Lim Chi Wing (born 11 April 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player who specifies in playing men's singles. He won a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
Career He started playing badminton when he was 7 before joining the Bukit Jalil Sports School. In 2014, he was called up to the national team. He won his first title at the 2014 Bangladesh International, defeating Subhankar Dey of India with a score of 21–12, 21–17. Later that same year, he won his second career title at the Vietnam International.
Two years later, he would go onto achieve a runner-up position at the India International. He failed to defend his Vietnam International title as he lost to Vietnamese veteran Nguyễn Tiến Minh in 2 games. In August 2019, he left the national team to pursue his career as an independent player. In December 2022, Lim announced his retirement from international badminton to start his new career as a coach after his semifinal loss at the Malaysia International Challenge.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2014 Vietnam International Series Lu Chia-hung 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 Winner 2014 Bangladesh International Subhankar Dey 21–12, 21–17 Winner 2016 Vietnam International Series Nguyễn Tiến Minh 14–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2016 Tata Open India International Enzi Shafira 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 6–11 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team Senior level Team events 2017 SEA Games S
Individual competitions Junior level Events 2013 Asian Junior Championships 2R World Junior Championships 4R
Senior level Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Syed Modi InternationalA NH A - Spain Masters NH A NH - Swiss OpenA NH A - Orléans MastersN/A A NH A - Korea MastersA NH A - Thailand OpenA NH A - Indonesia MastersA NH A - Indonesia OpenA NH A - Malaysia Masters 1R 1R 1RQ1 NH A 1R Chinese Taipei OpenA 1R A NH A 1R ('17) Akita MastersNH A A NH A - Indonesia Masters Super 100NH 2R A NH A 2R ('18) Macau OpenA3R A NH A A 3R ('17) Australian OpenA NH A - Thailand Masters NH 2RA NH 2R ('16) Lingshui China MastersN/A A NH - Russian OpenA 3RA NH 3R ('17) Hyderabad OpenNH QF A NH QF ('18) Vietnam OpenA 1R 1R A NH 1R ('17, '18) Year-end ranking151 147 84 179 237 266 278 - 74 Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Best
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