Crystal Wong

Crystal Wong
黄嘉盈
Personal information
Birth nameCrystal Wong Jia Ying
CountrySingapore
Born (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25)
Singapore
ResidenceSingapore
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking16 (WD with Jin Yujia, 23 May 2023)
56 (XD with Danny Bawa Chrisnanta, 6 December 2018)
83 (XD with Andy Kwek, 2 May 2023)
167 (XD with Wesley Koh, 31 January 2023)
Current ranking47 (WD with Jin Yujia)
220 (XD with Andy Kwek) (16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia Women's team
BWF profile

Crystal Wong Jia Ying (Chinese: 黄嘉盈; born 2 August 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player.[2]

Career

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2017–2021

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Wong won her first senior international title at the 2017 Iran Fajr International series in Iran, along with her then-partner Ong Ren-ne.[3] At the 2019 Mongolia International, she won the women doubles event partnered with Shinta Mulia Sari, winning against the Korean pair of Jang Eun-seo and Jeong Na-eun, winning against them in 3 sets, 15–21, 21–19, 21–18.[4]

2022

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At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Wong won the bronze medal as part of the Singaporean team that finished as bronze medalists at the mixed team event. The Singaporean team defeated England 3–0 in the bronze medal playoff.[5]

2023

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In 2023, Wong won the mixed doubles title at the Uganda International with her partner Andy Kwek.[6]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Iran Fajr International Singapore Ong Ren-ne Singapore Citra Putri Sari Dewi
Singapore Jin Yujia
11–8, 11–13, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Mongolia International Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari South Korea Jang Eun-seo
South Korea Jeong Na-eun
15–21, 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Italian International Singapore Jin Yujia Chinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching
Chinese Taipei Lin Wan-ching
8–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Denmark Masters Singapore Jin Yujia Hong Kong Yeung Nga Ting
Hong Kong Yeung Pui Lam
12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Malaysia International Singapore Jin Yujia Thailand Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn
Thailand Atitaya Povanon
21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Polish Open Singapore Jin Yujia Canada Catherine Choi
Canada Josephine Wu
21–17, 17–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Mongolia International Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Singapore Bimo Adi Prakoso
Singapore Jin Yujia
11–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Sydney International Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Japan Tadayuki Urai
Japan Rena Miyaura
16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Uganda International Singapore Andy Kwek Austria Philipp Drexler
Austria Serena Au Yeong
21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jia Ying Crystal Wong". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Players: Wong Jia Ying, Crystal". Team Singapore. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The 26th Iran Fajr Badminton International Challenge 2017". tournamentsoftware.co. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Wong Jia Ying, Crystal". Singapore Badminton Association. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "England lose in badminton mixed team bronze match". BBC Sport. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "นักกีฬาไทยคว้าแชมป์ชายคู่ที่อูกันดา". Badminton Thai Today. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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