Tee Kai Wun Explained

Tee Kai Wun
郑凯文
Nickname:Kai Wun
Country:Malaysia
Birth Date:2000 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Malacca, Malaysia
Height:1.73 m
Handedness:Right
Coach:Tan Bin Shen
Rexy Mainaky
Event:Men's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:13 (MD with Man Wei Chong, 17 September 2024)
227 (XD with Teoh Mei Xing, 22 June 2021)
Current Ranking:13
Date Of Current Ranking:MD with Man Wei Chong, 17 September 2024
Bwf Id:D6E08BE5-01F5-4526-947A-9A97CF0FEFB9

Tee Kai Wun (; born on 17 April 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] [2] He helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event.

Career

2017–2019

In 2017, he won a silver medal at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in mixed team event.[3] In June 2018, Tee entered the final of Mauritius International with Ng Yong Chai and finished as runners-up.[4] In December 2019, he won his first senior title at the Bangladesh International in the men's doubles event with Chang Yee Jun.[5]

2021

After more than a year not competing due to pandemic, Tee made a return to international badminton at the Polish Open in March. He and partner Man Wei Chong won the title after defeating compatriots Chang Yee Jun and Chia Wei Jie in the final.[6] In June, Tee competed at the Spanish International and won the men's doubles and mixed doubles titles with Man and Teoh Mei Xing respectively.[7] [8] He was then selected to represent Malaysia at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.[9] In October, Tee and Man finished as runners-up to Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the Czech Open.[10] In November, the pair won their third title of the year at the Irish Open.[11] In December, they end the season with a runner-up finish at the Welsh International.[12]

2022

In January, Tee and Man claimed their first BWF World Tour title by winning the 2022 Syed Modi International.[13] He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won gold at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.[14] [15] In May, he made his debut at the 2021 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win the silver medal in the men's team event.[16] In July, Tee and Man captured the 2022 Taipei Open title beating reigning Olympic champion Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in three games.[17]

2023

In May, Tee and Man entered their first final of the year at home event 2023 Malaysia Masters, but lost out to Korean pair of Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae.[18] In June, they successfully defended their title at the 2023 Taipei Open after defeating home pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han.[19] In August, the pair made their debut at the 2023 BWF World Championships but fell in the third round to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in three games.[20] In October, they made it to the 2023 Arctic Open final and finished as runners-up to Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.[21]

2024

In June, contesting their first BWF World Tour Super 1000 final at the 2024 Indonesia Open, Tee and Man went down to Liang and Wang, finishing second.[22]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[23] 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.[24]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2022Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300 Man Wei Chong Krishna Prasad Garaga
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala
21–18, 21–15 Winner
2022Taipei OpenSuper 300 Man Wei Chong Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin
21–18, 11–21, 21–18 Winner
2023Malaysia MastersSuper 500 Man Wei Chong Kang Min-hyuk
Seo Seung-jae
15–21, 24–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2023Taipei OpenSuper 300 Man Wei Chong Lu Ching-yao
Yang Po-han
20–22, 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2023Arctic OpenSuper 500 Man Wei Chong Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2024Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Man Wei Chong Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang
21–19, 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Mauritius International Ng Yong Chai Daniel Graßmück
Roman Zirnwald
21–16, 12–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019Bangladesh International Chang Yee Jun Arjun M. R.
Dhruv Kapila
21–19, 21–16 Winner
2021Polish Open Man Wei Chong Chang Yee Jun
Chia Wei Jie
21–17, 20–22, 21–19 Winner
2021Spanish International Man Wei Chong Lucas Corvée
Ronan Labar
21–15, 21–18 Winner
2021Czech Open Man Wei Chong Terry Hee
Loh Kean Hean
21–13, 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2021Irish Open Man Wei Chong Rory Easton
Zach Russ
21–7, 21–17 Winner
2021Welsh International Man Wei Chong Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang
18–21, 21–18, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Tee Kai Wun . . 17 April 2000 . 11 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Players: Tee Kai Wun . . 11 September 2021.
  3. Web site: China hancurkan harapan Malaysia . 15 October 2017 . Malaysiakini . 27 August 2023 . ms .
  4. Web site: Tournament Mauritius International 2018 . 27 August 2023 . bwfbadminton.com.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh IC: Malaysia sweep three titles . Badminton Association of Malaysia . 15 December 2019 . 25 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725021618/https://bam.org.my/news/bangladesh-ic-malaysia-sweep-three-titles . 25 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Anil . Nicolas . 29 March 2021 . Malaysia bag three titles at Polish Open . 27 August 2023 . Stadium Astro.
  7. Web site: Selvaduray Kisona, Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun, Tee Kai Wun/Teoh Mei Xing win Spanish International . Kevin . Zhang . 20 June 2022 . BadmintonPlanet.com . 27 August 2023 .
  8. Web site: Kai Wun aiming high after sweet double . . 21 June 2021.
  9. Web site: BAM announce shuttlers for Thomas, Uber, Sudirman Cups . Zheng Guan . Kng . 12 September 2021 . New Straits Times . 27 August 2023 .
  10. Web site: Singapore’s Terry Hee, Loh Kean Hean triumph at Li-Ning Czech Badminton Open 2021 for back-to-back competition wins . Nur . Sabrina . 25 October 2021 . Youthopia . 27 August 2023 .
  11. Web site: Beregu negara menang badminton Terbuka Ireland . Helmi . Talkah . 21 November 2021 . bharian.com.my . 27 August 2023 . ms .
  12. Web site: Cabaran Wales: Beregu Lelaki, Wei Chong-Kai Wun Muncul Naib Johan . Hafizuddin . Omar . 6 December 2021 . Sukanz . 27 August 2023 . ms .
  13. Web site: Kng . Zheng Guan . Debut Super 300 titles for two pairs . New Straits Times . 25 January 2022 . 25 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127131403/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2022/01/765888/debut-super-300-titles-two-pairs . 27 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Kng . Zheng Guan . Wei Chong-Kai Wun set to surprise . New Straits Times . 31 January 2022 . 25 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131013759/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2022/01/767517/wei-chong-kai-wun-set-surprise . 31 January 2022.
  15. Web site: Malaysian men’s squad end Indonesia’s dominance to win Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 . 20 February 2022 . Malay Mail . 27 August 2023 .
  16. Web site: SEA Games 21: Malaysia men's team finishes with silver . Badminton Association of Malaysia . 18 May 2022 . 25 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725011732/https://bam.org.my/news/sea-games-21-malaysia-mens-team-finishes-with-silver . 25 July 2022.
  17. Web site: Wei Chong-Kai Wun stun Olympic champs to capture Taiwan Open doubles title . The Star . 25 July 2022 . 25 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725005433/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2022/07/24/wei-chong-kai-wun-stun-olympic-champs-to-capture-taiwan-open-doubles-title . 25 July 2022.
  18. Web site: 28 May 2023 . Wei Chong-Kai Wun fall at final hurdle of Malaysia . 2023-08-09 . The Star . en.
  19. Web site: 25 June 2023 . Wei Chong-Kai Wun defend Taiwan Open title . 2023-06-26 . The Star . en.
  20. Web site: Wei Chong-Kai Wun admit they need to be braver . Rajan . K. . 25 August 2023 . New Straits Times . 27 August 2023 .
  21. Web site: Wei Chong-Kai Wun come up short at Arctic Open . Ming Wai . Tan . 15 October 2023 . New Straits Times . 15 October 2023 .
  22. Web site: Wei Chong-Kai Wun go down fighting in Indonesia Open final . Fabian . Peter . 9 June 2024 . New Straits Times . 9 June 2024 .
  23. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  24. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.