Liu Yong (badminton)

Liu Yong 刘永
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1975-08-12) 12 August 1975 (age 49) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Spouse	Dai Yun ​ (m. 2004)​
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (XD with Ge Fei)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China World Championships 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles World Cup 1997 Yogyakarta Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2001 Seville Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Thomas Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1998 Hong Kong Men's team 1996 Hong Kong Men's team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Men's team 2002 Busan Men's team 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles Asian Championships 1999 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1996 Seoul Men's doubles 1996 Seoul Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 1992 Jakarta Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Liu Yong (simplified Chinese: 刘永; traditional Chinese: 劉永; pinyin: Liú Yǒng; 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.^[1]

Liu Yong started badminton training when he was 8,^[2] and was taken into the Chinese National Team in 1993.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.

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.

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
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Ge Fei	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–5, 16–17, 15–4	Gold

Mixed doubles

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

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

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

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

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

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Yu Jinhao	Kusno Amon Santoso		Bronze

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

• Liu Yong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)