Liu Shengshu (simplified Chinese: 刘圣书; traditional Chinese: 劉聖書; pinyin: Liú Shèngshū; born 8 April 2004) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] She won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2024 Asian Championships. She also helped the national team win the 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships and the 2024 Uber Cup.[2] In her junior career, Liu won both the girls' and mixed doubles events at the 2022 World Junior Championships.[3][4] Liu reached a career high of world number 1 in the BWF World Rankings on 22 October 2024 with her partner Tan Ning.
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 2004 Liaoning, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (with Tan Ning, 22 October 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (with Tan Ning, 19 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAfter winning the World Junior Championships, she partnered Tan Ning and won against their compatriots Li Yijing and Luo Xumin at the Malaysia International in November.[5]
In 2023, she partnered with Zhang Shuxian, and won the 2023 Indonesia Masters on her World Tour debut.[6] Her partnership with Tan continued to excel, helping to deliver the final point for the Chinese team when they competed against South Korea at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.[7] In April, Liu and Tan won the 2023 Spain Masters after defeating their teammates Chen Fanghui and Du Yue with a score of 21–8, 16–21, 21–18.[8]
In 2024, in her debut at the Olympics, Liu and her partner Tan advanced to the women's doubles final.[9] They lost the gold medal match to their senior compatriot Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.[10]
Achievements
editOlympic Games
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France |  Tan Ning
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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20–22, 15–21 |  Silver
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Asian Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Tan Ning
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 Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
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21–12, 18–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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World Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain |
Wang Tingge
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 Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari Rachel Allessya Rose
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21–14, 21–16 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain |
Zhu Yijun
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Liao Pinyi Huang Kexin
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21–17, 21–17 | Gold
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BWF World Tour (11 titles, 5 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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.[12]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Zhang Shuxian
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 Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
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22–20, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Tan Ning
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Chen Fanghui Du Yue
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21–8, 16–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Tan Ning
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Rena Miyaura Ayako Sakuramoto
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19–21, 21–16, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Tan Ning
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 Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen
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21–19, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Tan Ning
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Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
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18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Tan Ning
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 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
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21–13, 24–22 | Winner
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| 2023 | French Open | Super 750 | Tan Ning
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Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
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26–24, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Tan Ning
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Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
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21–12, 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Tan Ning
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Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Tan Ning
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Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
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10–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2024 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Tan Ning
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Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
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21–18, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2024 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Tan Ning
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 Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
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14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Tan Ning
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Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
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21–12, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2024 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Tan Ning
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Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi
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18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Tan Ning
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Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto
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21–15, 21–5 | Winner
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| 2024 | China Masters | Super 750 | Tan Ning
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Li Yijing Luo Xumin
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Malaysia International | Tan Ning
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Li Yijing Luo Xumin
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24–22, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | German Ruhr U19 International | Wang Tingge
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Li Huazhou Liao Lixi
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21–13, 21–11 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | German Ruhr U19 International | Zhu Yijun
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Liao Pinyi Huang Kexin
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21–19, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Liu Shengshu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". Badminton World Federation. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (30 October 2022). "Badminton World Junior Championships 2022: China win three of five finals on last day". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev. "World Juniors: China sweep doubles titles". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "马来西亚羽毛球国际系列赛女双登顶 闽将谭宁首夺成人赛事冠军 - 文教 - 东南网". fjnews. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Indonesia Masters: Tour newbie triumphs on debut". BWF. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "冠军！谭宁/刘圣书2-0郑娜恩/李绍希，助国羽登顶成功卫冕亚团赛". aiyuke. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ 排球黄金眼 (2023-04-02). "国羽女双提前夺冠！刘圣书/谭宁爆冷5号种子，杜玥/陈芳卉连闯5关". sina. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (2 August 2024). "Nerveless Liu/Tan Take Spot in Final". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Chen/Jia win all-Chinese badminton women's doubles final at Paris Olympics". Xinhua. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
editLiu Shengshu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com