Man Wei Chong

Man Wei Chong (Chinese: 萬煒聰; Jyutping: Maan6 Wai5 Cung1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bān Úi-chhong; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Man Vúi-tshûng / Van Vui-tshûng; born 5 September 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles event.[2] He was one of the compatriots of the Malaysian squad that won the silver medals in 2016 and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.[3][4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Man.
Man Wei Chong
万炜聪
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999
Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking19 (MD Tee Kai Wun 27 December 2022)
74 (XD with Pearly Tan 17 March 2020)
Current ranking19 (MD with Tee Kai Wun 27 December 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
BWF profile
Man Wei Chong
Traditional Chinese萬煒聰
Simplified Chinese万炜聪

Career

As a doubles back up player for the Malaysia national team,[5] Man Wei Chong has won three men's doubles titles in 2021 partnering Tee Kai Wun in Poland, Spain , and Ireland.[6]

In 2022, Man claimed his first World Tour title by winning the Super 300 event at the 2022 Syed Modi International in the men's doubles partnering Tee Kai Wun.[7] In May, he competed at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, and helps the team won the silver medal in the men's team event.[8] In July, Man and Tee captured their second World Tour title at the 2022 Taipei Open beating reigning Olympic champion Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in three games.[9]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Syed Modi International Super 300 Malaysia Tee Kai Wun India Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala		 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]
2022 Taipei Open Super 300 Malaysia Tee Kai Wun Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 21–18, 11–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Polish Open Malaysia Tee Kai Wun Malaysia Chang Yee Jun
Malaysia Chia Wei Jie		 21–17, 20–22, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Spanish International Malaysia Tee Kai Wun France Lucas Corvée
France Ronan Labar		 21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Czech Open Malaysia Tee Kai Wun Singapore Terry Hee
Singapore Loh Kean Hean		 21–13, 15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Irish Open Malaysia Tee Kai Wun England Rory Easton
England Zach Russ		 21–7, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Welsh International Malaysia Tee Kai Wun South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang		 18–21, 21–18, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Malaysia International Malaysia Pearly Tan China Dong Weijie
China Chen Xiaofei		 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Wei Chong aims high in his last world junior meet". The Star. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. "Wei Chong Man | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. "【羽球世青赛】马名单出炉　吴堇溦领军" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "【羽球世青賽】馬名單出爐　吳堇溦領軍" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. "Man Wei Chong". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. Kng, Zheng Guan (31 January 2022). "Wei Chong-Kai Wun set to surprise". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. Kng, Zheng Guan (25 January 2022). "Debut Super 300 titles for two pairs". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. "SEA Games 21: Malaysia men's team finishes with silver". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. "Wei Chong-Kai Wun stun Olympic champs to capture Taiwan Open doubles title". The Star. 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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