Liu Yu Chen


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

 

Major Achievements

  • Member of the 2024 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Champions
  • 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Badminton World Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finalists
  • 2023 Kumamoto Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2023 Hailu Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2023 French Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Gold Medal
  • 2023 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Sudirman Cup Badminton Mixed Team Championships Champion
  • 2023 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Badminton World Finals Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2022 Australian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2022 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2022 Germany Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2021 14th National Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2020 National Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2020 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2019 Hong Kong China Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 China Macau Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Korea Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 China Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal
  • 2019 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2019 Japan Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals 2019
  • 2019 Australian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 Sudirman Cup Team Champion
  • 2019 Singapore Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Badminton World Tour Finals Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Japan Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
  • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Gold Medal
  • 2018 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Malaysia Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2018 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Champion
  • 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Hong Kong China Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 China Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals 2017
  • 2017 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up
  • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2017 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 All England Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2016 Korea Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2016 Japan Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2016 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 Canadian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 Osaka Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2015 China Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2015 China Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2014 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2014 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2014 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2014 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 China Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 Badminton India Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2014 India Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2013 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2013 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2013 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Third Place
  • 2013 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
  • 2013 New Zealand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 Badminton Australia Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalist
  • 2012 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2012 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2012 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
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