Liew Daren 刘国伦 | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Malaysia |
Born | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 August 1987
Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Retired | 26 April 2023 |
Handedness | Right |
Men's singles | |
Career record | 231 wins, 206 losses |
Highest ranking | 10 (7 March 2013) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
Liew Daren | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 劉國倫 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘国伦 | ||||||
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Liew Daren (born 6 August 1987) is a Malaysian former badminton player. [1] His biggest success throughout his career is having won the 2012 French Open Super Series. [2] He reached a career high ranking of World No.10. [3] He also represented Malaysia competed at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. [4] [5]
Liew was born in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia and was educated at the Taman Midah Primary School. [1] [6] He began playing badminton at the age of seven. [1] His brother was once a national badminton player. [1] Liew started to play badminton professionally in 1998. [7]
During the 2012 Thomas Cup quarter-final,he was defeated by Lin Dan from China,but not before he brought it into a rubber game of 21–17,9–21 and 5–21. His best performance was during the Yonex French Open,where he won his first Super Series title on 28 October 2012 after beating Viktor Axelsen from Denmark with the scores of 21–18 and 21–17. [2]
The 2014 Thomas Cup finals saw Liew facing off against Takuma Ueda from Japan in a gripping battle to break the tie between Malaysia and Japan,who were even at 2–2 as they entered the decisive third Men's Singles match. Liew lost to Ueda after the match went into a rubber game,scoring 21–12,18–21 and 21–17. [8]
In March 2022,Liew was appointed as Lee Zii Jia's assistant coach. [9] Since January 2023,Liew has been carrying on his duty as Lee's part-time coach following the departure of Lee's coach,Indra Wijaya in November 2022. [10]
On 26 April 2023,Liew confirmed his retirement from professional badminton and would pay attention in coaching Lee Zii Jia. [11]
On 20 December 2024,Liew was given a 12-month suspension from all badminton-related activities by BWF for betting and match-fixing. [12] [13]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,Nanjing,China | Kento Momota | 16–21,5–21 | Bronze |
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Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | French Open | Viktor Axelsen | 21–18,21–17 | Winner |
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Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Korea Masters | Son Wan-ho | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Sourabh Varma | 10–12, 10–12, 3–3 Retired | Runner-up |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Polish Open | Emil Holst | 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
2005 | Chinese Taipei Satellite | Erwin Djohan | Winner |
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