Alex Yuwan Tjong

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Alex Yuwan Tjong (born 1 March 1991) is a Brazilian male badminton 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.[1] In 2015, at age 24, he competed at the Pan American Games and won a bronze in the mixed doubles event partnered with Lohaynny Vicente.[2][3]

Alex Yuwan Tjong
Personal information
CountryBrazil
Born (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991 (age 33)
Campinas, São Paulo
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
CoachRight
Men's
Highest ranking93 (MS) 4 Jun 2015
54 (MD) 8 Dec 2011
48 (XD) 9 Apr 2015
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Mixed doubles
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Campinas Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Lima Mixed team
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Lohaynny Vicente   Toby Ng
  Alexandra Bruce
17-21, 16-21   Bronze

Pan American Championships

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Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
  Jason Ho-Shue 14-21, 18-21   Bronze

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Miraflores,
Lima, Peru
  Daniel Paiola   Adrian Liu
  Derrick Ng
9-21, 9-21   Silver

South American Games

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Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Medellín, Colombia   Daniel Paiola   Antonio de Vinatea
  Rodrigo Pacheco
14-21, 19-21   Silver

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Medellín, Colombia   Yasmin Cury   Rodrigo Pacheco
  Claudia Rivero
15-21, 15-21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Colombia International   Daniel Paiola   Giovanni Greco
  Rosario Maddaloni
21-16, 21-17   Winner
2014 Venezuela International   Fabio da Silva Soares   Hugo Arthuso
  Daniel Paiola
21-16, 18–21, 14-21   Runner-up
2013 Santo Domingo Open   Hugo Arthuso   Gareth Henry
  Samuel Ricketts
21-19, 16–21, 15-21   Runner-up
2013 Brazil International   Hugo Arthuso   Phillip Chew
  Sattawat Pongnairat
21-12, 13–21, 15-21   Runner-up
2013 Argentina International   Hugo Arthuso   Andres Corpancho
  Gonzalo Duany
21-18, 21-19   Winner
2013 Mercosul International   Hugo Arthuso   Jan Frohlich
  Svata Zdenek
22-20, 21-15   Winner
2011 Internacional Mexicano   Luis Henrique Dos Santos Jr.   Lino Munoz
  Andres Lopez
21-15, 14–21, 18-21   Runner-up

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Puerto Rico International   Lohaynny Vicente   Daniel Paiola
  Fabiana Silva
21-12, 18–21, 25-23   Winner
2015 Chile International Challenge   Luana Vicente   Phillip Chew
  Jamie Subandhi
14-21, 14-21   Runner-up
2015 Argentina International   Lohaynny Vicente   David Obernosterer
  Elisabeth Baldauf
Retired   Runner-up
2015 Colombia International   Fabiana Silva   Daniel La Torre Regal
  Daniela Macias
21-19, 19–21, 21-14   Winner
2015 Internacional Mexicano   Luana Vicente   David Obernosterer
  Elisabeth Baldauf
17-21, 17-21   Runner-up
2015 Chile International   Lohaynny Vicente   Mario Cuba
  Katherine Winder
18-21, 16-21   Runner-up
2014 Argentina International   Lohaynny Vicente   Hugo Arthuso
  Fabiana Silva
21-19, 21-19   Winner
2013 Santo Domingo Open   Lohaynny Vicente   Hugo Arthuso
  Fabiana Silva
21-9, 21-13   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Alex Yuwan Tjong". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Tjong Alex Yuwan". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Badminton: Alex Tjong e Lohaynny Vicente caem e ficam com bronze". odia.ig.com.br. O Dia. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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