Simon Leung 梁永亨 | |
Birth Name: | Simon Wing Hang Leung |
Country: | Australia |
Birth Date: | 1996 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
Height: | 1.760NaN0 |
Handedness: | Right |
Event: | Men's & mixed doubles |
Highest Ranking: | 62 (MD with Mitchell Wheller 14 January 2020) 51 (XD with Gronya Somerville 17 March 2020) |
Current Ranking: | 79 (MD with Mitchell Wheller) 54 (XD with Gronya Somerville) |
Date Of Current Ranking: | 10 August 2021 |
Bwf Id: | 6D8D9485-2488-4D60-A048-815BC2A168AD |
Simon Wing Hang Leung (born 24 November 1996) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles.[1] He won the mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019 and 2020.[2]
Leung represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] As a mixed doubles badminton team, he and his partner, Gronya Somerville, were placed in the group with the eventual Japanese bronze medalists, and were not able to pick up a win.[4]
Leung was only 6 years old when started playing badminton. His whole family played badminton and he started competing in his home city of Brisbane.
Leung began competing professionally in 2010. He competed at the under 15 nationals and was part of the National Junior team until 2014. He represented Australia at the 2013 Oceania Championships and at the 2017 World Championships in Glasgow.[5]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti | Daniel Fan | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | 12–21, 15–21 | Bronze | |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Mitchell Wheller | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Niccolo Tagle | 21–16, 15–21, 18–21 | Bronze | |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Mitchell Wheller | Robin Middleton Ross Smith | 22–20, 15–21, 18–21 | Bronze | |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Mitchell Wheller | Sawan Serasinghe Eric Vuong | 17–21, 10–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti | Tiffany Ho | Anthony Joe Joy Lai | 11–21, 18–21 | Bronze | |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Gronya Somerville | Sawan Serasinghe Lee Ye Khoo | 21–18, 21–15 | Gold | |
2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | Gronya Somerville | Tran Hoang Pham Sylvina Kurniawan | 21–12, 21–8 | Gold |
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament