Adrian Liu

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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 icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Markham Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Lima Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Curitiba Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Guadalajara Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Lima Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Curitiba Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Curitiba Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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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

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of the United States.svg Halim Ho
Flag of the United States.svg Sattawat Pongnairat
20–22, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Sattawat Pongnairat
21–15, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Li
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
17–21, 21–6, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2012 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Miraflores,
Lima, Peru
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Paiola
Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Yuwan Tjong
21–9, 21–9 Med 1.png Gold
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of the United States.svg Sameera Gunatileka
Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Nguy
20–22, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordon
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramirez
17–21, 21–13, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joycelyn Ko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
21–19, 13–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valerie Loker
14–21, 15–21 Med 3.png 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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Canada Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng Flag of India.svg Manu Attri
Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy
8-21, 14-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Chile International Challenge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Sattawat Pongnairat
21–13, 20–22, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 USA International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Hoki
Flag of Japan.svg Yugo Kobayashi
17–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Canadian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Jui-ting
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tien Jen-chieh
14–21, 21–17, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Tahiti International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
23–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan
21–13, 13–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Canadian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Brazil.svg Hugo Arthuso
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Paiola
21–7, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Puerto Rico International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francoise Bourret
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Li
21–9, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Ivanov
Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Sozonov
13–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan
10–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordon
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramirez
18–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Brazil International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Indonesia.svg Didit Juang Indrianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto
16–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordon
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramirez
23–21, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Komiyama
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Saeki
21–18, 10–21, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Puerto Rico International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joycelyn Ko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
15–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Santo Domingo Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joycelyn Ko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
22–20, 14–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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