Vincent Wong Wing Ki (, born Wong Shu Ki (黃書棋); 18 March 1990) is a retired badminton player of Chinese-Indonesian descent who represented Hong Kong.
Name change Wong Wing Ki was born Wong Shu Ki (黃書棋), but he changed his name when he was 17. "Shu" is homophonous to another word meaning "to lose" in Chinese, and he was told to change it.Hong Kong’s Wing Ki celebrates most famous victory The Star (Malaysia). 22 October 2011.
Education Wong Wing Ki was a student at La Salle College. He quit school after Form 3 to concentrate on a badminton career. 我係黃毛小子 黃永祺 Sportsoho. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
Career
2011 Denmark Open On 19 October, Wong beat Lee Hyun-il in the first round by 10–21, 21–16 and 21–14, 黃永棋終贏李炫一 Ta Kung Pao. 20 October 2011. then on 20 October, Wong Wing Ki pulled off the biggest upset of the 2011 Denmark Open when he defeated four-time world champion Lin Dan of China 21–10, 17–21, 21–19 out of the competition and progressed through to the quarter-finals. Hong Kong head coach Tim He Yiming said, "The result will have a great impact on Wong, as he is challenging for a place in next year's Olympic Games."Victory over Lin Dan boosts Wong's future Chan Kin-wa. South China Morning Post. 22 October 2011. In the third round, Wong Wing Ki lost to Sho Sasaki 21–15, 15–21, 7–21. 丹麥羽毛球賽 港隊黃永棋第3 圈出局 Radio Television Hong Kong. 22 October 2011.
2012 German Open In the 2012 German Open, Wong Wing Ki defeated Sony Dwi Kuncoro to proceed to the last 16. He was then in superb form to claim a 21–9, 21–17, victory against 2010 World Champion Chen Jin, which set up with a quarter-final match with Jan O Jorgensen.Wing Ki delivers knockout blow to Chen Jin BWF.com. 2 March 2012. Jorgensen ended the giant-killing run of Wong Wing Ki when he defeated the Hong Kong shuttler 21–17, 21–11.Schenk stays on course for home win BWF.com. 3 March 2012.
2012 London Olympics Wong Wing Ki was one of eighteen players seeded in the 2012 London Olympics Men's singles tournament.黃永棋種籽身份戰倫奧 蘋果日報 (香港). 2012年05月03日. Wong Wing Ki won through into the knockout stages of the men's singles event after he overcame France's Brice Leverdez 21–11, 21–16 for his second win in a row in the group stage.HK's Wong through in badminton Radio Television Hong Kong. 1 August 2012. Wong then crashed out of the last 16, as he was defeated by third seed Chen Long, 21–17, 21–17. The second set was tied seven times, but several of the shuttle's bounces on the net didn't go Wong's way. Wong said he felt his attack from the backcourt was lethal, but he said Chen was a stronger player on the net.
2022: Final match and retirement Wong, who had not played in the international circuit for 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced that the World Championships would be his final tournament. In the opening round, he defeated Belgium's Julien Carraggi 15–21, 22–20, 21–11, earning him a spot in the round of 32, facing off compatriot Ng Ka Long. The following day, Wong lost to Ng 16–21, 9–21 in straight games, ending his 17-year badminton career.
Life after retirement Months after his retirement, Wong joined Viktor Axelsen's North American Tour in Canada and played an exhibition match against the World No.1 Axelsen, which he lost in straight games.
Achievements
Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2008 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wang Zhengming 14–21, 15–21 Bronze
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 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 2009 New Zealand Open Chan Yan Kit 9–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2013 U.S. Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–18, 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 Macau Open Xue Song 21–16, 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Bitburger Open Ng Ka Long 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2016 Vietnam Open Chong Wei Feng 21–12, 14–21, 21–13 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 New Zealand International Riichi Takeshita 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.
Chen Jin 1–3 Chen Long 0–3 Du Pengyu 1–2 Lin Dan 1–2 Wang Zhengming 0–3 Hsieh Yu-hsing 2–0 Chou Tien-chen 3–0 Peter Gade 0–2 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 0–5 Viktor Axelsen 2–2 Brice Leverdez 3–0 Marc Zwiebler 2–0 Hu Yun 2–1 Parupalli Kashyap 0–1 Srikanth K. 1–1 Taufik Hidayat 0–6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 1–0 Tommy Sugiarto 1–2 Simon Santoso 1–4 Sho Sasaki 0–1 Kenichi Tago 0–3 Lee Hyun-il 2–8 Son Wan-ho 1–1 Lee Chong Wei 0–8 Liew Daren 1–1 Boonsak Ponsana 1–4 Edwin Ekiring 1–0
References
External links WONG Wing Ki Vincent – Biography. Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. Retrieved 26 October 2011. Wong Wing Ki profile on Hong Kong Olympic Committee official website