Adrian Liu

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]

Adrian Liu
Personal information
Birth nameAdrian Steven Liu
Country Canada
Born (1983-09-17) September 17, 1983
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking25 (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

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 recreationally at aged 16, and began training full-time 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		 Derrick Ng Halim Ho
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		 Derrick Ng Phillip Chew
Sattawat Pongnairat		 21–15, 21–13 Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 Derrick Ng Kevin Li
Nyl Yakura		 17–21, 21–6, 21–16 Gold
2012 Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Miraflores,
Lima, Peru		 Derrick Ng Daniel Paiola
Alex Yuwan Tjong		 21–9, 21–9 Gold
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil		 Derrick Ng Sameera Gunatileka
Vincent Nguy		 20–22, 19–21 Bronze
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru		 Derrick Ng Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez		 17–21, 21–13, 14–21 Bronze

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil		 Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao		 21–19, 13–21, 18–21 Bronze
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru		 Michelle Li Toby Ng
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 Toby Ng Manu Attri
B. Sumeeth Reddy		 8-21, 14-21 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 Derrick Ng Phillip Chew
Sattawat Pongnairat		 21–13, 20–22, 21–15 Winner
2014 USA International Derrick Ng Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi		 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2013 Canadian International Derrick Ng Hsu Jui-ting
Tien Jen-chieh		 14–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up
2012 Tahiti International Derrick Ng Ross Smith
Glenn Warfe		 23–21, 21–13 Winner
2012 Peru International Derrick Ng Howard Bach
Tony Gunawan		 21–13, 13–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2011 Canadian International Derrick Ng Hugo Arthuso
Daniel Paiola		 21–7, 21–15 Winner
2011 Puerto Rico International Derrick Ng Francoise Bourret
Kevin Li		 21–9, 21–16 Winner
2011 Guatemala International Derrick Ng Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov		 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2011 Peru International Derrick Ng Howard Bach
Tony Gunawan		 10–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Derrick Ng Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez		 18–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2010 Brazil International Derrick Ng Didit Juang Indrianto
Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto		 16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2010 Guatemala International Derrick Ng Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez		 23–21, 22–20 Winner
2010 Peru International Derrick Ng Hajime Komiyama
Hiroyuki Saeki		 21–18, 10–21, 22–20 Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Puerto Rico International Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao		 15–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao		 22–20, 14–21, 10–21 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. "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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