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Liu Yong started badminton training when he was 8,<ref>[http://bbs.badmintoncn.com/thread-531-1-20.html WORLD CHAMPION IN MIXED DOUBLES OF INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP – LIU YONG]</ref> and was taken into the [[China national badminton team|Chinese National Team]] in 1993.<ref>[http://www.chinabadminton.com/news2003/nov/11lydyswybzda.shtml China Badminton News]</ref> |
Liu Yong started badminton training when he was 8,<ref>[http://bbs.badmintoncn.com/thread-531-1-20.html WORLD CHAMPION IN MIXED DOUBLES OF INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP – LIU YONG]</ref> and was taken into the [[China national badminton team|Chinese National Team]] in 1993.<ref>[http://www.chinabadminton.com/news2003/nov/11lydyswybzda.shtml China Badminton News]</ref> He won numerous international titles in mixed doubles, the majority of them with [[Ge Fei (badminton)|Ge Fei]]. He won men's doubles at the 2002 [[Malaysia Open (badminton)|Malaysia Open]] with [[Chen Qiqiu]]. |
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===World Championships=== |
===World Championships=== |
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Liu won the [[1997 IBF World Championships]] in mixed doubles, with [[Ge Fei (badminton)|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 IBF World Championships|2001]], Liu reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals with [[Cheng Jiao]] but lost to [[Michael Søgaard]] and [[Rikke Olsen]]. |
Liu won the [[1997 IBF World Championships]] in mixed doubles, with [[Ge Fei (badminton)|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 IBF World Championships|2001]], Liu reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals with [[Cheng Jiao]] but lost to [[Michael Søgaard]] and [[Rikke Olsen]]. |
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Revision as of 22:16, 5 December 2008
| Liu Yong | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  China |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Event | Mixed doubles |
| BWF profile | |
Liu Yong (born August 12, 1975 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a male 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.[citation needed]
Career
Liu Yong started badminton training when he was 8,[1] and was taken into the Chinese National Team in 1993.[2] 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.
World Championships
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.
Summer Olympics
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.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1997 | Glasgow, SCO |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1999 | Copenhague, DEN |
| World Badminton Grand Prix | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1997 | Jakarta, INA |
| Badminton World Cup | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1997 | Jakarta, INA |
| Asian Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Ge Fei) | 1995 | Beijing, CHN |
| International Opens | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1994 | Russian Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Swiss Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | All England Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles Men's doubles |
1997 2002 |
Malaysia Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Korea Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997, 1999, 2000 | Japan Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Thailand Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999, 2001 | China Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Denmark Open |
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