Mak Hee Chun (born 28 August 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player and represented Hong Kong since 2016.[1]

Mak Hee Chun
麦喜俊
Personal information
CountryHong Kong
Born (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33)
Perak, Malaysia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking19 (MD 11 November 2010)
20 (XD 15 November 2010)
Current ranking411 (MD)
440 (XD) (20 September 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pune Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Waitakere Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Incheon Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Career edit

He started his career as a junior player by reaching the semi-final round and winning bronze in the boys' doubles event at the BWF World Junior Championships in 2006 and 2007 with Lim Khim Wah.[2][3] Partnered with Teo Kok Siang, he won gold in 2008.[4] He also won bronze in the mixed doubles event with Vivian Hoo Kah Mun. At the 2008 Asia Junior Championships, he won gold in the boys' doubles teamed-up with Teo.[5]

In 2009, he reached the final of the Malaysia International Challenge and became the runner-up in the mixed doubles event with Ng Hui Lin.[6] At the same year, he reached the semi-final at the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Tan Wee Kiong.[7] In September 2012, he dropped from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), and then started to play as an independent player.[8] In 2014, he won the men's doubles title at the Malaysia National Circuit Grand Prix Finals with Tan Bin Shen.[9]

In early 2015, he was recalled to join Malaysia national badminton team in order to strengthen the men's doubles department. But, in August 2015, he immediately resigned from the BAM due his performance with his partner in the men's doubles Teo Kok Siang unsatisfactory.[10][11]

In 2016, he started to representing Hong Kong at the international tournament, and at the National Championships, he was the men's and mixed doubles runner-up partnered with Yeung Shing Choi and Tse Ying Suet respectively.[12] In 2017, he won the mixed doubles title at the Tata Open India International Challenge tournament with Yeung Nga Ting.[13]

Achievements edit

BWF World Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati,
Pune, India
  Teo Kok Siang   Chai Biao
  Qiu Zihan
21–18, 21–14   Gold
2007 Waitakere Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
  Lim Khim Wah   Chung Eui-seok
  Shin Baek-cheol
13–21, 13–21   Bronze
2006 Samsan World Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
  Lim Khim Wah   Lee Yong-dae
  Cho Gun-woo
6–21, 11–21   Bronze

Mixed' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati,
Pune, India
  Vivian Hoo Kah Mun   Zhang Nan
  Lu Lu
12–21, 7–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Teo Kok Siang   Choi Young-woo
  Kim Ki-jung
21–13, 21–18   Gold
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Lim Khim Wah   Cho Gun-woo
  Lee Yong-dae
11–21, 15–21   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Malaysia International   Chow Pak Chuu   Lin Chia-yu
  Wu Hsiao-lin
12–21, 21–10, 20–22   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia International   Chau Hoi Wah   Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
  Benyapa Aimsaard
22–20, 21–15   Winner
2017 Tata Open India International   Yeung Nga Ting   Chang Tak Ching
  Ng Wing Yung
21–11, 17–21, 21–18   Winner
2009 Malaysia International   Ng Hui Lin   Tan Wee Kiong
  Woon Khe Wei
6–21, 21–13, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Hee Chun Mak". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ^ "World Juniors 2006 – China and Korea the Big Winners in the Semi-Finals". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Khim Wah-Hui Lin lift world mixed doubles crown". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Hee Chun-Kok Siang juara di Pune". ww1.utusan.com.my (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Word Junior champs Hee Chun-Kok Siang vow to stamp their mark". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Proton Malaysia Int'l – From Bridesmaids to Brides". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Hee Chun-Wee Kiong and Teik Chai-Bin Shen smash into semis". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Don't count Hee out". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Amazing! Mak Hee Chun/Tan Bin Shen, Zulfadli Zulkifli are now the Malaysian Champions". www.badmintonplanet.com. BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Mak Hee Chun returns to national fold with Olympic dream". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Mak Hee Chun and Teo Kok Siang resign from BAM". www.badmintonplanet.com. BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  12. ^ "2016 中銀香港全港羽毛球錦標賽" (PDF). www.hkbadmintonassn.org.hk (in Chinese). Hong Kong Badminton Association. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Sitthikom Thammasin and Gadde Ruthvika Shivani win the Men's and Women's Singles title at the 10th edition of Tata Open India International Challenge 2017". Tata. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

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