Wang Tzu-wei
王子維
Personal information
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachLuan Jin
Men's singles
Highest ranking9 (2 February 2021)
Current ranking27 (14 November 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Boys' singles
BWF profile

Wang Tzu-wei (Chinese: 王子維; born 27 February 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] He won his first international title at the 2014 New Zealand Open tournament.[2] Wang competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where he won the gold medals in the men's singles and team events. He also competed at the 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Summer Olympics. He also holds the BWF record for the fastest smash in a men's singles game at 483 km/h.

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Japan Kenta Nishimoto 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold

World University Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia Malaysia Zulfadli Zulkiffli 21–6, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand South Korea Heo Kwang-hee 11–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 20–22, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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.[4]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Syed Modi International Super 300 India Sourabh Verma 21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 5 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

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 New Zealand Open Chinese Taipei Hsu Jen-hao 21–9, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Scottish Open Finland Ville Lang 21–17, 20–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro 13–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Dutch Open India Ajay Jayaram 21–10, 17–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 German Open Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 21–18, 19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 New Zealand Open Hong Kong Lee Cheuk Yiu 21–15, 15–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Polish International Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-hsien 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Irish Open Hong Kong Ng Ka Long 18–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Vietnam International Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh 20–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Invitation Tournament

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Jeunesse Cup International All Star Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Line Kjaersfeldt		 18–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Tzu Wei Wang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "羽球》王子維獲紐西蘭公開賽男單金牌 國際賽個人首冠入袋" (in Chinese). LTSports. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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