Liew Daren

Liew was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was educated at the Taman Midah Primary School. He began playing badminton at the age of seven. == 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. In March 2022, Liew was appointed as Lee Zii Jia's assistant coach. 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. On 26 April 2023, Liew confirmed his retirement from professional badminton and would pay attention in coaching Lee Zii Jia. On 20 December 2024, Liew was given a 12-month suspension from all badminton-related activities by BWF for betting and match-fixing. On 30 December 2025, coach Yeoh Kay Bin departed from Team Lee Zii Jia (LZJ) after a challenging 2025 season marked by Lee's injuries and limited competitiveness, Liew then returned as a coach after completing the suspension ended on 20 December 2025, making Liew the chosen replacement to fill the coaching vacancy. == Achievements ==

BWF World Championships ''Men's singles'' 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'' : 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'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles) ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament == References ==