Man Wei Chong
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 5 September 1999 Malacca, Malaysia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coached by | Herry Iman Pierngadi[2] |
| Men's & mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 4 (MD with Tee Kai Wun, 16 December 2025) 74 (XD with Pearly Tan, 17 March 2020) |
| Current ranking | 4 (MD with Tee Kai Wun, 16 December 2025) |
| BWF profile | |
Medal record | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 万炜聪 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 萬煒聰 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Man Wei Chong (Chinese: 萬煒聰; pinyin: Wàn Wěicōng; Jyutping: Maan6 Wai5 Cung1; born 5 September 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles event.[3][4] He was one of the compatriots of the Malaysian squad that won the silver medals at the 2016[5][6] and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.[7]
Career
[edit | edit source]2016–2017: Junior career
[edit | edit source]In September 2016, he won the Malaysia Junior International title with partner Chen Tang Jie.[8] He also won two consecutive silver medals in mixed team event at the 2016[6] and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.[7] In October 2017, he was invited by Badminton Association of Malaysia to join the national team.[9]
2018–2019
[edit | edit source]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.[10] In 2019, he played mixed doubles partnered with Pearly Tan. Together, they finished as runners-up at the Malaysia International Challenge in November.[11] They also reached the semi-finals of Vietnam International in April and Malaysia International Series in June.[12]
2021
[edit | edit source]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.[13] In June, Man and Tee clinched their second title at the Spanish International.[14] He was then selected to represent Malaysia at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.[15] In October, Man and Tee finished as runners-up to Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the Czech Open.[16] In November, the pair won their third title of the year at the Irish Open.[17] In December, they end the season with a runner-up finish at the Welsh International.[18]
2022
[edit | edit source]In January, Man and Tee claimed their first BWF World Tour title by winning the 2022 Syed Modi International.[19] He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won gold at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.[20][21] 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.[22] In July, Man and Tee captured the 2022 Taipei Open title beating reigning Olympic champion Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in three games.[23]
2023
[edit | edit source]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.[24] In June, they successfully defended their title at the 2023 Taipei Open after defeating home pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han.[25] 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.[26] In October, they made it to the 2023 Arctic Open final and finished as runners-up to Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.[27]
2024
[edit | edit source]In June, contesting their first BWF World Tour Super 1000 final at the 2024 Indonesia Open, Man and Tee went down to Liang and Wang, finishing second.[28]
2025
[edit | edit source]At the beginning of the new season in January, Man and Tee went to the semi-finals in their home ground Malaysia Open before they lost against Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in 3 sets.[29] Their luck changes in the next two tournaments when they redeem their lost in Indonesia the previous year by winning Indonesia Masters against the home favourite, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in straight sets.[30] Man and Tee ended a 12 years droughts for home title in Malaysia Masters after prevailed in All-Malaysian finals against Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.[31] In December, he competed in the SEA Games in Thailand. He won the silver medal in the team event,[32] and a bronze in the men's doubles.[33]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]SEA Games
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gymnasium 4, Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
Malaysia Tee Kai Wun | Indonesia Sabar Karyaman Gutama Indonesia Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
16–21, 17–21 | Bronze Bronze | [33] |
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[34] 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.[35]
Men's doubles
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Polish Open | Malaysia Tee Kai Wun | Malaysia Chang Yee Jun Malaysia Chia Wei Jie |
21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | Spanish International | Malaysia Tee Kai Wun | France Lucas Corvée France Ronan Labar |
21–15, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | Czech Open | Malaysia Tee Kai Wun | Singapore Terry Hee Singapore Loh Kean Hean |
21–13, 15–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2021 | Irish Open | Malaysia Tee Kai Wun | England Rory Easton England Zach Russ |
21–7, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | Welsh International | Malaysia Tee Kai Wun | South Korea Kim Gi-jung South Korea Kim Sa-rang |
18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Malaysia International | Malaysia Pearly Tan | China Dong Weijie China Chen Xiaofei |
16–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
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External links
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Malacca
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2025 SEA Games
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in badminton