Vincent Wong Wing Ki (, born Wong Shu Ki (黃書棋); 18 March 1990) is a retired

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player who represented Hong Kong.

Name change

Wong Wing Ki was born Wong Shu Ki (黃書棋), but he changed his name when he was 17. "Shu" is homophonous to another word meaning "to lose" in Chinese, and he was told to change it.Hong Kong’s Wing Ki celebrates most famous victory
The Star (Malaysia). 22 October 2011.

Education

Wong Wing Ki was a student at

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. He quit school after Form 3 to concentrate on a badminton career.

Career

2011 Denmark Open

On 19 October, Wong beat

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in the first round by 10–21, 21–16 and 21–14, then on 20 October, Wong Wing Ki pulled off the biggest upset of the 2011 Denmark Open when he defeated four-time world champion

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of China 21–10, 17–21, 21–19 out of the competition and progressed through to the quarter-finals. Hong Kong head coach Tim He Yiming said, "The result will have a great impact on Wong, as he is challenging for a place in next year's

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." In the third round, Wong Wing Ki lost to

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21–15, 15–21, 7–21.

2012 German Open

In the 2012 German Open, Wong Wing Ki defeated

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to proceed to the last 16. He was then in superb form to claim a 21–9, 21–17, victory against 2010 World Champion Chen Jin, which set up with a quarter-final match with

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. Jorgensen ended the giant-killing run of Wong Wing Ki when he defeated the Hong Kong shuttler 21–17, 21–11.

2012 London Olympics

Wong Wing Ki was one of eighteen players seeded in the

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Men's singles tournament. Wong Wing Ki won through into the knockout stages of the men's singles event after he overcame France's Brice Leverdez 21–11, 21–16 for his second win in a row in the group stage. Wong then crashed out of the last 16, as he was defeated by third seed

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, 21–17, 21–17. The second set was tied seven times, but several of the shuttle's bounces on the net didn't go Wong's way. Wong said he felt his attack from the backcourt was lethal, but he said Chen was a stronger player on the net.

2022: Final match and retirement

Wong, who had not played in the international circuit for 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced that the

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would be his final tournament. In the opening round, he defeated Belgium's Julien Carraggi 15–21, 22–20, 21–11, earning him a spot in the round of 32, facing off compatriot

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. The following day, Wong lost to Ng 16–21, 9–21 in straight games, ending his 17-year badminton career.

Life after retirement

Months after his retirement, Wong joined

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's North American Tour in Canada and played an exhibition match against the World No.1 Axelsen, which he lost in straight games.

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

''Boys' singles''

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Men's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=D27868EC-90CD-4D18-81E0-7C80BAD3CFAF * Chen Jin 1–3 *

0–3 *

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Wang Zhengming Wang Zhengming (born 16 February 1990) is a Chinese badminton player from Guangzhou, Guangdong. He was the boys' singles gold medalists at the 2008 Asian and World Junior Championships. Career 2010 A World and Asian Junior Champion two y ...

0–3 * Hsieh Yu-hsing 2–0 * Chou Tien-chen 3–0 *

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0–2 * Jan Ø. Jørgensen 0–5 *

2–2 * Brice Leverdez 3–0 *

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0–1 * Srikanth K. 1–1 *

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Tommy Sugiarto Tommy Sugiarto (born 31 May 1988) is an Indonesian badminton player who is a singles specialist. He was the bronze medalist at the 2014 World Championships. Sugiarto competed at the 2014 Asian Games and 2016 Summer Olympics. Personal life ...

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Simon Santoso Simon Santoso (born 29 July 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He was two-time Southeast Asian Games men's singles champion winning in 2009 and 2011, also featured in Indonesia team that won the men's team title in 2003, 2007, 2009 ...

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Kenichi Tago is a former badminton player from Japan. He is the son of former badminton player Yoshiko Yonekura. In 2010, he reached the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. En route to the final he beat three seeded players including Nguye ...

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Son Wan-ho Son Wan-ho (Hangul: 손완호; or ; born 17 May 1988) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensive ...

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Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei (; born 21 October 1982) is a Malaysian former badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fifth Mala ...

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Liew Daren Liew Daren (born 6 August 1987) is a Malaysian badminton player. His biggest success to date is having won the 2012 French Open Super Series. He reached a career high ranking of World No.10. He also represented Malaysia competed at the 2010 ...

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Boonsak Ponsana Boonsak Ponsana ( th, บุญศักดิ์ พลสนะ; ; born 22 February 1982) is a Thai badminton player. His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team. He got a Bachelor of Laws from Sri Patum. ...

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Edwin Ekiring Edwin Ekiring (born 22 December 1986) is a Ugandan badminton player, nicknamed "The Black Pearl". He is tall and weighs . Career At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Ekiring competed in the men's singles as well as the mix ...

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References

External links

WONG Wing Ki Vincent – Biography.
Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
Wong Wing Ki profile on Hong Kong Olympic Committee official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Wing Ki Hong Kong male badminton players 1990 births Living people Hong Kong people of Indonesian descent Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian Cantonese people Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Hong Kong Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong