993. 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 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
.
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
.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player for China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
who specialized in mixed doubles.
He is married to former singles player on the Chinese national badminton team
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....
Dai Yun
Dai Yun
Dai Yun is a retired Chinese female badminton player.-Career:At the beginning of the century Dai was ranked among the world's leading women's singles players, most of whom were her fellow countrywomen. Her titles included the Chinese Taipei , Malaysia , Thailand , and Swiss Opens...
.
Career
Liu Yong started badminton training when he was 8, and was taken into the Chinese National TeamChina national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....
in 1993. He won numerous international titles in mixed doubles, the majority of them with Ge Fei
Ge Fei (badminton)
Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:...
. He won men's doubles at the 2002 Malaysia Open
Malaysia Open (badminton)
The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan....
with Chen Qiqiu
Chen Qiqiu
Chen Qiqiu is a former male badminton player from the People's Republic of China. He is now a doubles coach for the Chinese national team.-Career:...
.
World Championships
Liu won the 1997 IBF World Championships1997 IBF World Championships
The 10th IBF World Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997.-Medalists:-Seeds:# Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen# Heryanto Arbi# Ardy Wiranata# Sun Jun# Park Sung-woo# Peter Rasmussen# Alan Budikusuma...
in mixed doubles, with Ge Fei
Ge Fei (badminton)
Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:...
, beating Jens Eriksen
Jens Eriksen
Jens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles....
and Marlene Thomsen
Marlene Thomsen
Marlene Thomsen is a former badminton player from Denmark.-1992 Summer Olympics:Thomsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated Denyse Julien and Doris Piche of Canada 15-7, 15-7...
in the final. They also won a bronze medal at the 1999 IBF World Championships
1999 IBF World Championships
The 11th IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999.-Medalists:- Men's Singles :- Women's Singles :- Men's Doubles :- Women's Doubles :- Mixed Doubles :-Medal account:-External links:...
. In the next edition in 2001
2001 IBF World Championships
The 12th IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships, were held in the Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain, between 3 June and 10 June 2001.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Liu reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals with Cheng Jiao but lost to Michael Søgaard
Michael Søgaard
-Summer Olympics:He played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner Henrik Svarrer were defeated in the round of 16 by Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia 15-10, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner...
and Rikke Olsen
Rikke Olsen
-2004 Summer Olympics:Olsen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ann-Lou Jørgensen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second...
.
Summer Olympics
Liu Yong competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Badminton was held at The Dome and Exhibition Complex at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney from September 17–23, 2000. The competition included five events ....
in mixed doubles with Ge Fei
Ge Fei (badminton)
Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:...
. In the first round they had a bye, and in the second round they were defeated by Chris Bruil
Chris Bruil
Christiaan "Chris" Gerrit Herman Bruil is a male badminton player from the Netherlands.Bruil competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, who is his wife. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Kim Dong-moon and Ra...
and Erica van den Heuvel, from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei Ge Fei (badminton) Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:... ) |
1997 1997 IBF World Championships The 10th IBF World Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997.-Medalists:-Seeds:# Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen# Heryanto Arbi# Ardy Wiranata# Sun Jun# Park Sung-woo# Peter Rasmussen# Alan Budikusuma... |
Glasgow, SCO |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei Ge Fei (badminton) Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:... ) |
1999 1999 IBF World Championships The 11th IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999.-Medalists:- Men's Singles :- Women's Singles :- Men's Doubles :- Women's Doubles :- Mixed Doubles :-Medal account:-External links:... |
Copenhague, DEN |
| World Badminton Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last... |
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| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei Ge Fei (badminton) Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:... ) |
1997 1997 World Badminton Grand Prix The 1997 World Badminton Grand Prix was the fifteenth edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, from December 10 to December 14, 1997.The prize money was USD380,000.-Final results:-Group A:... |
Jakarta, INA |
| Badminton World Cup Badminton World Cup The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005... |
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| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei Ge Fei (badminton) Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:... ) |
1997 | Jakarta, INA |
| Asian Championships Badminton Asia Championships The Badminton Asia Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best badminton players in Asia.... |
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| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei Ge Fei (badminton) Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:... ) |
1995 | Beijing, CHN |
| International Opens | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1994 | Russian Open Russian Open (badminton) The Russian Open in badminton is an international open held in Russia since 1993. This tournament is the continuation of the USSR International.In 2007 it became a BWF Grand Prix Gold.-Previous winners:... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Swiss Open Swiss Open (badminton) The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 1997 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1997 All England Open was the 87th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 10 to March 15, 1997, in Birmingham, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:... |
All England Open All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles Men's doubles |
1997 2002 |
Malaysia Open Malaysia Open (badminton) The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan.... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Korea Open Korea Open (badminton) The Korea Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament is also known as Korea Open Super Series because it become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007.... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997, 1999, 2000 | Japan Open Japan Open (badminton) The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Thailand Open Thailand Open (badminton) The Thailand Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Thailand since 1984. It was halted in 1986, 1998, 2002 and 2010.-Past winners:-External links:***... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open Chinese Taipei Open (badminton) The Chinese Taipei Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Taiwan since the 1970s,but they took place only in irregular periods. Since 1997 they are regularly held, unless in the 2001 edition, due to the economic crisis in Asia.... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999, 2001 | China Open China Open (badminton) The China Open is an annual badminton tournament held in People's Republic of China. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Denmark Open |