Chu Man Kai (Chinese: 朱文佳; born 17 October 1990) is a Hong Kong para-badminton player. He started playing for Hong Kong in the international competition in 2017.[1] He was unable to grow taller due to a recessive genetic disease.[2] At the 2018 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the singles SS6 event.[3] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the singles SH6 event.[4]

Chu Man Kai
Personal information
Country Hong Kong
Born (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 33)
Hong Kong
Height141 cm (4 ft 8 in)
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking1 (MS 8 November 2022)
1 (MD with Wong Chun Yim 16 May 2019)
6 (XD with Choi Wing Kei 8 November 2022)
Current ranking1 (MS)
1 (MD with Wong Chun Yim)
6 (XD with Choi Wing Kei) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles

Achievements edit

Paralympic Games edit

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Krishna Nagar 17–21, 21–16, 17–21   Silver

World Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Jack Shephard 22–20, 13–21, 22–20   Gold

Men’s doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
  Wong Chun Yim   Krysten Coombs
  Jack Shephard
21–19, 16–21, 21–16   Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
  Wong Chun Yim   Krishna Nagar
  Raja Magotra
21–15, 17–21, 21–18   Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
  Wong Chun Yim   Lee Dae-sung
  Natthapong Meechai
16–21, 17–21   Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
  Wong Chun Yim   Lin Naili
  Zeng Qingtao
16–21, 23–21, 17–21   Silver

Asian Para Games edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Didin Taresoh 21–13, 21–17   Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 4 runners-up) edit

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Jack Shephard 21–19, 21–17   Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2   Subhan 21–10, 21–9   Winner
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Jack Shephard 21–11, 21–13   Winner
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1   Charles Noakes 23–21, 21–15   Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Natthapong Meechai 21–9, 21–14   Winner
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Vitor Tavares 20–22, 21–12, 21–11   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Wong Chun Yim   Dhinagaran Pandurangan
  Sivarajan Solaimalai
21–12, 10–21 retired   Runner-up
2022[a] Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2   Wong Chun Yim   Niall McVeigh
  Subhan
21–15, 21–9   Runner-up
  Lee Dae-sung
  Natthapong Meechai
17–21, 19–21
  Sudarsan Muthusamy
  Jesús Salva
21–2, 21–7
  Dhinagaran Pandurangan
  Sivarajan Solaimalai
21–13, 21–13
2022[b] Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1   Wong Chun Yim   Dhinagaran Pandurangan
  Sivarajan Solaimalai
21–6, 21–6   Winner
  Fabien Morat
  Charles Noakes
21–12, 21–10
  Natthapong Meechai
  Bunthan Yaemmali
21–11, 21–17

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Choi Wing Kei   Jack Shephard
  Rachel Choong
10–21, 6–21   Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Choi Wing Kei   Sivarajan Solaimalai
  Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
11–21, 17–21   Runner-up

International Tournaments (11 titles, 7 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim 15–21, 21–11, 19–21   Runner-up
2018 Australia Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim 21–11, 15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Krishna Nagar 21–15, 21–13   Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International   Jack Shephard 21–16, 19–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International   Krishna Nagar 17–21, 21–18, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 China Para Badminton International   Krysten Coombs 21–7, 21–16   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Krysten Coombs
  Jack Shephard
16–21, 21–18, 21–10   Winner
2017[c] Thailand Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Mark Joseph Dharmai
  Sunil Pradhan
21–4, 21–10   Winner
  Bunthan Yaemmali
  Sayatorn Chatsrijurarat
21–9, 21–7
  Yohei Hatakeyama
  Luke Missen
21–5, 21–5
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Krysten Coombs
  Jack Shephard
18–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Krysten Coombs
  Jack Shephard
12–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2018 Irish Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Krysten Coombs
  Jack Shephard
17–21, 11–21   Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Krysten Coombs
  Jack Shephard
21–14, 11–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2018[d] Australia Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Kobie Jane Donovan
  Anthony Koedyk
21–1, 21–3   Winner
  Yohei Hatakeyama
  Miles Krajewski
21–7, 21–7
  Luke Missen
  Jonathan Pratt
21–3, 21–6
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Krishna Nagar
  Raja Magotra
21–17, 21–15   Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Andrew Martin
  Fabien Morat
21–17, 21–6   Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Isaak Dalglish
  Niall McVeigh
21–12, 21–13   Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Krishna Nagar
  Raja Magotra
21–12, 21–14   Winner
2019[e] China Para Badminton International   Wong Chun Yim   Chen Yi-ying
  Niall McVeigh
21–4, 21–6   Winner
  Fabien Morat
  Bunthan Yaemmali
21–4, 21–7
  Dimas Tri Aji
  Pahri
21–3, 21–5
  Lin Naili
  Luo Guangliang
21–11, 21–6

References edit

  1. ^ "【東京殘奧代表介紹.羽毛球】朱文佳". Sportsroad (in Chinese). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "【東京殘奧】朱文佳僅負世界二哥 奪銀仍創歷史新一頁". Sportsroad (in Chinese). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ 高詩琦 (14 October 2018). "【亞殘運】港隊史上最佳成績回港 輪椅劍后余翠怡望香港直播殘運". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Two badminton medals for HK, but gold proves elusive". RTHK. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

Notes edit

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  4. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  5. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.