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.
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| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1995 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Luan Jin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 9 (2 February 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 22 (27 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editSummer Universiade
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Kenta Nishimoto
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21–16, 21–15 |  Gold
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World University Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia |  Zulfadli Zulkiffli
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21–6, 21–13 |  Winner
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BWF World Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Heo Kwang-hee
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11–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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Asian Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Jeon Hyeok-jin
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20–22, 18–21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (1 title)
editThe 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 |
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| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 |  Sourabh Verma
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21–15, 21–17 | Winner
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BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
editThe 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 |
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| 2014 | New Zealand Open |  Hsu Jen-hao
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21–9, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2014 | Scottish Open |  Ville Lang
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21–17, 20–22, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Masters |  Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Dutch Open | Ajay Jayaram
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21–10, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2017 | German Open | Chou Tien-chen
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16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | Chou Tien-chen
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21–18, 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | New Zealand Open |  Lee Cheuk Yiu
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21–15, 15–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Polish International | Lin Yu-hsien
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19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Irish Open | Ng Ka Long
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18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Vietnam International |  Nguyễn Tiến Minh
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20–22, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Invitation Tournament
editMixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Jeunesse Cup International All Star | Tai Tzu-ying
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 Mads Conrad-Petersen Line Kjaersfeldt
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18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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References
edit- ^ "Players: Tzu Wei Wang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Wang Tzu-wei at Wikimedia Commons- Wang Tzu-wei at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Wang Tzu-wei at BWFBadminton.com
- Wang Tzu-wei at Olympedia
- Wang Tzu-wei at Olympics.com
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