Tee Kai Wun

Tee Kai Wun (Chinese: 鄭凱文; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tīⁿ Khái-bûn; born on 17 April 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] He helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event. In 2021, he won three titles (two in men's together with Man Wei Chong and one in mixed doubles together with Teoh Mei Xing) in the Polish Open and Spanish International.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tee.
Tee Kai Wun
郑凯文
Personal information
Nickname(s)Kai Wun
CountryMalaysia
Born (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000
Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking19 (MD with Man Wei Chong 27 December 2022)
227 (XD with Teoh Mei Xing 22 June 2021)
Current ranking19 (MD with Man Wei Chong 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 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Tee Kai Wun won his first senior title at the 2019 Bangladesh International in the men's doubles event with Chang Yee Jun.[4] He later teamed-up with Man Wei Chong and won the 2021 Polish, Spanish , and Irish challenger event.[5]

In 2022, Tee claimed his first World Tour title by winning the Super 300 event at the Syed Modi International in the men's doubles partnering Man Wei Chong.[6] In May, he competed at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, and helps the Malaysia team won the silver medal in the men's team event.[7] In July, Tee and Man captured their second World Tour title at the Taipei Open beating reigning Olympic champion Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in three games.[8]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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.[10]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Syed Modi International Super 300 Malaysia Man Wei Chong India Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala		 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [6]
2022 Taipei Open Super 300 Malaysia Man Wei Chong Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 21–18, 11–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]

BWF International/Future Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Mauritius International Malaysia Ng Yong Chai Austria Daniel Graßmück
Austria Roman Zirnwald		 21–16, 12–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Bangladesh International Malaysia Chang Yee Jun India Arjun M. R.
India Dhruv Kapila		 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Polish Open Malaysia Man Wei Chong Malaysia Chang Yee Jun
Malaysia Chia Wei Jie		 21–17, 20–22, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Spanish International Malaysia Man Wei Chong France Lucas Corvée
France Ronan Labar		 21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Czech Open Malaysia Man Wei Chong Singapore Terry Hee
Singapore Loh Kean Hean		 21–13, 15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Irish Open Malaysia Man Wei Chong England Rory Easton
England Zach Russ		 21–7, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Welsh International Malaysia Man Wei Chong 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
2021 Spanish International Malaysia Teoh Mei Xing England Callum Hemming
England Jessica Pugh		 21–15, 13–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Tee Kai Wun". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. "Players: Tee Kai Wun". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "Kai Wun aiming high after sweet double". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. "Bangladesh IC: Malaysia sweep three titles". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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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