Weng Hongyang

Weng Hongyang (Chinese: 翁泓阳; pinyin: Wēng Hóngyáng; born 18 June 1999) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2019 Lingshui China Masters.[2]

Weng Hongyang
翁泓阳
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking81 (19 April 2022)
Current ranking81 (19 April 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Thomas Cup
2020 Aarhus Men's team
Asian Championships
2022 Manila Men's singles
BWF profile
Weng Hongyang
Traditional Chinese翁泓陽
Simplified Chinese翁泓阳

Career

Weng entered the Fuzhou Sports School in 2006, and later the Fujian Sports School in 2009. He joined the provincial sports team in March 2011, and entered the national team in March 2018. In November 2020, he won the men's singles title of the China National Championships. Weng was part of the Fujian winning team at the 2021 National Games of China.[3]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines Lee Zii Jia 11–21, 19–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Lingshui China Masters Super 100 Liu Haichao 21–7, 21–7 Winner
2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Lakshya Sen 21–17, 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2022 Korea Open Super 500 Jonatan Christie 12–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner

References

  1. "Weng Hongyang | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. "陵水大师赛落幕 国羽小将1冠5亚仅收获男单冠军". Sina Sports (in Chinese (China)). 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "福州名将翁泓阳助福建队夺得全运会羽毛球男团金牌". fjsen.com (in Chinese (China)). 13 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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