Liu Libin
{{Short description|Chinese volleyball player (born 1995)}}
{{family name hatnote|Liu|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = Liu Libin
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = 刘力宾
| nickname =
| nationality = Chinese
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|02|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Beijing, China
| hometown = Beijing, China
| height = {{convert|197|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|90|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| spike = {{convert|350|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}
| block = {{convert|342|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}
| college =
| position = Outside hitter
| currentclub = Beijing BAIC Motor
| currentnumber = 16 (Club)
17 (National Team)
| years1 = 2012–2013 / 2016–2017 / 2020–2021
| team1 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing BAIC Motor
| years2 = 2017 – 2018
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Tourcoing
| years3 = 2018 – 2019
| team3 = {{flagicon|JPN}} JT Thunders
| nationalyears = 2015
2015
2016 – present
| nationalteam = China U21
China U23
China
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's volleyball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|U21 World Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Mexico|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Nakhon Pathom|}}
| updated = 17 August 2022
}}
Liu Libin ({{zh|c=刘力宾|p=liú lì bīn}}; born February 16, 1995, in Beijing) is a male Chinese volleyball player. He is the first volleyballer who joined a foreign club as a current player of China men's national volleyball team. He currently plays in Beijing BAIC Motor.
Career
=Club career=
In 2013, Liu Libin got the champion of the junior event of volleyball in 2013 National Games of China with Jiang Chuan and Zhang Binglong as the main three wing spikers.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2013-09-12/14496779681.shtml|title=全运会最后一金尘埃落定 北京青年男排3-1上海夺冠|location=Shandong, China|date=2013-09-12|accessdate=2013-09-12}} In 2013–2014 Chinese Volleyball League, he made his debut and got the first champion of the senior event. After several seasons, he became the main OH of Beijing Baic Motor.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20151018/n423300713.shtml|title=2015京都球侠候选人刘力宾：做好当下 展望未来|date=2015-10-18|accessdate=2015-10-18}}
In order to improve himself, he decided to join a foreign club and chose Tourcoing Lille Métropole Volley-Ball in 2017. Although he was always the substitute OH of Ukrainian OH, Oleksiy Klyamar, he also helped the club much.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/volleyball/2017-12-18/doc-ifyptkyk5114588.shtml|title=男排法甲刘力宾替补拿到9分 图尔宽主场1-3落败|date=2017-12-18|accessdate=2017-12-18}}
In 2018, Liu joined JT Thunders in 2018–19 V.League Division 1 Men's as the foreign player of AVC with his former clubmate, Thomas Edgar in Season 15/16 in Beijing Baic Motor.{{cite web|url=https://www.jti.co.jp/knowledge/thunders/information/release/2018/1809_03/index.html|title=新外国人選手入部のお知らせ|location=Hiroshima, Japan|date=2018-09-20|accessdate=2018-09-20}}{{cite web|url=http://sports.eastday.com/a/180920202239701000000.html|title=中国男排主攻手刘力宾加盟日本JT男排 继续留洋之旅|date=2018-09-20|accessdate=2018-09-20}} He was the main OH because he was good at the spike at Site 6, the block of the Euroamercian OP and the better serve.
=International career=
As a young player, Liu Libin participated in 2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship as his earliest International tournament. Later, due to injured Zhu Zhiyuan, Liu Libin participated in 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship as the main OH and got the third place beyond the expectations of the Chinese U21 men's volleyball team. His International debut of the senior event is 2016 AVC Cup. Jiang Chuan and he played perfect and both got the best. Although he injured for many times, he just took part in 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League, 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
Awards
=Individual=
=Clubs=
- 2013 National Games of China - 16px Champion, with Beijing Junior
- 2013–2014 Chinese Volleyball League - 16px Champion, with Beijing
- 2014–2015 Chinese Volleyball League - Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Beijing
- 2015–2016 Chinese Volleyball League - 16px Runner-Up, with Beijing
- 2016–2017 Chinese Volleyball League - 16px Runner-Up, with Beijing
- 2017 National Games of China - 16px Runner-Up, with Beijing{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2017-09/08/c_1121626760.htm|title=解放军队获得全运会男排冠军|location=Tianjin, China|date=2017-09-08|accessdate=2017-09-08}}{{dead link|date=July 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- 2017–2018 French Cup - 16px Champion, with Tourcoing{{cite web|url=https://www.volleyball.it/coppa-francia-storico-successo-del-tourcoing-0-2-3-2-chaumont/|title=Coppa di Francia: Storico successo del Tourcoing. Da 0-2 a 3-2 contro Chaumont|location=Paris, France|date=2018-03-10|accessdate=2018-03-10}}
- 2018 Emperor's Cup - 16px Champion, with JT Thunders{{cite web|url=http://tk2018.jva.or.jp/topics/20181223-1|title=男子JTが4年ぶり 女子は久光製薬が2年ぶりの栄冠 天皇杯・皇后杯|location=Tokyo, Japan|date=2018-12-23|accessdate=2018-12-23}}
- 2018–19 V.League Division 1 - 16px Runner-Up, with JT Thunders
See also
- [http://worldleague.2017.fivb.com/en/group2/teams/chn-china/players/libin-liu?id=57723 Profile in 2017 World League]
- [http://www.lnv.fr/joueurs/3237/liu-libin.html Profile in French Volleyball League 2017-2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023504/http://www.lnv.fr/joueurs/3237/liu-libin.html |date=2018-02-15 }}
- [https://www.vleague.jp/men/player_detail/3535 Profile in Japanese Volleyball League 2018-2019]