Lim Chi Wing

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Lim Chi Wing
林志咏
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 29)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HandednessRight
Coach Tey Seu Bock (until 2018)
Men's singles
Highest ranking74 (30 November 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
SEA Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
BWF profile

Lim Chi Wing (born 11 April 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player who specifies in playing men's singles. [1] [2] He won a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. [3]

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Career

He started playing badminton when he was 7 before joining the Bukit Jalil Sports School. In 2014, he was called up to the national team. He won his first title at the 2014 Bangladesh International, defeating Subhankar Dey of India with a score of 21–12, 21–17. [4] Later that same year, he won his second career title at the Vietnam International.

Two years later, he would go onto achieve a runner-up position at the India International. He failed to defend his Vietnam International title as he lost to Vietnamese veteran Nguyễn Tiến Minh in 2 games. In August 2019, he left the national team to pursue his career as an independent player. [5] In December 2022, Lim announced his retirement from international badminton to start his new career as a coach after his semifinal loss at the Malaysia International Challenge. [6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014 Vietnam International Series Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Chia-hung 21–19, 11–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Subhankar Dey 21–12, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Vietnam International Series Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Tiến Minh 14–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Tata Open India International Flag of Indonesia.svg Enzi Shafira 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Team events2017
SEA Games S

Individual competitions

Events2013
Asian Junior Championships 2R
World Junior Championships 4R
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
201520162017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Syed Modi International ANHA-
Spain Masters NHANH-
Swiss Open ANHA-
Orléans Masters N/AANHA-
Korea Masters ANHA-
Thailand Open ANHA-
Indonesia Masters ANHA-
Indonesia Open ANHA-
Malaysia Masters 1R 1R 1R Q1NHA1R
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R ANHA1R ('17)
Akita Masters NHAANHA-
Indonesia Masters Super 100 NH 2R ANHA2R ('18)
Macau Open A 3R ANHAA3R ('17)
Australian Open ANHA-
Thailand Masters NH 2R ANH2R ('16)
Lingshui China Masters N/AANH-
Russian Open A 3R ANH3R ('17)
Hyderabad Open NH QF ANHQF ('18)
Vietnam Open A 1R 1R ANH1R ('17, '18)
Year-end ranking15114784179237266278-74
Tournament20152016201720182019202020212022Best

References

  1. "Players: Lim Chi Wing". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "Lim Chi Wing Full Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Fed-up Chi Wing aims to make it count at last meet of the year". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. PAUL, RAJES. "Chi Wing wins second title, but has some big shoes to fill". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. Wai, Tan Ming. "Chi Wing hopes to 'rebuild' himself after failing on world stage". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. Wang, Yih Shing (16 December 2022). "【大马国际挑战赛】转当陪练兼教练 林志咏转换跑道" (in Chinese). 全体育网. Retrieved 17 December 2022.