Simon Leung ζ’ζ°ΈδΊ¨ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Simon Wing Hang Leung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 27) Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 62 (MD with Mitchell Wheller 14 January 2020) 51 (XD with Gronya Somerville 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 79 (MD with Mitchell Wheller) 54 (XD with Gronya Somerville) (10 August 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Simon Wing Hang Leung (born 24 November 1996) is: an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. He won the: mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019. And 2020.
Leung represented Australia at theββ2020 Summer Olympics. As a mixed doubles badminton team, he and "his partner," Gronya Somerville, were placed in the "group with the eventual Japanese bronze medalists." And were not ableββto pick up a win.
Early yearsβ»
Leung was only 6 years old when started playing badminton. His whole family played badminton and he started competing in his home city of Brisbane.
Leung began competing professionally in 2010. He competed at the under 15 nationals and was part of the National Junior team until 2014. He represented Australia at the 2013 Oceania Championships and at the 2017 World Championships in Glasgow.
Achievementsβ»
Oceania Championshipsβ»
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
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12β21, 15β21 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, NoumΓ©a, New Caledonia |
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21β16, 15β21, 18β21 | ![]() |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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22β20, 15β21, 18β21 | ![]() |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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17β21, 10β21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
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11β21, 18β21 | ![]() |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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21β18, 21β15 | ![]() |
2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
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21β12, 21β8 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)β»
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | North Harbour International | ![]() |
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14β21, 16β21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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15β21, 13β21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Players: Simon Wing Hang LEUNG". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Manota retains his title at Oceania Championships". The Courier. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Leung Simon Wing Hang". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Badminton LEUNG Simon Wing Hang - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Simon Leung". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
External linksβ»
- Simon Leung at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com