Wang Tzu-wei

Summary

Wang Tzu-wei (Chinese: 王子維; born 27 February 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] He won his first international title at the 2014 New Zealand Open tournament.[2] Wang competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where he won the gold medals in the men's singles and team events. He also competed at the 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Summer Olympics. He also holds the BWF record for the fastest smash in a men's singles game at 483 km/h.

Wang Tzu-wei
王子維
Personal information
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachLuan Jin
Men's singles
Highest ranking9 (2 February 2021)
Current ranking27 (14 November 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Boys' singles
BWF profile

Achievements edit

Summer Universiade edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan   Kenta Nishimoto 21–16, 21–15   Gold

World University Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia   Zulfadli Zulkiffli 21–6, 21–13   Winner

BWF World Junior Championships edit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Heo Kwang-hee 11–21, 12–21   Silver

Asian Junior Championships edit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia   Jeon Hyeok-jin 20–22, 18–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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.[4]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Syed Modi International Super 300   Sourabh Verma 21–15, 21–17   Winner

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 5 runners-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 New Zealand Open   Hsu Jen-hao 21–9, 21–13   Winner
2014 Scottish Open   Ville Lang 21–17, 20–22, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters   Sony Dwi Kuncoro 13–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Dutch Open   Ajay Jayaram 21–10, 17–21, 21–18   Winner
2017 German Open   Chou Tien-chen 16–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2017 Chinese Taipei Open   Chou Tien-chen 21–18, 19–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2017 New Zealand Open   Lee Cheuk Yiu 21–15, 15–21, 20–22   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Polish International   Lin Yu-hsien 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2014 Irish Open   Ng Ka Long 18–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2016 Vietnam International   Nguyễn Tiến Minh 20–22, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Invitation Tournament edit

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Jeunesse Cup International All Star   Tai Tzu-ying   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Line Kjaersfeldt
18–21, 20–22   Runner-up

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Tzu Wei Wang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ "羽球》王子維獲紐西蘭公開賽男單金牌 國際賽個人首冠入袋" (in Chinese). LTSports. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Wang Tzu-wei at Wikimedia Commons
  • Wang Tzu-wei at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com