Liu Lu (badminton)

Liu Lu (Chinese: 刘璐; pinyin: Liú Lù; born 19 March 1977) was a former Chinese badminton player.[2] She was part of the national team that clinched an Uber Cup in 1998 Hong Kong.[3] In the individual events, she participated at the 1994 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the girls' doubles event partnered with Yao Jie.[4] Teamed-up with Qian Hong, she won the women's doubles title at the 1996 Scottish Open and 1997 Swedish Open. Liu also won a gold and a silver medals at the 1997 Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Jun, and in the women's doubles with Qian respectively. Liu and Qian also settled for a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. In January 1998, she was recorded as women's doubles world No. 4 in the IBF world ranking.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Lu
刘璐
Personal information
Country China
Born (1977-03-19) 19 March 1977
Yichang, Hubei, China[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD January 1998)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
1997 Glasgow Women's doubles
Uber Cup
1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Asian Championships
1997 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
1997 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
1994 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
1994 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Qian Hong Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 3–15, 3–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Qian Hong Liu Zhong
Huang Nanyan		 15–12, 14–17, 6–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zhang Jun Yang Ming
Qian Hong		 15–12, 17–16, 15–0 Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Yao Jie Wang Li
Qian Hong		 17–16, 7–15, 15–7 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Hong Kong Open Qian Hong Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1997 Hong Kong Open Qian Hong Chung Jae-hee
Ra Kyung-min		 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1997 Malaysia Open Qian Hong Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 7–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1997 Swedish Open Qian Hong Julie Bradbury
Donna Kellogg		 15–11, 17–18, 15–11 Winner
1996 Malaysia Open Qian Hong Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
Marlene Thomsen		 15–10, 15–17, 15–17 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Scottish Open Qian Hong Joanne Goode
Gillian Gowers		 8–15, 15–3, 15–5 Winner

References
  1. "刘璐 Liu Lu" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. "Players: Liu Lu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. "刘璐(Liu Lu)" (in Chinese). CCTV. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. "历届世界青年羽毛球锦标赛" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2019.


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