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
廖显邦
Personal information
Birth nameAdrian Steven Liu
CountryCanada
Born (1983-09-17) September 17, 1983 (age 41)
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
Medal record
Badminton
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Markham Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Lima Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Curitiba Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guadalajara Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lima Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Curitiba Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Curitiba Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lima Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

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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

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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

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Pan American Games

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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

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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 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "ClearOne Badminton Centre - Adrian Liu". www.clearonebadminton.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Athletes: Adrian Liu". olympic.ca. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. ^ "Canada takes gold in women's doubles badminton at Pan Ams". The Globe and Mail. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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