Liao Min-chun (Chinese: 廖敏竣; pinyin: Liào Mǐnjùn; born 27 January 1988) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Vietnam International tournament partnered with Yang Po-han.[2] Teamed-up with Su Ching-heng in the men's doubles, he won the International Challenge title at the 2016 Welsh International, 2017 Orleans International, and 2017 Finnish Open tournament.[3][4][5] He announced retirement on January 20, 2023.[6]
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| Country | Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1988 Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 10 (MD with Su Ching-heng 2 August 2018) 31 (XD with Chen Hsiao-huan 8 December 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editSummer Universiade
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China |
 Wu Chun-wei
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 Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit
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20–22, 21–23 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Su Ching-heng
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Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin
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20–22, 9–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)
editThe 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 |
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| 2014 | Canada Open | Tseng Min-hao
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Liang Jui-wei Lu Chia-pin
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18–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Vietnam Open | Su Ching-heng
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 Wahyu Nayaka Ade Yusuf
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21–12, 16–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Dutch Open | Su Ching-heng
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 Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko
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24–22, 21–18 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Vietnam Open | Chen Hsiao-huan
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 Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung
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20–22, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | China Masters | Chen Hsiao-huan
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 Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
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14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Vietnam International | Yang Po-han
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 Chan Yun Lung Wong Wai Hong
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30–28, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Welsh International | Su Ching-heng
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Liao Kuan-hao Lu Chia-pin
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21–19, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2016 | Irish Open | Su Ching-heng
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 Jones Ralfy Jansen Josche Zurwonne
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25–27, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Orléans International | Su Ching-heng
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Kenas Adi Haryanto Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
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21–12, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2017 | Finnish Open | Su Ching-heng
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Kohei Gondo Tatsuya Watanabe
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21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Liao Min Chun". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Vietnam Int'l – Teens take first titles". Badzine. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "羽球》威爾斯挑戰賽我隊進帳1冠2亞1季 台灣男雙包辦前二表現優異". LTSports (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Caljouw comes of age". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "我國參加「2017芬蘭羽球公開賽」摘金奪銅". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Liao Min-chun announced retirement" (in Chinese). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
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- Liao Min-chun at BWFBadminton.com
- Liao Min-chun at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)