Liew Daren

Liew Daren (born 6 August 1987) is a Malaysian professional badminton player.[1] His biggest success to date is having won the 2012 French Open Super Series.[2] He reached a career high ranking of World No.10.[3] He also represented Malaysia competed at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.[4][5]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liew.
Liew Daren
Personal information
Country Malaysia
Born (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record212 wins, 172 losses
Highest ranking10 (7 March 2013)
Current ranking41 (21 January 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
World Championships
2018 Nanjing Men's singles
Thomas Cup
2014 New Delhi Men's team
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Southeast Asian Games
2009 Vientiane Men's team
2011 Jakarta Men's team
BWF profile
Liew Daren
Traditional Chinese劉國倫
Simplified Chinese刘国伦

Early life

Liew was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was educated at the Taman Midah Primary School.[1][6] He began playing badminton at the age of seven.[1] His brother was once a national badminton player.[1] Liew started to play badminton professionally in 1998.[7]

Career

During the 2012 Thomas Cup quarter-final, he was defeated by Lin Dan from China, but not before he brought it into a rubber game of 21–17, 9–21 and 5–21. His best performance was during the Yonex French Open, where he won his first Super Series title on 28 October 2012 after beating Viktor Axelsen from Denmark with the scores of 21–18 and 21–17.[2]

The 2014 Thomas Cup finals saw Liew facing off against Takuma Ueda from Japan in a gripping battle to break the tie between Malaysia and Japan, who were even at 2–2 as they entered the decisive third Men's Singles match. Liew lost to Ueda after the match went into a rubber game, scoring 21–12, 18–21 and 21–17.[8]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China Kento Momota 16–21, 5–21 Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 French Open Viktor Axelsen 21–18, 21–17 Winner
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Korea Masters Son Wan-ho 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Sourabh Varma 10–12, 10–12, 3–3 Retired Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Polish Open Emil Holst 21–15, 21–11 Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Satellite Erwin Djohan Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Daren Liew". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Daren Liew crowned French Open Champion". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. "Liew Daren leaves BAM with one regret (updated)". The Star. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. "Liew strengthens position in Guangzhou Asian Games". The Star. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. "Daren Liew Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. Ahmad Junaidi. "Sport::Preliminary Round Two Axiata Cup 2013 – Daren Liew". Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. RUTVICK MEHTA. "Burning a hole in own pocket to keep Olympics fire alive". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  8. "Thomas Cup: So near yet so far - Nation - The Star Online". thestar.com.my.


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