Liew Daren

Liew Daren (born 6 August 1987) is a Malaysian former badminton player.[1] His biggest success throughout his career 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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liew.
Liew Daren
刘国伦
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Retired26 April 2023
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record231 wins, 206 losses
Highest ranking10 (7 March 2013)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Nanjing Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane Men's team
Silver medal – second place 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]

In March 2022, Liew was appointed as Lee Zii Jia’s assistant coach.[9] Since January 2023, Liew has been carrying on his duty as Lee's part-time coach following the departure of Lee's coach, Indra Wijaya in November 2022.[10]

On 26 April 2023, Liew confirmed his retirement from professional badminton and would pay attention in coaching Lee Zii Jia.[11]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

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

BWF Superseries (1 title)

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 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

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 South Korea Son Wan-ho 13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters India Sourabh Varma 10–12, 10–12, 3–3 Retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Polish Open Denmark Emil Holst 21–15, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Satellite Singapore Erwin Djohan 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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.
  9. Koijam K (8 March 2022). "Daren Liew appointed as Lee Zii Jia's assistant coach". 360badminton. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  10. Rajes Paul (27 February 2023). "Daren carries on as Zii Jia's part-time coach, but will he turn full-time?". The Star. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. R. KIRUBASHINI (25 April 2023). "Independent men's shuttler Daren decides to hang up his racket". The Star. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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