Man Wei Chong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Man.

Man Wei Chong (Chinese: 萬煒聰; pinyin: Wàn Wěicōng; Jyutping: Maan6 Wai5 Cung1; born 5 September 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles event.^[2][3] He was one of the compatriots of the Malaysian squad that won the silver medals at the 2016^[4][5] and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.^[6]

Man Wei Chong 万炜聪
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 24) Malacca, Malaysia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Tan Bin Shen Rexy Mainaky
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	19 (MD Tee Kai Wun, 27 December 2022) 74 (XD with Pearly Tan, 17 March 2020)
Current ranking	19 (MD with Tee Kai Wun, 17 October 2023)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2022 Selangor Men's team SEA Games 2021 Vietnam Men's team World Junior Championships 2016 Bilbao Mixed team 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Man Wei Chong
Traditional Chinese	萬煒聰
Simplified Chinese	万炜聪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàn Wěicōng Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Man Vúi-tshûng / Van Vui-tshûng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Maan6 Wai5 Cung1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bān Úi-chhong

Career

2016–2017: Junior career

In September 2016, he won the Malaysia Junior International title with partner Chen Tang Jie.^[7] He also won two consecutive silver medals in mixed team event at the 2016^[5] and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.^[6] In October 2017, he was invited by Badminton Association of Malaysia to join the national team.^[8]

2018–2019

In August 2018, Man and Chen competed at the 2018 Spain Masters but their run were stopped in the semi-finals by the eventual champions, Kim Gi-jung and Lee Yong-dae.^[9] In 2019, he played mixed doubles partnered with Pearly Tan. Together, they finished as runner-ups at the Malaysia International Challenge in November.^[10] They also reached the semi-finals of Vietnam International in April and Malaysia International Series in June.^[11]

2021

After more than a year not competing due to pandemic, Man made a return to international badminton at the Polish Open in March. He and partner Tee Kai Wun won the title after defeating compatriots Chang Yee Jun and Chia Wei Jie in the final.^[12] In June, Man and Tee clinched their second title at the Spanish International.^[13] He was then selected to represent Malaysia at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.^[14] In October, Man and Tee finished as runner-ups to Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the Czech Open.^[15] In November, the pair won their third title of the year at the Irish Open.^[16] In December, they end the season with a runner-up finish at the Welsh International.^[17]

2022

In January, Man and Tee claimed their first BWF World Tour title by winning the 2022 Syed Modi International.^[18] He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won gold at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.^[19][20] In May, he made his debut at the 2021 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win the silver medal in the men's team event.^[21] In July, Man and Tee captured the 2022 Taipei Open title beating reigning Olympic champion Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in three games.^[22]

2023

In May, Man and Tee entered their first final of the year at home event 2023 Malaysia Masters, but lost out to Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae.^[23] In June, they successfully defended their title at the 2023 Taipei Open after defeating home pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han.^[24] In August, the pair made their debut at the 2023 BWF World Championships but fell in the third round to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in three games.^[25] In October, they made it to the 2023 Arctic Open final and finished as runner-ups to Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.^[26]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[27] 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.^[28]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Tee Kai Wun	Krishna Prasad Garaga   Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala	21–18, 21–15	Winner	^[18]
2022	Taipei Open	Super 300	Tee Kai Wun	Lee Yang   Wang Chi-lin	21–18, 11–21, 21–18	Winner	^[22]
2023	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Tee Kai Wun	Kang Min-hyuk   Seo Seung-jae	15–21, 24–22, 19–21	Runner-up	^[23]
2023	Taipei Open	Super 300	Tee Kai Wun	Lu Ching-yao   Yang Po-han	20–22, 21–17, 21–14	Winner	^[24]
2023	Arctic Open	Super 500	Tee Kai Wun	Kim Astrup   Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up	^[26]

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Polish Open	Tee Kai Wun	Chang Yee Jun   Chia Wei Jie	21–17, 20–22, 21–19	Winner
2021	Spanish International	Tee Kai Wun	Lucas Corvée   Ronan Labar	21–15, 21–18	Winner
2021	Czech Open	Tee Kai Wun	Terry Hee   Loh Kean Hean	21–13, 15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2021	Irish Open	Tee Kai Wun	Rory Easton   Zach Russ	21–7, 21–17	Winner
2021	Welsh International	Tee Kai Wun	Kim Gi-jung   Kim Sa-rang	18–21, 21–18, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Malaysia International	Pearly Tan	Dong Weijie   Chen Xiaofei	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

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