Hong Wei

Hong Wei
洪炜
Hong Wei at the 2016 Indonesia Open
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989 (age 34)
Xiamen, China
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking2 (with Chai Biao 17 November 2016)
Medal record
BWF profile

Hong Wei (simplified Chinese: 洪炜; traditional Chinese: 洪煒; born 4 October 1989) is a Chinese professional badminton player.[1][2] He competed at the 2016 Rio in the men's doubles event, and placed fourth after losing the bronze medal match to Great Britain pair Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland China Chai Biao China Liu Cheng
China Zhang Nan
17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China
China Shen Ye Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Kenichi Hayakawa
12–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
China Chai Biao China Huang Kaixiang
China Wang Yilyu
16–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium,
Chengdu, China
China Pan Pan China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
15–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Japan Open China Chai Biao Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
20–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Korea Open China Fu Haifeng Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Malaysia Open China Chai Biao Malaysia Goh V Shem
Malaysia Lim Khim Wah
19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 China Open China Chai Biao South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals China Chai Biao South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
21–19, 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 India Open China Chai Biao Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding
21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 China Open China Chai Biao South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals China Chai Biao Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–13, 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Malaysia Open China Chai Biao South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Open China Chai Biao South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
21–13, 13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 German Open China Shen Ye South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
21–19, 18–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 German Open China Chai Biao China Liu Xiaolong
China Qiu Zihan
21–10, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Swiss Open China Chai Biao South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
21–14, 18–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Swiss Open China Chai Biao China Fu Haifeng
China Zhang Nan
22–20, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Indonesian Masters China Chai Biao Indonesia Berry Angriawan
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro
11–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Swiss Open China Chai Biao China Liu Cheng
China Zhang Nan
13–21, 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Hong Wei". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "洪炜:踏上羽球路全凭兴趣 全运会成契机一步登天". news.sports.cn (in Chinese). 羽毛球雜誌. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Chinese shuttlers suffer triple-strike in badminton as Li out of medal competition". www.chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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