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Simon Leung
Personal information
Birth nameSimon Leung Wing Hang
Country Australia
Born (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 27)
Brisbane, Australia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking62 (MD 11 February 2020)
55 (XD 3 March 2020)
Current ranking65 (MD with Wheller)
55 (XD with Somerville) (3 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Melborune Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Papeete Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Papeete Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nouméa Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hamilton Men's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Simon Leung Wing Hang (born 24 November 1996) is an Australian professional badminton player specializing in doubles.[2] He won the mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019 and 2020.[3]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Australia Mitchell Wheller Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Eric Vuong
17–21, 10–21 Silver Silver
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Australia Mitchell Wheller Australia Robin Middleton
Australia Ross Smith
22–20, 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Australia Mitchell Wheller New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
New Zealand Niccolo Tagle
21–16, 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2016 Punaauia University Hall,
Papeete, Tahiti
Australia Daniel Fan Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Sawan Serasinghe
12–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Australia Gronya Somerville Australia Tran Hoang Pham
Australia Sylvina Kurniawan
21–12, 21–8 Gold Gold
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Australia Gronya Somerville Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Lee Ye Khoo
21–18, 21–15 Gold Gold
2016 Punaauia University Hall,
Papeete, Tahiti
Australia Tiffany Ho Australia Anthony Joe
Australia Joy Lai
11–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 North Harbour International Australia Mitchell Wheller China Xuheng Zhuan Yi
China Zhang Bin Rong
14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Waikato International Australia Gronya Somerville Japan Hiroki Midorikawa
Japan Natsu Saito
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Player Info: Simon Wing Hang LEUNG". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Players: Simon Wing Hang LEUNG". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Manota retains his title at Oceania Championships". www.thecourier.com.au. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.