Birth name 黄梓良 Name Derek Zi Residence Singapore Weight 66 kg | Handedness Right Height 1.72 m Country Singapore Role Player Highest ranking 37 | |
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Born 13 January 1989 (age 36)
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Current ranking 39 (11 September 2014) |
Day 1 - 2014 Indonesian Masters GPG Badminton Open - Derek Wong Zi Liang vs Arif Ramadhan
Derek Wong Zi Liang (traditional Chinese: 黃梓良) (born 13 January 1989) is a Singaporean badminton player. Wong is a two-time olympian, who took part at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Contents
- Day 1 2014 Indonesian Masters GPG Badminton Open Derek Wong Zi Liang vs Arif Ramadhan
- 2011 World Championships
- 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- 2012 London Olympics
- 2014 Commonwealth Games
- 2016 Rio Olympics
- Commonwealth Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- BWF International ChallengeSeries
- References

2011 World Championships

Wong shocked Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat, a former Olympic champion in the second round of the World Championships. He defeated the Indonesian star 21-17, 21-14 to earn a place in the third round against Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark.
2011 Southeast Asian Games

Wong upset Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh, then ranked in the world’s top 10, at the quarterfinals of the Sea Games. He also came agonizingly close to upsetting the eventual gold medalist, Simon Santoso, in the next round. He led in the early stages of the semifinal match before succumbing to the Indonesian in straight sets.
2012 London Olympics

Wong's Olympic debut ended after a 21–17, 21–14 loss to Jan Ø. Jørgensen in his final Group I match at London's Wembley Arena on 31 July to finish second in the three-man group. "Of course, I wanted to play more games instead of just two. But being in my first Olympics has been a huge experience, and one that I will use for my career," Wong said afterwards. He had earlier beaten Israel's Misha Zilberman 21–9, 21–15 on 29 July.
2014 Commonwealth Games
Wong advanced to the men's singles final but lost to Parupalli Kashyap of India 14-21, 21-11, 21-19, winning a silver medal.
2016 Rio Olympics
Wong qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Singaporean flag bearer. During group play, he finished in second place in his group and did not advance.
Commonwealth Games
Men's singles
Southeast Asian Games
Men's singles
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Men's doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament