Tuesday 12 July 2011

Liu Song






DOB:08/12/1983
Status:International
Nationality:China
Residence:Tianjin, China/ Sheffield

In 2003, Liu reached the final of the IBSF Under 21 World Championship, in Taupo, New Zealand. Liu faced Neil Robertson, with the score being 11–5 in the Australian's favour.
Liu was the first Chinese player to qualify for the final stages of a ranking tournament, the 2004 Welsh Open. To get to the tournament, Liu played four qualifying matches, the fourth against Fergal O'Brien. Liu was eventually knocked out of the tournament by Marco Fu.
Liu's best performance in a ranking tournament to date has been in the 2007 Grand Prix, where he managed to reach the quarter-finals, where he lost to Marco Fu again, 0–5.
Liu put forward an unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2007 UK championship. He managed to get to the 3rd qualification round, where he lost to Fergal O'Brien 8–9.
In 2010 Liu became the first Chinese player to attain the World Snooker coaching badge.
Since 2008 Liu has been managed by Romford-based Grove Leisure and is a stablemate of Ronnie O'Sullivan.

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