Man Wei Chong

Man Wei Chong (; born 5 September 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles event. He was one of the compatriots of the Malaysian squad that won the silver medals at the 2016 and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.

Career

2016–2017: Junior career

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

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. In 2019, he played mixed doubles partnered with Pearly Tan. Together, they finished as runner-ups at the Malaysia International Challenge in November. They also reached the semi-finals of Vietnam International in April and Malaysia International Series in June.

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. In June, Man and Tee clinched their second title at the Spanish International. He was then selected to represent Malaysia at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup. In October, Man and Tee finished as runner-ups to Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the Czech Open. In November, the pair won their third title of the year at the Irish Open. In December, they end the season with a runner-up finish at the Welsh International.

2022

In January, Man and Tee claimed their first BWF World Tour title by winning the 2022 Syed Modi International. He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won gold at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February. 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. In July, Man and Tee captured the 2022 Taipei Open title beating reigning Olympic champion Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in three games.

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. In June, they successfully defended their title at the 2023 Taipei Open after defeating home pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han. 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. 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.

Achievements

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

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

''Men's doubles''

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

''Men's doubles''

''Mixed doubles''

: BWF International Challenge tournament
: BWF International Series tournament
: BWF Future Series tournament

References

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1999 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Malacca
Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Malaysian male badminton players
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games medalists in badminton