Tan Wee Kiong

Tan Wee Kiong
Tan at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1989-05-21) 21 May 1989 (age 32) Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Cheah Soon Kit
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (with Goh V Shem) (7 November 2016)
Current ranking	13 (with Goh V Shem)(21 December 2021) 326 (with Tan Kian Meng) (26 October 2021)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles Thomas Cup 2014 New Delhi Men's team 2016 Kunshan Men's team Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Men's doubles 2014 Glasgow Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles Asian Games 2014 Incheon Men's doubles 2014 Incheon Men's team Asia Team Championships 2018 Alor Setar Men's team Southeast Asian Games 2015 Singapore Men's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team World Junior Championships 2006 Incheon Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles 2006 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Tan Wee Kiong
Traditional Chinese	陳煒強
Simplified Chinese	陈炜强
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Wěi Qiáng

Tan Wee Kiong AMN (born 21 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player in the doubles event. He is well-known for his former partnership with Goh V Shem, which began at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Tan and Goh won the gold medal in the men's doubles and the mixed team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. They also won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. In their Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics, they won the silver medal, becoming the first Malaysian pair to achieve such a feat since 1996.^[1][2] In November 2016, they reached a career-high ranking of world number 1, making them the fourth ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to do so, after Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng, and Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong.

Early and personal life[]

Tan was born on 21 May 1989 in Johor to Tan Cham Swe and Tan Yok Hua. His brothers, Tan Wee Tat and Tan Wee Gieen, are also professional badminton players. Tan started playing badminton when he was 6 and joined Bukit Jalil Sport School when he was 13.^[3] Tan and beautician Chia Shi Leng wed in 2016.^[4] Due to Tan's tight schedule, their wedding reception was held in December 2017 at The St. Regis Hotel Kuala Lumpur, with 700 guests in attendance.^[5] The couple welcomed their first son in March 2019.^[6]

Career[]

Early career[]

Tan started his junior career as a mixed doubles player. However, he later transitioned into men's doubles. In 2007, he won the Asian Junior Championships mixed doubles gold medal with Woon Khe Wei. They were seeded second and first at the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships but were defeated in the fourth round on both occasions.

2010–2014[]

In 2010, he briefly partnered Mak Hee Chun. They played together at the 2010 Asian Games but were beaten in the round of 32. Later, he partnered Hoon Thien How. They reached a career high of no. 7 worldwide. Their campaign at the 2013 World Championships ended in the third round after a loss to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. Later that year, the pair reached their first ever Super Series semifinal at the French Open. Shortly after, the two won their first career title at the Macau Open. They were runners-up at the China Open and in that same year, they qualified for the Super Series Finals after the withdrawal of compatriots, Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. However, they failed to advance past the group stage.

Tan played his last tournament with Hoon at the 2014 World Championships in August 2014. Their campaign ended in the quarterfinals where they lost to the eventual champions, Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol.

2014–2021[]

In May 2014, Tan was scratch partnered with Goh V Shem to play second men's doubles at the 2014 Thomas Cup. They won all four matches that they contested and defeated several highly ranked players along the way despite this being the first time ever that the two has played together internationally. Their debut partnership at the Thomas Cup was widely praised. Malaysia made it to the finals for the first time in 12 years but was narrowly defeated by Japan with a score of 2–3.

In August, Tan represented Malaysia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with Goh V Shem. They went on to take the gold medal and were the only medalists in the tournament who were not seeded. En route to the gold medal, they defeated top seeds, Chris Adcock and Andrew Ellis of England in the semifinals as well as 3rd seeds, Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart of Singapore in the finals. They also won all five matches they contested in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia secure their third consecutive mixed team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Following the World Championships in September, Tan and Goh have been officially partnered. They represented Malaysia at the 2014 Asian Games where they made it to semifinals but were defeated by top seeds, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong of South Korea. The defeat automatically earned them the bronze medal as there is no bronze medal playoffs in badminton at the Asian Games. En route to the semifinals, they defeated 5th seeds, Lee Sheng-mu and Tsai Chia-hsin of Chinese Taipei in the round of 32 and 3rd seeds, Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan in the quarterfinals with a score of 21–16, 21–16.

They were semifinalists at the Malaysia Masters in January that year. In March, they became runners-up to Cai Yun and Lu Kai at the Swiss Open. At the 2015 Sudirman Cup in May, Goh and Tan managed to upset the World No. 1, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in the first group tie against South Korea. Malaysia topped Group D and were drawn against South Korea once again in the quarterfinals but failed to advance. At the 2015 World Championships in August, Tan and Goh defeated defending champions Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol in the second round but were defeated in the third round. Tan and Goh won their first title together at the 2015 U.S. Grand Prix.^[7] They then went on to win their second title at the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold.^[8] They then became beaten semifinalists at the All England Open and the Indian Super Series. At the 2016 Thomas Cup, Tan won three out of his five matches played. Malaysia made it to the semifinals but lost to eventual winners Denmark.

Tan and Goh made their Olympics debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They won all their matches in the group stage to top group B and qualify for the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, they stun Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong to reach the semi-finals.^[9] Tan and Goh later beat Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the semifinals. They once again face Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan in the finals but this time falling short with a score of 21–16, 11–21, 21–23, taking home silver.^[10]

In October 2016, Tan won his first Super Series tournament title with Goh at the 2016 Denmark Open.^[11] In November, they became the new world number 1 in men's doubles.^[12] In December, Tan and Goh won the 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals.^[13]

He briefly partnered with Ong Yew Sin before resuming his partnership with Goh in early 2018.

His partnership was resumed with Goh V Shem in order to help Malaysia in 2018 Thomas Cup. In the group stage, they defeated Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov from Russia. They were defeated by Denmark and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon of Indonesia by three sets 19–21, 22–20 and 13–21.

2021–present[]

In August 2021, Tan ended his partnership with Goh V Shem and sought Tan Kian Meng as his new partner.^[14] His first tournament with Kian Meng was the 2021 Dutch Open where they made it to the finals and lost by three sets 14–21, 21–18, 20–22 to Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean from Singapore.

Achievements[]

Olympic Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Goh V Shem	Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan	21–16, 11–21, 21–23	Silver

Commonwealth Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Goh V Shem	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart	21–12, 12–21, 21–15	Gold
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Goh V Shem		21–8, 21–13	Bronze

Asian Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Goh V Shem	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	6–21, 15–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Mohd Lutfi Zaim	Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Vountus Indra Mawan		Bronze
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Mohd Lutfi Zaim	Chai Biao	12–21, 8–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Woon Khe Wei	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Hyun-young	15–21, 9–21	Silver
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Woon Khe Wei	Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Hyun-young	21–18, 16–21, 21–12	Gold

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

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.^[16]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Goh V Shem	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21–14, 22–24, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Goh V Shem	Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2019	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Goh V Shem	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	21–19, 15–21, 23–21	Winner
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	Goh V Shem	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	19–21, 22–20, 19–21	Runner-up
2020 (I)	Thailand Open	Super 1000	Goh V Shem	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	16–21, 23–21, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[17] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[18] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	China Open	Hoon Thien How	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	13–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2016	Denmark Open	Goh V Shem	Bodin Isara Nipitphon Puangpuapech	14–21, 22–20, 21-19	Winner
2016	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Goh V Shem	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–14, 21-19	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 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 doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Macau Open	Hoon Thien How	Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin	21–16, 21–19	Winner
2015	Swiss Open	Goh V Shem	Cai Yun Lu Kai	19–21, 21–14, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Russian Open	Goh V Shem	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	U.S. Grand Prix	Goh V Shem	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2016	Syed Modi International	Goh V Shem	Pranaav Jerry Chopra Akshay Dewalkar	14–21, 24–22, 21–8	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)[]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Indonesia International	Ow Yao Han	Rian Sukmawan Rendra Wijaya	13–21, 21–19, 16–21	Runner-up
2021	Dutch Open	Tan Kian Meng	Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean	14–21, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Malaysia International	Woon Khe Wei	Lim Khim Wah Ng Hui Lin	15–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2009	Malaysia International	Woon Khe Wei	Mak Hee Chun Ng Hui Lin	21–6, 13–21, 21–17	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2017)^[19]

References[]

External links[]

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• Tan Wee Kiong at gc2018.com