Liu Cheng (badminton)

Liu Cheng
刘成
Liu Cheng; 刘成
Personal information
Country	China
Born	4 January 1992 (age 32); Sanming, Fujian, China
Residence	Beijing, China
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Retired	30 June 2022
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	2 (MD with Zhang Nan 21 June 2018); 2 (XD with Bao Yixin 3 December 2015)
Current ranking	77 (MD 27 September 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing China
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Summer Universiade
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Liu Cheng (Chinese: 刘成; born 4 January 1992) is a retired badminton player who represented China.^[2] He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2017 partnered with Zhang Nan, also the mixed doubles World and Asian Junior Champion in 2010 with Bao Yixin. Liu was part of the national team member that won the team events at the 2015, 2021 Sudirman Cup, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2018 Asian Games. He reached a career high of world number 2 in both men's and mixed doubles events. He announced his retirement from the international tournament on 30 June 2022.^[1]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Zhang Nan	Mohammad Ahsan Rian Agung Saputro	21–10, 21–17	Gold
2018	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China	Zhang Nan	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	15–21, 13–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Bao Yixin	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	15–21, 13–21	Bronze
2015	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Bao Yixin	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 11–21	Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Zhang Nan	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–14, 12–21, 23–25	Bronze

Summer Universiade

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Tian Qing	Kim Gi-jung Kim So-young	20–22, 14–21	Silver

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Bao Yixin	Kang Ji-wook Choi Hye-in	21–15, 21–15	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bao Yixin	Ow Yao Han Lai Pei Jing	Walkover	Gold

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[3] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[4]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Macau Open	Super 300	Huang Kaixiang	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	8–21, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up
2020	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Huang Kaixiang	Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi	21–18, 17–21, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] 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.^[6] 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
2015	Australian Open	Lu Kai	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Denmark Open	Lu Kai	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	8–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2017	Denmark Open	Zhang Nan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–16, 22–24, 21–19	Winner
2017	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Zhang Nan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	16–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Hong Kong Open	Bao Yixin	Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock	14–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2014	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Bao Yixin	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2015	India Open	Bao Yixin	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2015	Australian Open	Bao Yixin	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	19–21, 21–19, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	Hong Kong Open	Bao Yixin	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 21–17, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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
2014	China Masters	Kang Jun	Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2017	Swiss Open	Zhang Nan	Chai Biao Hong Wei	21–13, 16–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Swiss Open	Bao Yixin	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong	21–17, 20–22, 13–21	Runner-up
2015	China Masters	Bao Yixin	Edi Subaktiar Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	18–21, 21–15, 26–24	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

References

^ ^a ^b "世界冠军刘成宣布退役：十二年后的今天我要离开这里了" (in Chinese). 爱羽客羽毛球网. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "Players: Liu Cheng". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

Liu Cheng at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
Liu Cheng at BWFBadminton.com

[ret-1] "世界冠军刘成宣布退役：十二年后的今天我要离开这里了" (in Chinese). 爱羽客羽毛球网. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[2] "Players: Liu Cheng". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

[3] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[4] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[5] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[6] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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