Liu Rui
Liu Rui (simplified Chinese: 刘锐; traditional Chinese: 劉銳; pinyin: Liú Ruì; born March 13, 1982, in Harbin, Heilongjiang; sometimes known as Rui Lui) is a Chinese curler. He was the skip of the Chinese men's Olympic Curling Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Liu Rui 刘锐 | |
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Born | March 13, 1982 41) (age |
Team | |
Curling club | Harbin CC, Harbin, Heilongjiang |
Skip | Liu Rui |
Third | Xu Xiaoming |
Second | Jiang Dongxu |
Lead | Zang Jialiang |
Alternate | Ma Yanlong |
Curling career | |
World Championship appearances | 7 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) |
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 10 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016) |
Olympic appearances | 2 (2010, 2014) |
Liu played in his first World Curling Championships in 2008, playing third for Fengchun Wang. The team lost in the bronze medal game to Norway, settling for fourth place. After a slow start in the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, Liu switched to throw 4th stones while skip Fengchun Wang continued to call the game and throw 3rd stones.[1] The team struggled, placing 9th. The team represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics, with Liu throwing last rocks and Wang continuing to skip. The team finished 8th with a 2–7 record.
After the Olympics, Liu took over skipping the team, leading China at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship, placing 11th. He led China to a 6th place finish at the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship, the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship and at the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship.
Personal life
He is married.[2]
Teams
Event | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Result |
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2002 PCC | Xu Xiaoming | Wang Fengchun | Zhu Yu | Liu Rui | Ma Yongjun | 5th (3–7) |
2005 PCC | Xu Xiaoming | Li Hongchen | Wang Fengchun | Liu Rui | Ma Yongjun | 4th (5–4) |
2006 PCC | Wang Binjiang | Wang Fengchun | Xu Xiaoming | Liu Rui | Zang Jialiang | 3rd (5–4) |
2007 AWG | Wang Binjiang | Wang Fengchun | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | 3rd (4–3) |
2007 PCC[3] | Wang Fengchun | Xu Xiaoming | Liu Rui | Zhang Zhipeng | Zang Jialiang | 1st (6–2) |
2008 WCC | Wang Fengchun | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Li Dongyan | 4th (7–6) |
2008 PCC | Wang Fengchun | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Chen Lu'an | 1st (10–3) |
2009 Winter Universiade | Wang Fengchun | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Chen Lu'an | 3rd (8–4) |
2009 WCC | Wang Fengchun | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Chen Lu'an | 9th (4–7) |
2009 PCC | Wang Fengchun | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Li Hongchen | Zang Jialiang | 1st (12–0) |
2010 OWG | Liu Rui | Wang Fengchun | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Li Hongchen | T-8th (2–7) |
2010 WCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Wang Fengchun | Zang Jialiang | Ba Dexin | 11th (3–8) |
2011 PCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Chen Lu'an | Zang Jialiang | 1st (11–1) |
2012 WCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Zang Jialiang | Chen Lu'an | 6th (6–5) |
2012 PCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Zang Jialiang | Ba Dexin | Zou Dejia | 1st (8–1) |
2013 WCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Zang Jialiang | Zou Dejia | 6th (6–5) |
2013 PCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Zang Jialiang | Zou Dejia | 1st (8–4) |
2014 OWG | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Zang Jialiang | Zou Dejia | 4th (7–4) |
2014 WCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Zang Jialiang | Zou Dejia | 6th (6–5) |
2017 WCC | Liu Rui | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Zang Jialiang | Zou Qiang | 5th (6–5) |
Liu was also part of the 2008 Continental Cup of Curling.
Grand Slam record
Key | |
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C | Champion |
F | Lost in Final |
SF | Lost in Semifinal |
QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
DNP | Did not participate in event |
N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
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Masters / World Cup | DNP | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The National | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q |
Canadian Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q |
Players' | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
References
- Graveland, Bill (2009-04-06). "Canada wins fifth straight at world men's curling championship". Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: The Canadian Press. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team China
- "Chinese curling attracts younger crowd". China Daily. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 3 March 2010.