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| Yuanjun Liu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 April 1982 [1] China |
| Home town | Beiliu, Guangxi, China |
| Darts information | |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2014– |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2019 |
Yuanjun Liu (born 21 April 1982) is a Chinese professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
In 2016, he and Wenge Xie represented China in the 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts, and reached the second round, where they were comprehensively beaten by Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis of England. He would play Taylor again in the 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters later in the year. He would represent China again in the 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts, this time with Weihong Li, but they were whitewashed 5–0 in the first round by the Austrian duo of Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez. He also played in the 2018 Shanghai Darts Masters, losing 6–2 in the first round to Gerwyn Price of Wales.
In 2018, Liu qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship through the PDC China Qualifier. In his First Round match against Brendan Dolan he won only one leg before losing 3-0.
After Qingyu Zhan withdrew from the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts, Liu was selected to take his place and made his third appearance at the tournament.
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