Derek Wong
| Derek Wong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wong at 2013 Axiata Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Zi Liang Wong (黄梓良) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1989 Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 37 (5 March 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BWF profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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 Nguyễn Tiến 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]
Awards[]
Wong received the 2013, 2015 and 2017 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.[6]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Iran Fajr International | Tommy Sugiarto
|
17–21, 21–18, 11–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2011 | White Nights |  Hsu Jen-hao
|
18–21, 21–14, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2012 | Vietnam International | Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo
|
17–21, 22–20, 21–10 |  Winner
|
| 2013 | Singapore International | Lin Yu-hsien
|
21–18, 21–14 | Winner
|
| 2015 | Bahrain International Challenge | Sameer Verma
|
14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Maldives International |  Ashton Chen
|
 Jürgen Koch Peter Zauner
|
21–19, 21–17 | Winner
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Derek Wong". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Shuttler Derek Wong at a career crossroads". The New Paper. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Team Singapore's flagbearer hopes possible Olympics finale is his best effort". Today. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Shuttler Derek Wong lands silver in men's singles". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Men's Singles". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
External links[]
- Derek Wong at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Derek Wong at BWFbadminton.com
- Derek Wong at Olympics.com
- Derek Wong at Olympedia
- Derek Wong at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Derek Wong at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Derek Wong at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Derek Wong at the International Olympic Committee
- Derek Wong at Glasgow 2014
- Derek Wong at the Commonwealth Games Federation (2014)
- Zi Liang Derek Wong at the Commonwealth Games Federation (2010)
- Zi Liang "Derek" Wong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Zi Liang Derek WONG at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Zi Liang Derek WONG at BWFbadminton.com
Badminton in Singapore  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy | |||||
| Venues | |||||
| Team | |||||
| Notable players |
| ||||
| Tournaments |
| ||||
‡ Former players | |||||
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Singaporean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Singapore
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Singapore
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton