Jimmy Wong (badminton)

Jimmy Wong
黄显维[1]
Personal information
Born (2002-08-13) August 13, 2002
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking68 (MD with Lwi Sheng Hao, 2 April 2024)
23 (XD with Lai Pei Jing, 10 March 2026)
Current ranking23 (XD with Lai Pei Jing, 10 March 2026)
BWF profile

Jimmy Wong (Chinese: 黄显维; pinyin: Huáng Xiǎnwéi; Jyutping: Wong4 Hin2 Wai4; born 13 August 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player.

Career

Jimmy Wong started his career mostly as an independent player after being dropped by BAM in 2022.[2] In 2023, he mainly partnered with Lwi Sheng Hao in the men's doubles category.[3] This pairing resulted in two finals in 2023, the Slovenia Open and the Austrian Open, where the pair lost to their countrymen Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong on both occasions.[4][5]

In 2025, Lai Pei Jing chose Wong as her new partner in mixed doubles after her previous partner, Tan Kian Meng, retired after the 2025 All England Open.[6][2] This partnership started well with three international-level finals in Vietnam, Thailand and Réunion.[7][8][9][10] They reached their first BWF World Tour tournament final at the Macau Open but finished as runners-up to Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje.[11] Wong and Lai secured another final at the Indonesia Masters Super 100 I but lost again to the same Danish pair.[12] In October, they hit the final again in Indonesia Masters Super 100 II where they lost to the home pair, Marwan Faza and Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata in three sets.[13] Wong and Lai scored another runner-up finished in Korea Masters which is the seventh time they finished second in a year.[14]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[16]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Macau Open Super 300 Lai Pei Jing Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up [11]
2025 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Lai Pei Jing Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
21–13, 21–23, 14–21 Runner-up [12][17]
2025 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Lai Pei Jing Marwan Faza
Aisyah Pranata
21–16, 19–21, 3–21 Runner-up [13]
2025 Korea Masters Super 300 Lai Pei Jing Kim Jae-hyeon
Jeong Na-eun
22–24, 18–21 Runner-up [14]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Slovenia Open Lwi Sheng Hao Low Hang Yee
Ng Eng Cheong
20–22, 18–21 Runner-up [4]
2023 Austrian Open Lwi Sheng Hao Low Hang Yee
Ng Eng Cheong
11–21, 17–21 Runner-up [5]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Vietnam International Lai Pei Jing Tang Chun Man
Ng Tsz Yau
19–21, 19–21 Runner-up [7]
2025 Thailand International Lai Pei Jing Gao Jiaxuan
Wu Mengying
17–21, 16–21 Runner-up [8]
2025 Réunion Open Lai Pei Jing Marvin Seidel
Thuc Phuong Nguyen
21–17, 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up [9]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "黄显维 Jimmy Wong". badminton.cn. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Kirubashini, R. (25 February 2025). "Young Jimmy ready to play student when he partners veteran Pei Jing". The Star. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Dua beregu lelaki tersingkir awal (Two Men's doubles Eliminated Instantly)". Buletin TV3 (in Malay). REV Media Group. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b Wai, Tan Ming (22 May 2023). "Hang Yee-Eng Cheong become first Malaysian pair to win title this year |". NST Online. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Wai, Tan Ming (29 May 2023). "Pro pair Eng Cheong-Hang Yee win back-to-back titles in Europe |". NST Online. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  6. ^ Rajes, Paul (18 February 2025). "Pei Jing parts way with Kian Meng at All-England and begins anew with young Jimmy". The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b Boopathy, K. M. (30 March 2025). "Pei Jing's fresh start with Jimmy ends in Vietnam final heartbreak |". NST Online. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b Boopathy, K. M. (6 April 2025). "Jimmy-Pei Jing's wait for first title continues after Phuket defeat |". NST Online. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Tournament | ST DENIS Reunion Open 2025". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Pei Jing believes Jimmy will only get better after some time". The Star. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Salim, Faizal (3 August 2025). "Jimmy-Pei Jing fall short again, lose fourth final this year!". NST Online. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  12. ^ a b Kirubashini, R. (21 September 2025). "Jimmy-Pei Jing miss title in Riau but eye world top 32". The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  13. ^ a b Kirubashini, R. (26 October 2025). "Double heartbreak as V Shem-Sol-gyu, Jimmy-Pei Jing fall in finals". The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  14. ^ a b Iswan, Khairil S. (9 November 2025). "Tujuh kali final, tujuh kali naib juara" [Seven finals, seven runner-up titles]. Berita Harian (in Malay). New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  15. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  16. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Fifth time unlucky as Jimmy-Pei Jing lose another final". New Straits Times. September 21, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.