Adrian Liu

Adrian Liu
Personal information
Birth name Adrian Steven Liu
Country  Canada
Born (1983-09-17) September 17, 1983
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking 25 (MD) October 3, 2011
33 (XD) October 20, 2011
Medal record
Badminton
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraMen's doubles
Pan Am Championships
2014 MarkhamMen's doubles
2014 MarkhamMixed team
2013 Santo DomingoMen's doubles
2013 Santo DomingoMixed team
2012 LimaMen's doubles
2012 LimaMixed team
2010 CuritibaMixed team
2009 GuadalajaraMixed team
2008 LimaMixed team
2010 CuritibaMen's doubles
2010 CuritibaMixed doubles
2008 LimaMen's doubles
2008 LimaMixed doubles
BWF profile

Adrian Liu (born September 17, 1983) is a male Canadian badminton player from Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He has been the top ranked men's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. He is a National champion in men's doubles and has won several international titles since 2010.[1]

Career

Liu is one of the leaders of the Canadian badminton team. With partner Derrick Ng, the two are a force to be reckoned with in men's doubles in Pan American competition.[2] One of the highlights was winning bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games.[3] In 2014 the duo won the Pan American Championships, defeating the top seeds in the final. They successfully defended their titles from 2013 and 2012 when they had been the number one seeds. Liu's career-high doubles ranking is 25th, achieved in 2011.[2]

Personal life

His parents are Steven and Katherine Liu and his younger sister Giselle. Liu who is of Chinese descent started playing badminton recretionally at aged 16, and began training fulltime at 22 under coach Ronne Runtulalo. He graduated from Langara College in 2007 with a diploma in Human Kinetics.[2][4]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico		 Canada Derrick Ng United States Halim Ho
United States Sattawat Pongnairat		 20–22, 14–21 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada		 Canada Derrick Ng United States Phillip Chew
United States Sattawat Pongnairat		 21–15, 21–13 Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 Canada Derrick Ng Canada Kevin Li
Canada Nyl Yakura		 17–21, 21–6, 21–16 Gold
2012 Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Miraflores,
Lima, Peru		 Canada Derrick Ng Brazil Daniel Paiola
Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong		 21–9, 21–9 Gold
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil		 Canada Derrick Ng United States Sameera Gunatileka
United States Vincent Nguy		 20–22, 19–21 Bronze
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru		 Canada Derrick Ng Guatemala Kevin Cordon
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramirez		 17–21, 21–13, 14–21 Bronze

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil		 Canada Joycelyn Ko Canada Toby Ng
Canada Grace Gao		 21–19, 13–21, 18–21 Bronze
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru		 Canada Michelle Li Canada Toby Ng
Canada Valerie Loker		 14–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Canada Open Canada Toby Ng India Manu Attri
India B. Sumeeth Reddy		 8-21, 14-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Chile International Challenge Canada Derrick Ng United States Phillip Chew
United States Sattawat Pongnairat		 21–13, 20–22, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 USA International Canada Derrick Ng Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi		 17–21, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Canadian International Canada Derrick Ng Chinese Taipei Hsu Jui-ting
Chinese Taipei Tien Jen-chieh		 14–21, 21–17, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Tahiti International Canada Derrick Ng Australia Ross Smith
Australia Glenn Warfe		 23–21, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Peru International Canada Derrick Ng United States Howard Bach
United States Tony Gunawan		 21–13, 13–21, 9–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Canadian International Canada Derrick Ng Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Daniel Paiola		 21–7, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Puerto Rico International Canada Derrick Ng Canada Francoise Bourret
Canada Kevin Li		 21–9, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Guatemala International Canada Derrick Ng Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov		 13–21, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Peru International Canada Derrick Ng United States Howard Bach
United States Tony Gunawan		 10–21, 9–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Canada Derrick Ng Guatemala Kevin Cordon
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramirez		 18–21, 22–24 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Brazil International Canada Derrick Ng Indonesia Didit Juang Indrianto
Indonesia Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto		 16–21, 11–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Guatemala International Canada Derrick Ng Guatemala Kevin Cordon
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramirez		 23–21, 22–20 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Peru International Canada Derrick Ng Japan Hajime Komiyama
Japan Hiroyuki Saeki		 21–18, 10–21, 22–20 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Puerto Rico International Canada Joycelyn Ko Canada Toby Ng
Canada Grace Gao		 15–21, 22–24 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Canada Joycelyn Ko Canada Toby Ng
Canada Grace Gao		 22–20, 14–21, 10–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "ClearOne Badminton Centre - Adrian Liu". www.clearonebadminton.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Athletes: Adrian Liu". olympic.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Canada takes gold in women's doubles badminton at Pan Ams". www.theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Should the Olympics knock off the racket?". www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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