Liu Yong

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.

Career Liu Yong started badminton training when he was 8, and was taken into the Chinese National Team 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 2004, he joined the Unisys in Japan as a player and coach for the team.

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.

Achievements

World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–15, 15–7, 8–15 Bronze Bronze 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Ge Fei Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–5, 16–17, 15–4 Gold Gold

World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ge Fei Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur 12–15, 15–7, 15–10 Gold Gold

Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,Bangkok, Thailand Yu Jinhao Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky 10–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–15, 13–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2,Seoul, South Korea Zhang Wei Rudy Wijaya Tony Gunawan 9–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2,Seoul, South Korea Gao Jian Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min 5–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia Yu Jinhao Kusno Amon Santoso Bronze Bronze

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

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 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 Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 China Open Chen Lin Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 4–7, 8–7, 8–7, 7–5 Winner 2001 Malaysia Open Zhang Jiewen Bambang Suprianto Emma Ermawati 8–7, 8–6, 2–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up 2001 Japan Open Cheng Jiao Bambang Suprianto Minarti Timur 6–15, 17–14, 5–15 Runner-up 2000 Japan Open Ge Fei Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–5, 17–14 Winner 2000 All England Open Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 10–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1999 China Open Ge Fei Zhang Jun Gao Ling 15–8, 15–5 Winner 1999 Denmark Open Ge Fei Zhang Jun Gao Ling 15–12, 17–14 Winner 1999 Thailand Open Ge Fei Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen 15–12, 15–6 Winner 1999 Japan Open Ge Fei Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee 15–1, 15–3 Winner 1999 Chinese Taipei Open Ge Fei Bambang Suprianto Zelin Resiana 15–12, 15–10 Winner 1999 Korea Open Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1997 Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–9, 15–13 Winner 1997 China Open Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1997 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1997 Swiss Open Ge Fei Flandy Limpele Minarti Timur 15–9, 15–9 Winner 1997 All England Open Ge Fei Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–10, 15–2 Winner 1997 Korea Open Ge Fei Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–13, 15–5 Winner 1997 Japan Open Ge Fei Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–8, 15–10 Winner 1996 Vietnam Open Zhang Jin Sandiarto Finarsih 15–9, 18–15 Winner 1994 Russian Open Li Qi Vladislav Druzchenko Viktoria Evtushenko 15–12, 18–13 Winner