Liu Yuchen (Chinese: 刘雨辰; pinyin: Liú Yǔchén, born 25 July 1995) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018,[2] two-time Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018,[3][4] and also a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnered with Li Junhui.[5] Liu was part of the national team that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup, and 2019 Sudirman Cup.[6][7][8] Together with Li, he achieved the men's doubles world number 1 in 6 April 2017, and occupied the top ranking for ten weeks.[note 1]
Liu competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] Partnered with Li Junhui, he won a silver medal in the men's doubles after being defeated by Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei in the final in straight games, 18–21, 12–21.[5] Following the loss, he and Li received immense backlash from Chinese netizens for being unable to win the gold medal.[11]
In 2022, Liu started a new partnership with Ou Xuanyi after the retirement of Li.[12] In the Indonesia Open, the duo beat Korea's Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho to become the first men’s doubles pair from the reserves’ list to win a Super 1000 title.[13] They qualified to compete at the World Tour Finals and emerged victorious after beating Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the final.[14]
In 2023, Liu and Ou helped the national team reach the final of the Sudirman Cup. Facing former world no.1 pair Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the semi-finals while Japan was leading the tie 2–1, Liu and Ou saved four match points being 16–20 down and converting their first to keep China alive in the tie. They eventually got into the final. Liu said after the match, "We didn’t think too much. We played each point. We kept doing what we did towards the end. It’s unbelievable." Compatriot and world no.1 Jia Yifan said after she won the deciding rubber, "We wouldn’t be here if not for the men’s doubles, they did a great job."[15]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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18–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
[5] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
[2] |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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19–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
.[16] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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14–21, 21–19, 13–21 | ![]() |
[17] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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20–22, 17–21 | ![]() |
[18] |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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14–21, 26–28 | ![]() |
[19] |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–14, 21–12 | ![]() |
[3] |
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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11–21, 21–10, 21–13 | ![]() |
[4] |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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10–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
[20] |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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14–21, 21–13, 22–20 | ![]() |
[21] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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21–14, 18–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
[20] |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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21–6, 17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
[22] |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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21–15, 21–14 | ![]() |
[23] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
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2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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11–21, 21–19, 13–21 | ![]() |
[23] |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017, and implemented in 2018,[25] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[26]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–11, 10–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–8, 18–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–23, 21–16, 14–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–16, 22–20 | ![]() |
2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–17, 19–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006, and implemented in 2007,[27] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[28] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | All England Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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6–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2014 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–17, 19–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–16, 16–21 | ![]() |
2015 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–15, 19–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2015 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–16 | ![]() |
2015 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–12, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 17–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | China International | ![]() |
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10–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | China International | ![]() |
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21–15, 12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
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2015 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–16, 17–21 | ![]() |
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