Wong Wing Ki

Vincent Wong Wing Ki (Chinese: 黃永棋; Jyutping: wong4 wing5 kei4, born Wong Shu Ki (黃書棋); 18 March 1990) is a Hong Kong badminton player.

Vincent Wong Wing Ki
黃永棋
Personal information
Birth nameWong Shu Ki
黃書棋
Born (1990-03-18) 18 March 1990
Hong Kong
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachTim He Yiming
Men's singles
Career title(s)1
Highest ranking10 (25 May 2017)
Current ranking25 (6 August 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
2008 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Name change

Wong Wing Ki was born Wong Shu Ki (黃書棋), but he changed his name when he was 17. "Shu" is homophonous to another word meaning "to lose" in Chinese, and he was told to change it.[1]

Education

Wong Wing Ki was a student at La Salle College. He quit school after Form 3 to concentrate on a badminton career.[2]

Career

2011 Denmark Open

On 19 October, Wong beat Lee Hyun-il in the first round by 10–21, 21-16 and 21–14,[3] then on 20 October, Wong Wing Ki pulled off the biggest upset of the 2011 Denmark Open when he dumped four-time world champion Lin Dan of China 21–10, 17–21, 21-19 out of the competition and won through into the quarter-finals.[1] Wong was ranked 27th in the world collected at least 5,000 points from the tournament. Hong Kong head coach Tim He Yiming said, "The result will have a great impact on Wong, as he is challenging for a place in next year's Olympic Games."[4] In the third round, Wong Wing Ki lost to Sho Sasaki by 21–15, 15-21 and 7-21.[5]

2012 German Open

In the 2012 German Open, Wong Wing Ki defeated Sony Dwi Kuncoro to proceed to the last 16. He was then in superb form to claim a 21–9, 21–17, victory against 2010 World Champion Chen Jin, which set up with a quarter-final match with Jan O Jorgensen.[6] Jorgensen ended the giant-killing run of Wong Wing Ki when he defeated the Hong Kong shuttler 21–17, 21–11.[7]

2012 London Olympics

Wong Wing Ki will be one of eighteen players seeded in the 2012 London Olympics Men's singles tournament. He is currently only ranked 19th but 5 of the top 18 ranked players failed to make it to the Olympics.[8] Wong Wing Ki won through into the knockout stages of the men's singles event after he overcame France's Brice Leverdez 21–11, 21-16 for his second win in a row in the group stage.[9] Wong Wing-ki then crashed out of the last 16. His dreams were ended by third seed Chen Long, 21-17 21–17. The second set was tied seven times, but several of the shuttle's bounces on the net didn't go Wong's way. Wong said he felt his attack from the backcourt was lethal, but he said Chen was a stronger player on the net.[10]

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wang Zhengming 14–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Vietnam Open Chong Wei Feng 21–12, 14–21, 21–13 Winner
2015 Bitburger Open Ng Ka Long 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2014 Macau Open Xue Song 21–16, 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2013 U.S. Open Tien Minh Nguyen 21–18, 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2009 New Zealand Open Chan Yan Kit 9–21, 9–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 New Zealand International Riichi Takeshita 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.[11]

References
  1. Hong Kong’s Wing Ki celebrates most famous victory The Star (Malaysia). 22 October 2011.
  2. (in Chinese) 我係黃毛小子 黃永祺 Sportsoho. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. (in Chinese) 黃永棋終贏李炫一 Ta Kung Pao. 20 October 2011.
  4. Victory over Lin Dan boosts Wong's future Chan Kin-wa. South China Morning Post. 22 October 2011.
  5. (in Chinese) 丹麥羽毛球賽 港隊黃永棋第3 圈出局 Radio Television Hong Kong. 22 October 2011.
  6. Wing Ki delivers knockout blow to Chen Jin BWF.com. 2 March 2012.
  7. Schenk stays on course for home win BWF.com. 3 March 2012.
  8. (in Chinese)黃永棋種籽身份戰倫奧 蘋果日報 (香港). 2012年05月03日.
  9. HK's Wong through in badminton Radio Television Hong Kong. 1 Aug 2012.
  10. "Wong exits badminton singles". Radio Television Hong Kong. 2 August 2012.
  11. http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=D27868EC-90CD-4D18-81E0-7C80BAD3CFAF
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