Liu Yi (; born 7 July 2003) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the silver medal at the 2025 BWF World Championships and 2025 Asian Championships partnered with Chen Boyang. 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.
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.
In March 2023, Liu and Chen won their first BWF Tour 100 title at the 2023 Ruichang China Masters, and won their first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Orléans Masters.
In 2024, Liu and Chen became the runner-up in the Thailand Open. Together with his temporary partner Chen Xujun, they captured the Macau Open title.
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. They then won the silver medal at the 2025 Asian Championships after being defeated in the final by Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. In August, Liu and Chen had a wonder run and grabbed silver medal in 2025 BWF World Championships, beaten by Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae.
Liu and Chen grabbed the next title in March 2026 at the German Open against the French pair of Julien Maio and William Villeger. One month later, Liu and Chen helped the Chinese team to defend their title at the 2026 Thomas Cup, beating France at the final with 3 to 1 scoreline. They gained their third title of the season at the Australian Open by beating the third seed from Indonesia, Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in straight games.
Achievements World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Refs 2025 Adidas Arena, Paris, France Chen Boyang Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 17–21, 12–21 Silver
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
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
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 2023 Orléans Masters Super 300 Chen Boyang Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2024 Thailand Open Super 500 Chen Boyang Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2024 Macau Open Super 300 Chen Xujun Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2025 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Chen Boyang Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 21–19, 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2026 German Open Super 300 Chen Boyang Julien Maio William Villeger 17–21, 21–15, 21–12 Winner 2026 Australian Open Super 500 Chen Boyang Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 21–15, 21–19 Winner
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 BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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