Leong Jun Hao

Leong Jun Hao
梁峻豪
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 24)
Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2016–present
HandednessRight
CoachHendrawan
Tey Seu Bock
Men's singles
Highest ranking35 (17 October 2023)
Current ranking40 (24 October 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Selangor Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jakarta Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Leong Jun Hao (Chinese: 梁峻豪; pinyin: Liáng Jùnháo; born 13 July 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was the boys' singles champion at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. This achievement was followed by a silver medal at World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Leong was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur to Celine Low and Anthony Leong. He started playing badminton for fun outside his house. At the age of 9, he started playing the sport seriously under his father’s tutelage. Leong joined the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) at the age of 13. At the end of 2018, he injured his hip twice which resulted in his world ranking dropping from 40th to 120th.

Career

2017

In July, Leong won the Asian Junior Championships by defeating Bai Yupeng in the final. In October, he reached the final of World Junior Championships where he lost to top seed, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, 21–17, 15–21, 9–21. In November, he reached his maiden senior final at the Malaysia International Challenge before losing to compatriot Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin.

2018

In January, he reached the final of the Thailand Masters as a qualifier where he lost to the second seed, Tommy Sugiarto. In April, he won his first senior title at the Finnish Open by defeating his compatriot Cheam June Wei in the final.

2019–2020

In December 2019, Leong reached his first final of the year at the Bangladesh International but lost out to top seed Lakshya Sen.

He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Asian Team Championships in February 2020.

2022

Leong was one of the players that won gold at the 2022 Asian Team Championships for Malaysia in February. In October, he clinched his first BWF World Tour title at the Indonesia Masters, beating compatriot Cheam June Wei in three games.

2023

In May, Leong made his debut at the 2023 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the men's team event. He later competed in the men's singles event and went on to win bronze, losing out to Indonesia's Christian Adinata in the semi-finals. In July, he was crowned as men's singles national champion after winning the 2023 Malaysian National Badminton Championships. In October, he competed at the KL Masters as the second seed. He emerged as the winner after defeating top seed Lee Chia-hao 22–20, 21–13 in the final.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Morodok Techo Badminton Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Indonesia Christian Adinata 19–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–17, 15–21, 9–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia China Bai Yupeng 21–6, 20–22, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Masters Super 300 Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Malaysia Cheam June Wei 9–21, 22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Malaysia Masters Super 100 Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hao 22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 11–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Finnish Open Malaysia Cheam June Wei 12–21, 21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bangladesh International India Lakshya Sen 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament

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