Liu Rui
Chinese curler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (1982-03-13) (age 42) |
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.