Liu Lu

Liu Lu (; born 19 March 1977) is a former Chinese badminton player. She was part of the national team that clinched an Uber Cup in 1998 Hong Kong. In the individual events, she participated at the 1994 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the girls' doubles event partnered with Yao Jie. Teamed-up with Qian Hong, she won the women's doubles title at the 1996 Scottish Open and 1997 Swedish Open. Liu also won a gold and a silver medal at the 1997 Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Jun, and in the women's doubles with Qian respectively. Liu and Qian also settled for a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. In January 1998, she was recorded as women's doubles world No. 4 in the IBF world ranking.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Qian Hong Ge Fei Gu Jun 3–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Qian Hong Liu Zhong Huang Nanyan 15–12, 14–17, 6–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhang Jun Yang Ming Qian Hong 15–12, 17–16, 15–0 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yao Jie Wang Li Qian Hong 17–16, 7–15, 15–7 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Hong Kong Open Qian Hong Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1997 Hong Kong Open Qian Hong Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 Malaysia Open Qian Hong Ge Fei Gu Jun 7–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1997 Swedish Open Qian Hong Julie Bradbury Donna Kellogg 15–11, 17–18, 15–11 Winner 1996 Malaysia Open Qian Hong Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 15–10, 15–17, 15–17 Runner-up

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Scottish Open Qian Hong Joanne Goode Gillian Gowers 8–15, 15–3, 15–5 Winner