Liu Xin (badminton)

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Liu Xin
刘鑫
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1990-06-11) 11 June 1990 (age 33)[1]
Benxi, Liaoning, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Years active2005-2014
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking5 (21 April 2011[2])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Waitakere City Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Liu Xin (born 11 June 1990) is a Chinese professional badminton singles player. Born in Benxi, Liaoning, her string of good performances during the 2010 and early 2011 helped her to attain the career-best ranking of 5 in April 2011.[3] She was part of the Chinese team that won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 World University Championships, and also at the 2014 Asian Games.

Achievements[edit]

Asian Championships[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India China Li Xuerui 13–21, 21–18, 19–21 Silver Silver

World University Championships[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei China Li Xuerui 12–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2014 Municipal Sport Palace Vista Alegre, Córdoba, Spain Chinese Taipei Pai Yu-po 19–21, 21–12, 16–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei China Li Xuerui China Cheng Shu
China Ma Jin
Walkover Silver Silver

BWF World Junior Championships[edit]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand South Korea Bae Youn-joo 13–21, 21–16, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships[edit]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singapore Gu Juan 21–7, 15–21, 21–16 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries[edit]

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[5] with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Denmark Open China Wang Yihan 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 China Masters Thailand Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21–4, 13–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix[edit]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Bitburger Open Macau Wang Rong 21–16, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Korea Grand Prix China Li Xuerui 21–9, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 German Open Japan Ayane Kurihara 21–13, 15–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Australian Open Thailand Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 China Masters China Shen Yaying 21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[edit]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 China International China Hui Xirui 21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents[edit]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "刘鑫 Liu Xin". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ^ "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ "[新人秀]一次"旅游"改变刘鑫的人生" (in Chinese). 羽毛球. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ^ "LIU XIN Head To Head". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.