Adrian Liu

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]

Adrian Liu
Personal information
Birth nameAdrian Steven Liu
Country Canada
Born (1983-09-17) September 17, 1983
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking25 (MD) October 3, 2011
33 (XD) October 20, 2011
BWF profile

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

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Derrick Ng Halim Ho
Sattawat Pongnairat
20–22, 14–21 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao
21–19, 13–21, 18–21 Bronze
2008 Club 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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Canada Open Toby Ng Manu Attri
B. Sumeeth Reddy
8-21, 14-21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Puerto Rico International Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao
15–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Joycelyn Ko Toby Ng
Grace Gao
22–20, 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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