[1] At the 2013 Cottbus World Cup, Liu won the silver medal on the rings behind Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias.

[6] At the 2014 World Championships, Liu competed alongside Cheng Ran, Deng Shudi, Lin Chaopan, You Hao, and Zhang Chenglong, and they won the gold medal in the team event.

[11] Liu was selected to represent China at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Deng Shudi, Lin Chaopan, Zhang Chenglong, and You Han.

[16] While Liu won the maximum number of points through the World Cup series, he lost the tiebreaker to Eleftherios Petrounias and did not earn the Olympic spot.

[17] China earned an additional quota for the 2020 Olympics through the cancelled All-Around World Cup series, and this spot was awarded to Liu.