Jason Gunawan
| Jason Gunawan 吳英倫 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Born | 18 June 2004 Hong Kong |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Wong Choong Hann[2] |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 45 (15 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | 45 (15 October 2024) |
| BWF profile | |
Jason Gunawan (Chinese: 吳英倫; pinyin: Wú Yīnglún; Jyutping: ng4 jing1 leon4; born 18 June 2004) is a badminton player from Hong Kong.[3]
Biography
[edit]Gunawan was born on 18 June 2004 in Hong Kong,[4] to Chinese-Indonesian parents.[5] His father played for the provincial badminton team when he was in Indonesia.[6] He became interested in badminton and started learning the sport at four years old after watching the Lee-Lin rivalry during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[6] As a child, he would go to the local sports center with his father every Sunday to train, and he eventually made the Hong Kong junior badminton team.[7] Lee attended Diocesan Boys' School,[7] and won the Jing Ying All-School competition twice in a row.[6][8] He dropped out in Form 4 to train as a full-time athlete at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.[6] Three months later, he won the men's singles event at the 2020 National Championships, becoming the youngest player to do so at the age of 16.[9][5] However, the Sports Institute was eventually shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] forcing Gunawan to take a three-year hiatus from training and only return to competitive sports in May 2022.[5]
Achievements
[edit]BWF Junior International (2 titles)
[edit]Boys' singles U-15
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Korea Junior International |  Kim Byung-jae
|
21–11, 22–20 |  Winner
|
| 2018 | Singapore Youth International |  Shunya Ota
|
21–12, 21–7 | Winner
|
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Jason Gunawan Profile". Hangzhou 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Ng, Chia Yin (24 May 2024). "Jason: I thank coach Wong for helping me grow". The Star. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gunawan | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ 蘇欣薇 (23 May 2024). "（視頻）大馬羽球大師賽 黃綜翰給港男單很大幫助吳英倫". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Tsui, Ka-wa (25 May 2024). "羽毛球｜ 由外圍賽打至8強止步 吳英倫下月生日願望：今年闖入世界排名頭30" [Badminton｜ From qualifying to the top 8, Jason Gunawan's birthday wish next month: to break into the top 30 in the world this year]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Chan, Kin-wa (1 December 2020). "Young gun Jason Gunawan sets sights on winning Olympic gold for Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b Ho, Kelly (6 January 2020). "Diocesan Boys' School student and badminton star Jason Gunawan follows in his father's footsteps". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ 徐焌然 (22 November 2018). "【羽毛球精英賽】男女拔包辦單打冠軍 14歲小將封王向職業夢進發". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b Chan, Kin-wa (15 November 2020). "Jason Gunawan crowned youngest-ever Hong Kong men's badminton champion at 16". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jason Gunawan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Jason Gunawan at BWFBadminton.com