Liu Cheng (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

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]

Liu Cheng 刘成
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1992-01-04) 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^[1]
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	2 (MD 21 June 2018) 2 (XD 3 December 2015)
Current ranking	77 (MD 27 September 2022)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China World Championships 2017 Glasgow Men's doubles 2015 Jakarta Mixed doubles 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2018 Nanjing Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Thomas Cup 2018 Bangkok Men's team 2020 Aarhus Men's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team Asian Championships 2018 Wuhan Men's doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Mixed doubles 2013 Kazan Mixed team World Junior Championships 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team 2010 Guadalajara Mixed doubles 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

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

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. 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). . 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. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
5. . Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
6. . IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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