Liu Yuchen

Liu Yuchen (Chinese: 刘雨辰; pinyin: Liú Yǔchén, born 25 July 1995) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018,[2] also two times Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018 partnered with Li Junhui. Liu was part of the national team member that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Together with Li, he achieved the men's doubles world number 1 in 6 April 2017, and occupied the top ranking for ten weeks.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yuchen
刘雨辰
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995
Beijing, China
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD 6 April 2017)
38 (XD 27 October 2016)
Current ranking3 (MD 17 March 2020)
BWF profile

His sister, Liu Jing, is a swimmer.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China		 Li Junhui Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda		 21–12, 21–19 Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland		 Li Junhui Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi		 19–21, 13–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Li Junhui Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto		 14–21, 21–19, 13–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea		 Li Junhui Shin Baek-cheol
Yoo Yeon-seong		 20–22, 17–21 Silver
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Li Junhui Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong		 14–21, 26–28 Silver
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Li Junhui Huang Kaixiang
Wang Yilü		 21–14, 21–12 Gold
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Li Junhui Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda		 11–21, 21–10, 21–13 Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan		 Wang Yilu Lee Chun Hei
Ng Ka Long		 10–21, 11–21 Bronze
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand		 Li Junhui Huang Kaixiang
Zheng Siwei		 14–21, 21–13, 22–20 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan		 Chen Qingchen Edi Subaktiar
Melati Daeva Oktaviani		 21–14, 18–21, 11–21 Bronze
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand		 Huang Dongping Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Masita Mahmudin		 21–6, 17–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia		 Li Junhui Huang Kaixiang
Zheng Siwei		 21–15, 21–14 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea		 Chen Qingchen Choi Sol-kyu
Chae Yoo-jung		 17–21, 19–21 Bronze
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia		 Huang Dongping Choi Sol-kyu
Chae Yoo-jung		 11–21, 21–19, 13–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Li Junhui Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 21–11, 10–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 Japan Open Super 750 Li Junhui Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 11–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Li Junhui Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe		 21–15, 21–11 Winner
2019 Malaysia Open Super 750 Li Junhui Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda		 21–12, 21–17 Winner
2019 Thailand Open Super 500 Li Junhui Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty		 19–21, 21–18, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Macau Open Super 300 Li Junhui Huang Kaixiang
Liu Cheng		 21–8, 18–21, 22–20 Winner
2020 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Li Junhui Kim Gi-jung
Lee Yong-dae		 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Japan Open Li Junhui Kim Gi-jung
Ko Sung-hyun		 21–12, 21–12 Winner
2016 Korea Open Li Junhui Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong		 21–15, 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up
2017 All England Open Li Junhui Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Singapore Open Li Junhui Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Indonesia Open Li Junhui Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 21–19, 19–21, 21–18 Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 New Zealand Open Li Junhui Angga Pratama
Ryan Agung Saputra		 6–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2014 India Grand Prix Gold Li Junhui Huang Kaixiang
Zheng Siwei		 21–17, 19–21, 22–20 Winner
2014 Chinese Taipei Open Li Junhui Andrei Adistia
Hendra Aprida Gunawan		 14–21, 21–16, 16–21 Runner-up
2015 China Masters Li Junhui Wang Yilv
Zhang Wen		 21–15, 19–21, 21–12 Winner
2015 U.S. Open Li Junhui Manu Attri
B. Sumeeth Reddy		 21–12, 21–16 Winner
2015 Canada Open Li Junhui Huang Kaixiang
Wang Sijie		 17–21, 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2015 Vietnam Open Li Junhui Huang Kaixiang
Wang Sijie		 21–8, 21–16 Winner
2016 Chinese Taipei Open Li Junhui Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin		 21–17, 17–21, 24–22 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Chinese Taipei Open Yu Xiaohan Alfian Eko Prasetya
Annisa Saufika		 21–16, 21–18 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 China International Li Junhui Wang Yilv
Zhang Wen		 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 China International Yu Xiaohan Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen		 21–15, 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2015 Osaka International Huang Dongping Kim Duck-young
Eom Hye-won		 17–21, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Liu Yuchen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. "Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen crowned men's doubles champions at badminton worlds". www.xinhuanet.com. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "甜蜜！中国体坛又一冠军情侣正式公开恋情，郎才女貌超般配". Sohu. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  5. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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