Alex Yuwan Tjong (born 1 March 1991) is a Brazilian male
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player. He started playing badminton in his hometown in 1997 at age six because his father took him and his brothers to play badminton on a weekend. In 2004, at age 13, he selected to join the
Brazil national badminton team. In 2015, at age 24, he competed at the
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...
and won a bronze in the mixed doubles event partnered with
Lohaynny Vicente.
Achievements
Pan American Games
''Mixed Doubles''
Pan American Championships
''Men's Singles''
''Men's Doubles''
South American Games
''Men's Doubles''
''Mixed Doubles''
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Men's Doubles''
''Mixed Doubles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
References
External links
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Confederação Brasileira de Badminton Atleta
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Living people
1991 births
Sportspeople from Campinas
Brazilian male badminton players
Brazilian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Brazilian people of Indonesian descent
Sportspeople of Indonesian descent
Indonesian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Badminton players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Badminton players at the 2011 Pan American Games
South American Games silver medalists for Brazil
South American Games medalists in badminton
Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists in badminton
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen