Derek Wong Zi Liang

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Derek Wong Zi Liang
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Derek Wong at 2013 Axiata Cup
Personal information
Birth name 黄梓良
CountryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Born (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 29)
Singapore
Residence Singapore City, Singapore
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking 37 (5 March 2015)
Current ranking Retired
BWF profile

Derek Wong Zi Liang (traditional Chinese: 黃梓良) (born 13 January 1989) is a Singaporean badminton player. Wong is a two-time Olympian, who took part at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]

Singapore Republic in Southeast Asia

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. It lies one degree north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south and Peninsular Malaysia to the north. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23%. The country is known for its transition from a developing to a developed one in a single generation under the leadership of its founder Lee Kuan Yew.

Badminton racquet sport

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" and "doubles". Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.

Olympic Games major international sport event

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart.

Contents

Career

2011 World Championships

Wong shocked Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat, a former Olympic champion in the second round of the World Championships. He defeated the Indonesian star 21-17, 21-14 to earn a place in the third round against Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark. [2]

Taufik Hidayat Badminton player

Taufik Hidayat is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He is a former world and Olympic champion in men's singles. He has also won the Indonesian Open six times.

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Badminton player

Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus is a Danish badminton player. Currently sponsored by Victor, he previously used Carlton.

2011 Southeast Asian Games

Wong upset Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh, then ranked in the world’s top 10, at the quarterfinals of the Sea Games. He also came agonizingly close to upsetting the eventual gold medalist, Simon Santoso, in the next round. He led in the early stages of the semifinal match before succumbing to the Indonesian in straight sets. [2]

Simon Santoso Badminton player

Simon Santoso is an Indonesian male badminton player.

2012 London Olympics

Wong's Olympic debut ended after a 21–17, 21–14 loss to Jan Ø. Jørgensen in his final Group I match at London's Wembley Arena on 31 July to finish second in the three-man group. "Of course, I wanted to play more games instead of just two. But being in my first Olympics has been a huge experience, and one that I will use for my career," Wong said afterwards. He had earlier beaten Israel's Misha Zilberman 21–9, 21–15 on 29 July. [3]

Jan Ø. Jørgensen Badminton player

Jan Østergaard Jørgensen is a male badminton player from Denmark. He plays in the Denmark Badminton league representing SIF (Skovshoved).

Wembley Arena sports arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena in Wembley, London. With 12,500 seats, it is London's second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena, and the eighth-largest in the United Kingdom.

Misha Zilberman Badminton player


Misha Zilberman is an Israeli badminton player. He competed for Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics, and also represented Israel at the 2015 European Games.

2014 Commonwealth Games

Wong advanced to the men's singles final but lost to Parupalli Kashyap of India 14-21, 21-11, 21-19, winning a silver medal. [4]

Parupalli Kashyap Badminton player

Parupalli Kashyap is a badminton player from India. He trains at Gopichand Badminton Academy and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation supporting Indian athletes. He was awarded the Arjuna Award by Government of India in 2012.

2016 Rio Olympics

Wong qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Singaporean flag bearer. [3] During group play, he finished in second place in his group and did not advance. [5]

2016 Summer Olympics Games of the XXXI Olympiad, held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. These were the first Olympic Games ever to be held in South America and the third to be held in a developing country, after the 1968 games in Mexico City and the 1988 games in Seoul, South Korea.

Singapore at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Singapore competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of India.svg Kashyap Parupalli 14–21, 21–11, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Simon Santoso 17–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015 Bahrain International Challenge Flag of India.svg Sameer Verma 14–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Singapore International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Yu-hsien 21–18, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Vietnam International Flag of Indonesia.svg Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo 17–21, 22–20, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 White Nights Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Jen-hao 18–21, 21–14, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Iran Fajr International Flag of Indonesia.svg Tommy Sugiarto 17–21, 21–18, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Maldives International Flag of Singapore.svg Ashton Chen Flag of Austria.svg Jurgen Koch
Flag of Austria.svg Peter Zauner
21–19, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
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References

  1. "Derek Wong". Singapore National Olympic Council . Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Shuttler Derek Wong at a career crossroads". The New Paper . Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Team Singapore's flagbearer hopes possible Olympics finale is his best effort". Today . Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Shuttler Derek Wong lands silver in men's singles". The Straits Times . Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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