Man Wei Chong (; born 5 September 1999) is a Malaysian

badminton 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" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player who specializes in doubles event. He was one of the compatriots of the Malaysian squad that won the silver medals at the

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and

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Career

2016–2017: Junior career

In September 2016, he won the Malaysia Junior International title with partner

Chen Tang Jie Chen Tang Jie (; born 5 January 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2016 Asian Junior Championships and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has help Malaysia to clinched a silver medal in the World Jun ...

. He also won two consecutive silver medals in mixed team event at the 2016 and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships. In October 2017, he was invited by

Badminton Association of Malaysia The Badminton Association of Malaysia or BAM ( Malay: ''Persatuan Badminton Malaysia'') is the governing body of badminton in Malaysia. The association was founded in 1964. Nevertheless, the history of Malaysian badminton starts much earlier. Alre ...

to join the national team.

2018–2019

In August 2018, Man and Chen competed at the

2018 Spain Masters The 2018 Spain Masters (officially known as the Barcelona Spain Masters 2018) was a badminton tournament which took place at Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain, from 28 August to 2 September 2018 and had a total prize of $150,000. ...

but their run were stopped in the semi-finals by the eventual champions,

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and

Lee Yong-dae Lee Yong-dae (Hangul: 이용대; Hanja: 李龍大; ; born 11 September 1988) is a professional badminton player from South Korea who had been successful in both men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, ...

. In 2019, he played mixed doubles partnered with

Pearly Tan Pearly Tan Koong Le (; born 14 March 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player who entered the national team in 2013. She was the gold medalists in the women's doubles and mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the junior event, she wo ...

. Together, they finished as runner-ups at the Malaysia International Challenge in November. They also reached the semi-finals of

Vietnam International The Vietnam International or Vietnam Satellite or Hanoi International in badminton is an international tournament held in Vietnam. This tournament has been an International Challenge level since 2008. Another tournament named Vietnam International ...

in April and Malaysia International Series in June.

2021

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 Tee Kai Wun (; born on 17 April 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. He helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event. Career 2017–2019 In 2017, he won a silver medal at the 2017 BWF Worl ...

won the title after defeating compatriots

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and Chia Wei Jie in the final. In June, Man and Tee clinched their second title at the Spanish International. He was then selected to represent Malaysia at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and

2020 Thomas & Uber Cup The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton champio ...

. In October, Man and Tee finished as runner-ups to Terry Hee and

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at the Czech Open. In November, the pair won their third title of the year at the Irish Open. In December, they end the season with a runner-up finish at the Welsh International.

2022

In January, Man and Tee claimed their first BWF World Tour title by winning the 2022 Syed Modi International. He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won gold at the

2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships The 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships (also known as the 2022 Selangor Badminton Asia Team Championship) was held at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, from 15 to 20 February 2022. This championships was organ ...

in February. In May, he made his debut at the

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where he helped Malaysia win the silver medal in the men's team event. In July, Man and Tee captured the

2022 Taipei Open The 2022 Taipei Open (officially known as the Yonex Taipei Open 2022) was a badminton tournament which took place at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei, Taiwan, from 19 to 24 July 2022 and had a total purse of $500,000. Hongkonger Ng T ...

title beating reigning Olympic champion

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and

Wang Chi-lin Wang Chi-lin (; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He is the 2020 Olympics men's doubles champion. Career In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang Lee Yang (; born 12 ...

in three games.

2023

In May, Man and Tee entered their first final of the year at home event 2023 Malaysia Masters, but lost out to Korea's

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and

Seo Seung-jae Seo Seung-jae (Hangul: 서승재; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player. In 2014, he competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and w ...

. In June, they successfully defended their title at the

2023 Taipei Open The 2023 Taipei Open (officially known as the Yonex Taipei Open 2023) was a badminton tournament which took place at Tian-mu Arena, University of Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan, from 20 to 25 June 2023 and had a total purse of $210,000. Tournament The ...

after defeating home pair

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and

Yang Po-han Yang Po-han (; born 13 March 1994) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Vietnam International tournament partnered with Liao Min-chun when he was 18-year-old. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title, ...

. In August, the pair made their debut at the 2023 BWF World Championships but fell in the third round to

Liang Weikeng Liang Weikeng (; born 30 November 2000) is a Chinese badminton player. He was part of Chinese winning team at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, and at the same year won the men's doubles bronze medal at the BWF World Championships partnered with Wang Chan ...

and Wang Chang in three games. In October, they made it to the 2023 Arctic Open final and finished as runner-ups to Denmark's

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and

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final. Rasmussen won the men's ...

Achievements

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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. ''Men's doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Man, Wei Chong 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Malacca Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton