Lim Chi Wing
林志咏
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HandednessRight
CoachTey Seu Bock (until 2018)
Men's singles
Highest ranking74 (30 November 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
BWF profile

Lim Chi Wing (born 11 April 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player who specifies in playing men's singles.[1][2] He won a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[3]

Career

He started playing badminton when he was 7 before joining the Bukit Jalil Sports School. In 2014, he was called up to the national team. He won his first title at the 2014 Bangladesh International, defeating Subhankar Dey of India with a score of 21–12, 21–17.[4] Later that same year, he won his second career title at the Vietnam International.

Two years later, he would go onto achieve a runner-up position at the India International. He failed to defend his Vietnam International title as he lost to Vietnamese veteran Nguyễn Tiến Minh in 2 games. In August 2019, he left the national team to pursue his career as an independent player.[5] In December 2022, Lim announced his retirement from international badminton to start his new career as a coach after his semifinal loss at the Malaysia International Challenge.[6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Vietnam International Series Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-hung 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Bangladesh International India Subhankar Dey 21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Vietnam International Series Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh 14–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Tata Open India International Indonesia Enzi Shafira 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Senior level
Team events2017
SEA Games S

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events2013
Asian Junior Championships 2R
World Junior Championships 4R
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand PrixBWF World TourBest
2015 2016201720182019202020212022
Syed Modi International A NH A -
Spain Masters NH A NH -
Swiss Open A NH A -
Orléans Masters N/A A NH A -
Korea Masters A NH A -
Thailand Open A NH A -
Indonesia Masters A NH A -
Indonesia Open A NH A -
Malaysia Masters 1R 1R 1R Q1 NH A 1R
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R A NH A 1R ('17)
Akita Masters NH A A NH A -
Indonesia Masters Super 100 NH 2R A NH A 2R ('18)
Macau Open A 3R A NH A A 3R ('17)
Australian Open A NH A -
Thailand Masters NH 2R A NH 2R ('16)
Lingshui China Masters N/A A NH -
Russian Open A 3R A NH 3R ('17)
Hyderabad Open NH QF A NH QF ('18)
Vietnam Open A 1R 1R A NH 1R ('17, '18)
Year-end ranking 151 147 84 179 237 266 278 - 74
Tournament 20152016201720182019202020212022Best

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Lim Chi Wing". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lim Chi Wing Full Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fed-up Chi Wing aims to make it count at last meet of the year". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ↑ PAUL, RAJES. "Chi Wing wins second title, but has some big shoes to fill". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Wai, Tan Ming. "Chi Wing hopes to 'rebuild' himself after failing on world stage". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Wang, Yih Shing (16 December 2022). "【大马国际挑战赛】转当陪练兼教练 林志咏转换跑道" (in Chinese). 全体育网. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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