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 (17 November 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Glasgow Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Chengdu Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qingdao Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuhan Men's doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Men's team
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.

External links

Thomas Cup badminton men's team champions
Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team champions
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