Liu Lu (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Lu
刘璐
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1977-03-19) 19 March 1977
Yichang, Hubei, China[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD January 1998)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Women's doubles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Liu Lu (Chinese: 刘璐; pinyin: Liú Lù; born 19 March 1977) was a former Chinese badminton player.[2] She was part of the national team that clinched an Uber Cup in 1998 Hong Kong.[3] In the individual events, she participated at the 1994 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the girls' doubles event partnered with Yao Jie.[4] Teamed-up with Qian Hong, she won the women's doubles title at the 1996 Scottish Open and 1997 Swedish Open. Liu also won a gold and a silver medal at the 1997 Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Jun, and in the women's doubles with Qian respectively. Liu and Qian also settled for a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. In January 1998, she was recorded as women's doubles world No. 4 in the IBF world ranking.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland China Qian Hong China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun 		3–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Qian Hong China Liu Zhong
China Huang Nanyan 		15–12, 14–17, 6–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Zhang Jun China Yang Ming
China Qian Hong 		15–12, 17–16, 15–0 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		China Yao Jie China Wang Li
China Qian Hong 		17–16, 7–15, 15–7 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Hong Kong Open China Qian Hong China Chen Lin
China Jiang Xuelian 		4–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Hong Kong Open China Qian Hong South Korea Chung Jae-hee
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		7–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Malaysia Open China Qian Hong China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun 		7–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Swedish Open China Qian Hong England Julie Bradbury
England Donna Kellogg 		15–11, 17–18, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Malaysia Open China Qian Hong Denmark Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen 		15–10, 15–17, 15–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Scottish Open China Qian Hong England Joanne Goode
England Gillian Gowers 		8–15, 15–3, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "刘璐 Liu Lu" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Players: Liu Lu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "刘璐(Liu Lu)" (in Chinese). CCTV. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "历届世界青年羽毛球锦标赛" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2019.


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