Wang Chan

Wang Chan (Hangul: 왕찬; born 7 September 2000) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] As a junior player, Wang have won a silver in the boys' doubles and a bronze in the mixed doubles at the 2018 World Junior Championships. He also won bronze medals in the boys' doubles in the 2017 and 2018 Asian Junior Championships, and a silver in the mixed doubles in 2018.[2][3] He also helps Korean junior team to clinched the mixed team title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Chan
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking43 (MD with Na Sung-seung, 10 March 2020)
68 (XD with Shin Seung-chan, 25 July 2023)
Current ranking79 (MD with Kim Young-hyuk)
68 (XD with Shin Seung-chan) (25 July 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Markham Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Career

Wang began his career as a badminton player since in the elementary school, and has been making achievements since his junior career.[4] He educated at the Seoul Physical Education High School, and was selected to join the national team to compete in the 2017 Asian Junior Championships, and managed to win a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze in the boys' doubles.[2] In 2018, he won the boys' doubles title at the German Junior International.[5] He later played at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships, clinched a mixed doubles silver and a boys' doubles bronze at that tournament.[3]

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada		 South Korea Shin Tae-yang China Di Zijian
China Wang Chang		 19–21, 20–22 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada		 South Korea Jeong Na-eun Indonesia Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Indonesia Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti		 18–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 South Korea Shin Tae-yang South Korea Lee Sang-min
South Korea Na Sung-seung		 21–18, 10–21, 19–11 Bronze Bronze [2]
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 South Korea Shin Tae-yang China Liang Weikeng
China Shang Yichen		 18–21, 24–26 Bronze Bronze [3]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 South Korea Jeong Na-eun China Guo Xinwa
China Liu Xuanxuan		 21–15, 19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver [3]

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 South Korea Na Sung-seung Indonesia Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Indonesia Bagas Maulana		 18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Vietnam Open Super 100 South Korea Na Sung-seung South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Seo Seung-jae		 21–18, 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Osaka International South Korea Shin Seung-chan South Korea Kim Young-hyuk
South Korea Lee Yu-lim		 21–14, 14–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Northern Marianas Open South Korea Shin Seung-chan Japan Hashiru Shimono
Japan Miku Shigeta		 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Wang Chan Full Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. "2017 아시아주니어 배드민턴선수권대회" (in Korean). 배드민턴뉴스. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. "왕찬-정나은, 아시아주니어배드민턴 혼합복식 준우승" (in Korean). 뉴스1. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ""최종 목표는 금메달" 내일이 더 기대되는 배드민턴 국가대표 왕찬" (in Korean). OhmyNews. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. Choi, In-young (12 March 2018). "주니어 배드민턴 왕찬-기동주, 독일선수권 남자복식 우승" (in Korean). Yonhap. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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