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]
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| Birth name | Simon Wing Hang Leung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1996 Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) (10 August 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Early years edit
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]
Achievements edit
Oceania Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
 Daniel Fan
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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12–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Mitchell Wheller
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 Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Niccolo Tagle
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21–16, 15–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Mitchell Wheller
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Robin Middleton Ross Smith
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22–20, 15–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Mitchell Wheller
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Sawan Serasinghe Eric Vuong
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17–21, 10–21 |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
Tiffany Ho
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Anthony Joe Joy Lai
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11–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Gronya Somerville
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Sawan Serasinghe Lee Ye Khoo
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21–18, 21–15 |  Gold
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| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Gronya Somerville
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Tran Hoang Pham Sylvina Kurniawan
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21–12, 21–8 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | North Harbour International | Mitchell Wheller
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 Xuheng Zhuan Yi Zhang Bin Rong
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14–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Waikato International | Gronya Somerville
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 Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito
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15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Simon Wing Hang LEUNG". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Manota retains his title at Oceania Championships". The Courier. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Leung Simon Wing Hang". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Badminton LEUNG Simon Wing Hang - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Simon Leung". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
External links edit
- Simon Leung at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com