Wang Tzu-wei
Taiwanese badminton player (born 1995)
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Wang Tzu-wei (Chinese: 王子維; born 27 February 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] He won his first international title at the 2014 New Zealand Open tournament.[2] Wang competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where he won the gold medals in the men's singles and team events. He also competed at the 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 27 February 1995 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luan Jin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (2 February 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 35 (5 May 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
Summer Universiade
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Kenta Nishimoto |
21–16, 21–15 |  Gold |
World University Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia |  Zulfadli Zulkiffli |
21–6, 21–13 |  Winner |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Heo Kwang-hee |
11–21, 12–21 |  Silver |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Jeon Hyeok-jin |
20–22, 18–21 |  Bronze |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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.[4]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 |  Sourabh Verma |
21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | New Zealand Open |  Hsu Jen-hao |
21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2014 | Scottish Open |  Ville Lang |
21–17, 20–22, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Masters |  Sony Dwi Kuncoro |
13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Dutch Open | Ajay Jayaram |
21–10, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2017 | German Open | Chou Tien-chen |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | Chou Tien-chen |
21–18, 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | New Zealand Open |  Lee Cheuk Yiu |
21–15, 15–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Polish International | Lin Yu-hsien |
19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Irish Open | Ng Ka Long |
18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Vietnam International |  Nguyễn Tiến Minh |
20–22, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Invitation Tournament
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Jeunesse Cup International All Star | Tai Tzu-ying |
 Mads Conrad-Petersen Line Kjaersfeldt |
18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
