Liu Yi (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Yi (simplified Chinese: 刘毅; traditional Chinese: 劉毅; pinyin: Liú Yì; born 7 July 2003) is a Chinese badminton player.^[1] He won the silver medal at the 2025 Asian Championships partnered with Chen Boyang.^[2] He was part of China winning team in the 2024 Asia Team Championships. Liu captured his first senior title at the 2022 Vietnam International Series with Chen.

Liu Yi 刘毅
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 (age 22) Anhui, China
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Chen Qiqiu
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	9 (with Chen Boyang, 6 May 2025)
Current ranking	13 (with Chen Boyang, 3 June 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Sudirman Cup 2025 Xiamen Mixed team Asian Championships 2025 Ningbo Men's doubles Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Men's team
BWF profile

Career

Liu won his first senior international title at the Vietnam International Series with Chen Boyang. A week later, Liu won his second consecutive title at the Malaysia International Series tournament.^[3]

In March 2023, Liu and Chen won their first BWF Tour 100 title at the 2023 Ruichang China Masters,^[4] and won their first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Orléans Masters.^[5]

In 2024, Liu and Chen became the runner-up in the Thailand Open.^[6] Together with his temporary partner Chen Xujun, they captured the Macau Open title.^[7]

In the beginning of the 2025 season, Liu and Chen reached their first ever final in the BWF World Tour Super 1000 at the Malaysia Open, but the duo were beaten by Korean new pair Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho.^[8] They then won the silver medal at the 2025 Asian Championships after being defeated in the final by Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.^[2]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Chen Boyang	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	19–21, 17–21	Silver	[2]

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[10]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Ruichang China Masters	Super 100	Chen Boyang	Muhammad Haikal Nur Izzuddin	21–16, 19–21, 21–16	Winner	[4]
2023	Orléans Masters	Super 300	Chen Boyang	Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana	21–19, 21–17	Winner	[5]
2024	Thailand Open	Super 500	Chen Boyang	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up	[6]
2024	Macau Open	Super 300	Chen Xujun	Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani	21–18, 21–14	Winner	[7]
2025	Malaysia Open	Super 1000	Chen Boyang	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21–19, 12–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Vietnam International	Chen Boyang	Christian Bernardo Alvin Morada	21–17, 25–23	Winner
2022	Malaysia International	Chen Boyang	Beh Chun Meng Goh Boon Zhe	21–11, 21–13	Winner	[3]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament