Derek Wong

Derek Wong (born Zi Liang Wong, traditional Chinese: 黃梓良, 13 January 1989) is a Singaporean badminton player. Wong is a two-time Olympian, who took part at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, where he was flag bearer in the latter's Parade of Nations.[1]

Derek Wong
Wong at 2013 Axiata Cup
Personal information
Birth nameZi Liang Wong (黄梓良)
Country Singapore
Born (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989
Singapore
ResidenceSingapore City, Singapore
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking37 (5 March 2015)
Current rankingRetired
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowMen's singles
2014 GlasgowMixed team
Southeast Asian Games
2007 Nakhon RatchasimaMen's team
2015 SingaporeMen's team
2011 JakartaMen's singles
2011 JakartaMen's team
2009 VientianeMen's team
World Junior Championships
2007 Waitakere CityMixed team
BWF profile
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong.

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]

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 agonisingly 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]

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]

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]

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]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Kashyap Parupalli 14–21, 21–11, 19–21 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Simon Santoso 17–21, 12–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Bahrain International Challenge Sameer Verma 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2013 Singapore International Lin Yu-hsien 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2012 Vietnam International Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo 17–21, 22–20, 21–10 Winner
2011 White Nights Hsu Jen-hao 18–21, 21–14, 12–21 Runner-up
2011 Iran Fajr International Tommy Sugiarto 17–21, 21–18, 11–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Maldives International Ashton Chen Jurgen Koch
Peter Zauner		 21–19, 21–17 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Derek Wong". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. "Shuttler Derek Wong at a career crossroads". The New Paper. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. "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. "Men's Singles". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Feng Tianwei		 Flagbearer for  Singapore
Rio de Janeiro 2016		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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