Tee Kai Wun
Malaysian badminton player (born 2000)
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Tee Kai Wun (Chinese: 鄭凱文; pinyin: Zhèng Kǎiwén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tīⁿ Khái-bûn; born on 17 April 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2][3] He helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event.[4]
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Nickname | Kai Wun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 2000 Malacca, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Herry Iman Pierngadi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 4 (with Man Wei Chong, 16 December 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 6 (with Man Wei Chong, 21 April 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
2017–2019
In 2017, he won a silver medal at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in mixed team event.[4] In June 2018, Tee entered the final of Mauritius International with Ng Yong Chai and finished as runners-up.[5] In December 2019, he won his first senior title at the Bangladesh International in the men's doubles event with Chang Yee Jun.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8][9] He was then selected to represent Malaysia at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.[10] In October, Tee and Man finished as runners-up to Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the Czech Open.[11] In November, the pair won their third title of the year at the Irish Open.[12] In December, they end the season with a runner-up finish at the Welsh International.[13]
2022
In January, Tee and Man claimed their first BWF World Tour title by winning the 2022 Syed Modi International.[14] He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won gold at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.[15][16] 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.[17] In July, Tee and Man captured the 2022 Taipei Open title beating reigning Olympic champion Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in three games.[18]
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.[19] In June, they successfully defended their title at the 2023 Taipei Open after defeating home pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22]
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.[23]
2025
At the beginning of the new season in January, Tee and Man went to the semi-finals in their home ground Malaysia Open before they lost against Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in 3 sets.[24] Their luck changes in the next two tournaments when they redeem their lost in Indonesia the previous year by winning Indonesia Masters against the home favourite, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in straight sets.[25] Tee and Man ended a 12 years droughts for home title in Malaysia Masters after prevailed in All-Malaysian finals against Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.[26] In December, he competed in the SEA Games in Thailand. He won the silver medal in the team event,[27] and a bronze in the men's doubles.[28]
Achievements
SEA Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | Gymnasium 4, Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
 Man Wei Chong |
 Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
16–21, 17–21 |  Bronze |
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BWF World Tour (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[29] 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.[30]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Man Wei Chong |
 Krishna Prasad Garaga Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala |
21–18, 21–15 |  Winner |
[14] |
| 2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Man Wei Chong |
 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
21–18, 11–21, 21–18 | Winner |
[18] |
| 2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Man Wei Chong |
 Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae |
15–21, 24–22, 19–21 |  Runner-up |
[19] |
| 2023 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Man Wei Chong |
Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han |
20–22, 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
[20] |
| 2023 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Man Wei Chong |
 Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
[22] |
| 2024 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Man Wei Chong |
 Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
21–19, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
[23] |
| 2025 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Man Wei Chong |
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
[25] |
| 2025 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Man Wei Chong |
Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
21–12, 15–21, 21–16 | Winner |
[26] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Mauritius International | Ng Yong Chai |
 Daniel Graßmück Roman Zirnwald |
21–16, 12–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Bangladesh International | Chang Yee Jun |
Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila |
21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2021 | Polish Open | Man Wei Chong |
Chang Yee Jun Chia Wei Jie |
21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2021 | Spanish International | Man Wei Chong |
 Lucas Corvée Ronan Labar |
21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2021 | Czech Open | Man Wei Chong |
 Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean |
21–13, 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Irish Open | Man Wei Chong |
 Rory Easton Zach Russ |
21–7, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2021 | Welsh International | Man Wei Chong |
Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Spanish International | Teoh Mei Xing |
Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh |
21–15, 13–21, 21–19 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament