Tan Wee Kiong
Tan Wee Kiong AMN (born 21 May 1989) is a Malaysian professional badminton player in the doubles event. He began partnership with his current partner, Goh V Shem at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Tan and Goh won the gold medal in the men's doubles and the mixed team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. They also won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. In their Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics, they won the silver medal, becoming the first Malaysian pair to achieve such a feat since 1996.[1][2] In November 2016, they reached a career-high ranking of world number 1, making them the fourth ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to do so, after Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng, and Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong.
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳煒強 | ||||||
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Early and personal life
Tan was born on 21 May 1989 in Johor to Tan Cham Swe and Tan Yok Hua. His brothers, Tan Wee Tat and Tan Wee Gieen, are also professional badminton players. Tan started playing badminton when he was 6 and joined Bukit Jalil Sport School when he was 13.[3] Tan and beautician Chia Shi Leng wed in 2016.[4] Due to Tan's tight schedule, their wedding reception was held in December 2017 at The St. Regis Hotel Kuala Lumpur, with 700 guests in attendance.[5] The couple welcomed their first son in March 2019.[6]
Career
Early career
Tan started his junior career as a mixed doubles player. However, he later transitioned into men's doubles. In 2007, he won the Asian Junior Championships mixed doubles gold medal with Woon Khe Wei. They were seeded second and first at the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships but were defeated in the fourth round on both occasions.
2010–2014
In 2010, he briefly partnered Mak Hee Chun. They played together at the 2010 Asian Games but were beaten in the round of 32. Later, he partnered Hoon Thien How. They reached a career high of no. 7 worldwide. Their campaign at the 2013 World Championships ended in the third round after a loss to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. Later that year, the pair reached their first ever Super Series semifinal at the French Open. Shortly after, the two won their first career title at the 2013 Macau Open. They were runners-up at the 2013 China Open and in that same year, they qualified for the Super Series Finals after the withdrawal of compatriots, Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. However, they failed to advance past the group stage.
Tan played his last tournament with Hoon at the 2014 World Championships in August 2014. Their campaign ended in the quarterfinals where they lost to the eventual champions, Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol.
2014–present
In May 2014, Tan was scratch partnered with Goh V Shem to play second men's doubles at the 2014 Thomas Cup. They won all four matches that they contested and defeated several highly ranked players along the way despite this being the first time ever that the two has played together internationally. Their debut partnership at the Thomas Cup was widely praised. Malaysia made it to the finals for the first time in 12 years but was narrowly defeated by Japan with a score of 2–3.
In August, Tan represented Malaysia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with Goh V Shem. They went on to take the gold medal and were the only medalists in the tournament who were not seeded. En route to the gold medal, they defeated top seeds, Chris Adcock and Andrew Ellis of England in the semifinals as well as 3rd seeds, Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart of Singapore in the finals. They also won all five matches they contested in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia secure their third consecutive mixed team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Following the World Championships in September, Tan and Goh have been officially partnered. They represented Malaysia at the 2014 Asian Games where they made it to semifinals but were defeated by top seeds, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong of South Korea. The defeat automatically earned them the bronze medal as there is no bronze medal playoffs in badminton at the Asian Games. En route to the semifinals, they defeated 5th seeds, Lee Sheng-mu and Tsai Chia-hsin of Chinese Taipei in the round of 32 and 3rd seeds, Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan in the quarterfinals with a score of 21–16, 21–16.
They were semifinalists at the 2015 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold in January that year. In March, they became runners-up to Cai Yun and Lu Kai at the 2015 Swiss Open. At the 2015 Sudirman Cup in May, Goh and Tan managed to upset the World No. 1, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in the first group tie against South Korea. Malaysia topped Group D and were drawn against South Korea once again in the quarterfinals but failed to advance. At the 2015 World Championships in August, Tan and Goh defeated defending champions Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol in the second round but were defeated in the third round. Tan and Goh won their first title together at the 2015 U.S. Open.[7] They then went on to win their second title at the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold.[8] They then became beaten semifinalists at the All England Open and the Indian Super Series. At the 2016 Thomas Cup, Tan won three out of his five matches played. Malaysia made it to the semifinals but lost to eventual winners Denmark.
Tan and Goh made their Olympics debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They won all their matches in the group stage to top group B and qualify for the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, they stun Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong to reach the semi-finals.[9] Tan and Goh later beat Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the semifinals. They once again face Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan in the finals but this time falling short with a score of 21–16, 11–21, 21–23, taking home silver.[10]
In October 2016, Tan won his first Super Series tournament title with Goh at the 2016 Denmark Open.[11] In November, they became the new world number 1 in men's doubles.[12] In December, Tan and Goh won the 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals.[13]
He briefly partnered with Ong Yew Sin before resuming his partnership with Goh in early 2018.
His partnership was resumed with Goh V Shem in order to help Malaysia in 2018 Thomas Cup. In the group stage, they defeated Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov from Russia. They were defeated by Denmark and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon of Indonesia by three sets 19–21, 22–20 and 13–21.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Goh V Shem |
 Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan |
21–16, 11–21, 21–23 |  Silver |
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
Goh V Shem |
 Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart |
21–12, 12–21, 21–15 |  Gold |
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |
Goh V Shem |
 Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka |
21–8, 21–13 |  Bronze |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |
Goh V Shem |
 Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong |
6–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Mohd Lutfi Zaim |
Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Vountus Indra Mawan |
Bronze | |
| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Mohd Lutfi Zaim |
Chai Biao Li Tian |
12–21, 8–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Woon Khe Wei |
Lee Yong-dae Yoo Hyun-young |
15–21, 9–21 | Silver |
| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Woon Khe Wei |
Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Hyun-young |
21–18, 16–21, 21–12 | Gold |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[15]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Goh V Shem |
 Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
21–14, 22–24, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Goh V Shem |
 Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han |
21–13, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Goh V Shem |
Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae |
21–19, 15–21, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Goh V Shem |
Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
19–21, 22–20, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Goh V Shem |
Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
16–21, 23–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | China Open | Hoon Thien How |
Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong |
13–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Denmark Open | Goh V Shem |
 Bodin Isara Nipitphon Puangpuapech |
14–21, 22–20, 21-19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Goh V Shem |
 Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
21–14, 21-19 | Winner |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Macau Open | Hoon Thien How |
Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin |
21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Swiss Open | Goh V Shem |
Cai Yun Lu Kai |
19–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Russian Open | Goh V Shem |
 Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Goh V Shem |
Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Goh V Shem |
 Pranaav Jerry Chopra Akshay Dewalkar |
14–21, 24–22, 21–8 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Indonesia International | Ow Yao Han |
Rian Sukmawan Rendra Wijaya |
13–21, 21–19, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Malaysia International | Woon Khe Wei |
Lim Khim Wah Ng Hui Lin |
15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Malaysia International | Woon Khe Wei |
Mak Hee Chun Ng Hui Lin |
21–6, 13–21, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaysia :
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Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2017)[16][17]
References
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- "Being married will add more spice to Wee Kiong's game on court". The Star Online. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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- "First-time father Wee Kiong hopes to find more joy at All-England doubles campaign with V Shem". The Star Online. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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- "V Shem-Wee Kiong win in Lucknow". New Straits Times. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- Vijesh Rai (15 August 2016). "(Olympics) V Shem-Wee Kiong stun World No 1 Koreans to make semi-finals". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- Vijesh Rai (20 August 2016). "(Olympics) V Shem-Wee Kiong put up spirited fight, earn silver in men's doubles finals". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- "V Shem-Wee Kiong bag Denmark Open men's doubles title". The Malay Mail Online. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- Fabian Peter (10 November 2016). "(Badminton) V Shem-Wee Kiong are officially World No 1!". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Fabian Peter (18 December 2016). "V Shem-Wee Kiong crowned Dubai World Superseries Finals champions [VIDEO]". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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- "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
External links
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- Tan Wee Kiong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tan Wee Kiong at gc2018.com
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