Adrian Liu

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

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]

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
Canada Derrick Ng United States Halim Ho
United States Sattawat Pongnairat
20–22, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships

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Men's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Canada Joycelyn Ko Canada Toby Ng
Canada Grace Gao
21–19, 13–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru
Canada Michelle Li Canada Toby Ng
Canada Valerie Loker
14–21, 15–21 Bronze 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 Canada Toby Ng India Manu Attri
India B. Sumeeth Reddy
8-21, 14-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 Canada Derrick Ng United States Phillip Chew
United States Sattawat Pongnairat
21–13, 20–22, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 USA International Canada Derrick Ng Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
17–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Canadian International Canada Derrick Ng Chinese Taipei Hsu Jui-ting
Chinese Taipei Tien Jen-chieh
14–21, 21–17, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Tahiti International Canada Derrick Ng Australia Ross Smith
Australia Glenn Warfe
23–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Peru International Canada Derrick Ng United States Howard Bach
United States Tony Gunawan
21–13, 13–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Canadian International Canada Derrick Ng Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Daniel Paiola
21–7, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Puerto Rico International Canada Derrick Ng Canada Francoise Bourret
Canada Kevin Li
21–9, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Guatemala International Canada Derrick Ng Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov
13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Peru International Canada Derrick Ng United States Howard Bach
United States Tony Gunawan
10–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Canada Derrick Ng Guatemala Kevin Cordon
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramirez
18–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Brazil International Canada Derrick Ng Indonesia Didit Juang Indrianto
Indonesia Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto
16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Guatemala International Canada Derrick Ng Guatemala Kevin Cordon
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramirez
23–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Peru International Canada Derrick Ng Japan Hajime Komiyama
Japan Hiroyuki Saeki
21–18, 10–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Puerto Rico International Canada Joycelyn Ko Canada Toby Ng
Canada Grace Gao
15–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Canada Joycelyn Ko Canada Toby Ng
Canada Grace Gao
22–20, 14–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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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