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Wang Chi-lin (Chinese: 王齊麟; pinyin: Wáng Qílín; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] He is the 2020 and 2024 Olympics men's doubles champion.[2] He also won the men's doubles bronze medals at the 2018 World Championships, 2022 Asian Games, and at the 2023 Asian Championships. He reached a career high as World number 2 in September 2022 with his current partner Lee Yang.[3] Wang also competed in the mixed doubles, winning the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade with Lee Chia-hsin,[4] with their career high were number 10 in the BWF World Rankings in June 2018.
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![]() Wang Chi Lin (Right) at 2024 Paris Olympic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Taipei, Taiwan | 18 January 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 4 (MD with Chen Hung-ling, 25 October 2018) 2 (MD with Lee Yang, 27 September 2022) 10 (XD with Lee Chia-hsin, 21 June 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 9 (MD with Lee Yang, 13 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2018, Wang won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships with Chen Hung-ling.[5] He then representing Chinese Taipei in the 2018 Asian Games, helping the team won the men's team bronze medal.
Since his partner Chen Hung-ling decided to retire from the international competition,[6] Wang then made a new partnership with Lee Yang.[7] Wang and Lee are class mates from junior high school. The duo reached six finals in the 2019 BWF World Tour, managed to win the Spain Masters, Orléans Masters, India Open, and Korea Masters. He also finished as the mixed doubles finalist in the Spain Masters with new partner Cheng Chi-ya.[8]
In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang defeated the 2018 World Champions' Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the men's doubles final. They became the first unseeded pair to win a gold medal in the Olympics' men's doubles badminton. This was Chinese Taipei's first Olympic medal in badminton.[9] In 2022, Wang and Lee were named two of Taiwan's Ten Outstanding Young Persons by the Junior Chamber International Taiwan.[10]
In 2024, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang repeated the feat to win in the men's doubles finals as an unseeded pair,[11] making history to become the first men's doubles pair in history to defend their Olympic title.[2]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan |
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21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | ![]() |
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21–17, 18–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
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17–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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12–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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12–21, 21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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18–21, 14–13 retired | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Municipal Sport Palace Vista Alegre, Córdoba, Spain |
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21–8, 8–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan |
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8–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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10–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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21–17, 20–22, 10–21 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–17, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–8, 23–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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16–21, 22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–17, 3–6 retired | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 21–19 | ![]() |
2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–23, 21–19 | ![]() |
2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–10, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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22–24, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 14–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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11–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
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 doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Malaysia Masters | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–14, 17–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–17, 22–24 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | ![]() |
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6–11, 6–11, 13–11, 11–9, 10–12 | ![]() |
2017 | China Masters | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–6 | ![]() |
2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 22–20 | ![]() |
2017 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Maldives International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
2013 | Singapore International | ![]() |
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21–12, 25–27, 21–16 | ![]() |
2013 | Polish International | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Czech International | ![]() |
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22–20, 20–22, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | India International | ![]() |
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16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Singapore International | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Czech International | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–13 | ![]() |
2013 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |