Simon Leung

Simon Wing Hang Leung (born 24 November 1996) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles.[1] He won the mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019 and 2020.[2]

Simon Leung
梁永亨
Personal information
Birth nameSimon Wing Hang Leung
CountryAustralia
Born (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996
Brisbane, Australia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking62 (MD with Mitchell Wheller 14 January 2020)
51 (XD with Gronya Somerville 17 March 2020)
Current ranking79 (MD with Mitchell Wheller)
54 (XD with Gronya Somerville) (10 August 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Melborune Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Papeete Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Papeete Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nouméa Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hamilton Men's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Leung represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] 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 able to pick up a win.[4]

Early years

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.[5]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Punaauia University Hall,
Papeete, Tahiti		 Australia Daniel Fan Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Sawan Serasinghe		 12–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia		 Australia Mitchell Wheller New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
New Zealand Niccolo Tagle		 21–16, 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand		 Australia Mitchell Wheller Australia Robin Middleton
Australia Ross Smith		 22–20, 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia		 Australia Mitchell Wheller Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Eric Vuong		 17–21, 10–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Punaauia University Hall,
Papeete, Tahiti		 Australia Tiffany Ho Australia Anthony Joe
Australia Joy Lai		 11–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia		 Australia Gronya Somerville Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Lee Ye Khoo		 21–18, 21–15 Gold Gold
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia		 Australia Gronya Somerville Australia Tran Hoang Pham
Australia Sylvina Kurniawan		 21–12, 21–8 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 North Harbour International Australia Mitchell Wheller China Xuheng Zhuan Yi
China Zhang Bin Rong		 14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Waikato International Australia Gronya Somerville Japan Hiroki Midorikawa
Japan Natsu Saito		 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Simon Wing Hang LEUNG". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Manota retains his title at Oceania Championships". The Courier. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Badminton LEUNG Simon Wing Hang - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. "Simon Leung". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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