Wang Chi-lin (Chinese: 王齊麟; pinyin: Wáng Qílín; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] He is the 2020 Olympics men's doubles champion.
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Country | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 27) Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 4 (MD with Chen Hung-ling 25 October 2018) 2 (MD with Lee Yang 27 September 2022) 10 (XD with Lee Chia-hsin 21 June 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 2 (MD with Lee Yang) 262 (XD with Cheng Chi-ya) (11 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang defeated the 2018 World Champions' Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the men's doubles final. They became the first unseeded pair to win a gold medal in the Olympics' men's doubles badminton. This was Chinese Taipei's first Olympic medal in badminton.[2] In 2022, Wang and Lee were named two of Taiwan's Ten Outstanding Young Persons by the Junior Chamber International Taiwan.[3]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
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17–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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12–21, 21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Municipal Sport Palace Vista Alegre, Córdoba, Spain |
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21–8, 8–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
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8–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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10–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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21–17, 20–22, 10–21 | ![]() |
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 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.[5]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–17, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–8, 23–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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16–21, 22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–17, 3–6 retired | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 21–19 | ![]() |
2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–23, 21–19 | ![]() |
2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–10, 18–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 14–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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11–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
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 doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Malaysia Masters | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–14, 17–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–17, 22–24 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | ![]() |
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6–11, 6–11, 13–11, 11–9, 10–12 | ![]() |
2017 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–6 | ![]() |
2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 22–20 | ![]() |
2017 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Maldives International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
2013 | Singapore International | ![]() |
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21–12, 25–27, 21–16 | ![]() |
2013 | Polish International | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Czech International | ![]() |
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22–20, 20–22, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | India International | ![]() |
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16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Singapore International | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Czech International | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–13 | ![]() |
2013 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
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BWF World Tour Finals men's doubles champions | |
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