Lim Chi Wing
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| Born | 11 April 1995 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tey Seu Bock (until 2018) | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 74 (30 November 2017) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Lim Chi Wing (born 11 April 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player who specifies in playing men's singles.[1][2] He won a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[3]
He started playing badminton when he was 7 before joining the Bukit Jalil Sports School. In 2014, he was called up to the national team. He won his first title at the 2014 Bangladesh International, defeating Subhankar Dey of India with a score of 21–12, 21–17.[4] Later that same year, he won his second career title at the Vietnam International.
Two years later, he would go onto achieve a runner-up position at the India International. He failed to defend his Vietnam International title as he lost to Vietnamese veteran Nguyễn Tiến Minh in 2 games. In August 2019, he left the national team to pursue his career as an independent player.[5] In December 2022, Lim announced his retirement from international badminton to start his new career as a coach after his semifinal loss at the Malaysia International Challenge.[6]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Vietnam International Series |  Lu Chia-hung |
21–19, 11–21, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2014 | Bangladesh International |  Subhankar Dey |
21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Vietnam International Series |  Nguyễn Tiến Minh |
14–21, 21–23 |  Runner-up |
| 2016 | Tata Open India International |  Enzi Shafira |
11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament