Adrian Liu Explained

Adrian Liu
廖显邦
Birth Name:Adrian Steven Liu
Birth Date:1983 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Height:1.73 m
Weight:70 kg
Country:Canada
Event:Men's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:25 (MD) October 3, 2011
33 (XD) October 20, 2011
Bwf Id:65A0CDB6-5ADB-4E5C-BBB0-8F279B61A27F

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 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]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's Doubles

Pan Am Championships

Men's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao
21–19, 13–21, 18–21 Bronze
2008Club 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

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Chile International Challenge Derrick Ng Phillip Chew
Sattawat Pongnairat
21–13, 20–22, 21–15 Winner
2014USA International Derrick Ng Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2013Canadian International Derrick Ng Hsu Jui-ting
Tien Jen-chieh
14–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Tahiti International Derrick Ng Ross Smith
Glenn Warfe
23–21, 21–13 Winner
2012Peru International Derrick Ng Howard Bach
Tony Gunawan
21–13, 13–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2011Canadian International Derrick Ng Hugo Arthuso
Daniel Paiola
21–7, 21–15 Winner
2011Puerto Rico International Derrick Ng Francoise Bourret
Kevin Li
21–9, 21–16 Winner
2011Guatemala International Derrick Ng Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2011Peru International Derrick Ng Howard Bach
Tony Gunawan
10–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2010Santo Domingo Open Derrick Ng Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez
18–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2010Brazil International Derrick Ng Didit Juang Indrianto
Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto
16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2010Guatemala International Derrick Ng Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez
23–21, 22–20 Winner
2010Peru International Derrick Ng Hajime Komiyama
Hiroyuki Saeki
21–18, 10–21, 22–20 Winner

Mixed Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Puerto Rico International Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao
15–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2010Santo Domingo Open Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao
22–20, 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ClearOne Badminton Centre - Adrian Liu. www.clearonebadminton.com. 2016-06-17.
  2. Web site: Athletes: Adrian Liu. olympic.ca. 2017-05-03.
  3. Web site: Canada takes gold in women's doubles badminton at Pan Ams. www.theglobeandmail.com. 2017-05-03.