Ong Jian Guo

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Ong Jian Guo
王健国
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 35)
Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking37 (MD 13 April 2017)
20 (XD 2 May 2013)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Jakarta Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Waitakere City Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Ong Jian Guo
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 王健國
Simplified Chinese 王健国
Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Jiànguó
Jyutping Wong4 Gin6 Gwok3
Hokkien POJ Ông Kiān-kok

Ong Jian Guo (born 29 January 1989 in Malacca) is a badminton player from Malaysia. [1] Ong was selected to join the Malacca team in 2001, and two years later he moved to Kuala Lumpur to be educated at the Bukit Jalil Sports School. [2] He was the bronze medalist at the 2007 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event, and helped the Malaysia men's team won the silver medal at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Ong left national team in 2014, he became independent player pairing with Lim Khim Wah playing Men's double until 2016. He achieved highest world ranking of 37 in 2017. During this period, he was employed under Klang City Badminton Club ("KCBC") and became a coach of its academy for more than 500 students.

Since 2018, he joined Doublestar Sports in Singapore and has experience in coaching of players from juniors to adult. He leads players to participate Singapore local and international tournaments.

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Waitakere City, New Zealand Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Wei Shem Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Tian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chai Biao
12–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Gan Teik Chai Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Wei Shem
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lin Woon Fui
19–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Woon Khe Wei Flag of Indonesia.svg Lukhi Apri Nugroho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Annisa Saufika
21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Jian Guo Ong". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "【元宵禮物】幸福自己爭取‧柳螢主動向健國告白" (in Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.