Adrian Liu

Adrian Liu 廖显邦
Personal information
Birth name	Adrian Steven Liu
Country	Canada
Born	(1983-09-17) September 17, 1983 (age 41) Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	25 (MD) October 3, 2011 33 (XD) October 20, 2011
Medal record Badminton Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles Pan Am Championships 2014 Markham Men's doubles 2014 Markham Mixed team 2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team 2012 Lima Men's doubles 2012 Lima Mixed team 2010 Curitiba Mixed team 2009 Guadalajara Mixed team 2008 Lima Mixed team 2010 Curitiba Men's doubles 2010 Curitiba Mixed doubles 2008 Lima Men's doubles 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

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	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

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. 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.

External links

• Adrian Liu at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Adrian Liu at BWF Badminton.com
• Adrian Liu at Badminton Canada (archived)
• Adrian Liu at Team Canada
• Adrian Liu at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)