Liu Yu Chen

Jayce September 6, 2024 2 0

Character Introduction

Liu Yuchen, male, born on 25 July 1995 in Beijing, is a Chinese badminton player who plays for the Beijing badminton team and is the men’s doubles champion of the 2018 World Badminton Championships.

Liu Yuchen was born into a sports family, his father Liu Huisheng is the head coach of the Beijing women’s badminton team, his mother Song Yuling is the coach of the Beijing swimming team, and his sister Liu Jing is a member of the National Swimming Team, who won the gold medal in the 4×200 metres freestyle relay with her teammates at the 2009 World Swimming Championships.

At the age of 10, Liu Yuchen officially entered the badminton second-string team of Shichahai Sports School and practiced badminton; he made rapid progress with the help of his father, and by 2010, at the age of 15, Liu Yuchen had already entered the first team of the Beijing badminton team, and in the same year, he was also selected as a member of the national youth training team.

In 2012, Liu Yuchen represented the national team to participate in the World Junior Badminton Championships held in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and won the third place in Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles with Wang Yilu and Chen Qingchen respectively. In the same year, Liu Yuchen entered the second national team.

In July 2013, Liu Yuchen represented the national team at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships held in Sabah, Malaysia, winning the Men’s Doubles competition with Li Junhui.

On 25 September 2016, Liu Yuchen won the men’s doubles title at the Japan Open Badminton Championships.

On 30 June 2017, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced the latest world rankings, and Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen were ranked first in the world in men’s doubles.

On 27 May 2018, the 2018 Thomas Cup came to an end in Bangkok, Thailand, with Liu Yuchen and teammates Chen Long, Liu Cheng, Zhang Nan, Shi Yuqi, and Li Junhui, winning the title with a 3-1 comeback victory over Japan.

On 5 August 2018, in the men’s doubles final of the World Badminton Championships, Liu Yuchen partnered with Li Junhui to win his first individual World Championships men’s doubles title by defeating the 5th seeded Japanese duo of Kenshi Kiamura/Keigo Sonoda 2-0 (21-12, 21-19).

On 23 August 2018, the men’s badminton team final at the Jakarta Asian Games was contested by the Chinese men’s team of Shi Yuqi, Li Junhui, Liu Yuchen, Chen Long, Liu Cheng, and Zhang Nan, who won the title with a resounding 3-1 victory over the host Indonesian men’s team.

On 31 July 2021, Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui were the runners-up in the men’s doubles badminton team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On 24 January 2022, according to Huang Zhanzhong, the head coach of the men’s doubles team of the Chinese badminton team, Liu Yuchen will form a new “Twin Towers” with Ou Xuanyi, who is also over 1.90 metres tall, due to the retirement of his original partner Li Junhui.

On 19 June 2022, Liu Yuchen/ Ou Xuan Yi won the men’s doubles title at the Indonesia Open of the Badminton World Tour with a 2-0 (21-17, 23-21) victory over the South Korean duo of Kyu Hyun-gyu/Kim Won-ho.

In December 2022, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi competed in the BWF World Tour Finals and won the title by defeating the Indonesian pair of Asan/Hendra 2-1 in a three-set final.

World Ranking – Men’s Singles 9, Week 29, 2024

Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 8 , 73858 points

Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 25, 31910 points

Equipment Used

ASTROX 100ZZ Antique Red; 75TH 65Z2; AEROBITE; TECTONIC 9; ASTROX 88S PRO; EXBOLT 63; SHB65Z3 New Colours ; SHB65Z2MEX; AERONAUT 7000I Cyan Purple; SHB65Z3MEX