Chu Man Kai

Chu Man Kai
Personal information
Country Hong Kong
Born (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)
Hong Kong
Height141 cm (4 ft 8 in)
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking1 (MS 8 November 2022)
1 (MD with Wong Chun Yim 16 May 2019)
4 (XD with Choi Wing Kei 13 June 2023)
Current ranking1 (MS)
2 (MD with Wong Chun Yim)
8 (XD with Choi Wing Kei) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles

Chu Man-kai (Chinese: 朱文佳; born 17 October 1990) is a Hong Kong para-badminton player. He started playing for Hong Kong in the international competition in 2017.[1] He was unable to grow taller due to a recessive genetic disease.[2] At the 2018 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the singles SS6 event.[3] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the singles SH6 event.[4]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan India Krishna Nagar 17–21, 21–16, 17–21 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan England Jack Shephard 22–20, 13–21, 22–20 Gold Gold

Men’s doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Krysten Coombs
England Jack Shephard
21–19, 16–21, 21–16 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim India Krishna Nagar
India Raja Magotra
21–15, 17–21, 21–18 Gold Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim South Korea Lee Dae-sung
Thailand Natthapong Meechai
16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim China Lin Naili
China Zeng Qingtao
16–21, 23–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Didin Taresoh 21–13, 21–17 Gold Gold
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China India Krishna Nagar 21–10, 8–21, 21–11 Gold Gold

Men's doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim China Lin Naili
China Zeng Qingtao
14–21, 8–21 Silver Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]

Men's singles SH6

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 England Jack Shephard 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Indonesia Subhan 21–10, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 England Jack Shephard 21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 France Charles Noakes 23–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Thailand Natthapong Meechai 21–9, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Brazil Vitor Tavares 20–22, 21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 United States Miles Krajewski 21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Krishna Nagar 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Thailand Natthapong Meechai 21–17, 6–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 1 France Charles Noakes 24–26, 21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 France Charles Noakes 21–16, 11–6 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Brazil Vitor Tavares 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 England Jack Shephard 24–22, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 India Krishna Nagar 21–14, 17–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
21–12, 10–21 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022[a] Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh
Indonesia Subhan
21–15, 21–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
South Korea Lee Dae-sung
Thailand Natthapong Meechai
17–21, 19–21
India Sudarsan Muthusamy
Peru Héctor Salva
21–2, 21–7
India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
21–13, 21–13
2022[a] Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
21–6, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
France Fabien Morat
France Charles Noakes
21–12, 21–10
Thailand Natthapong Meechai
Thailand Bunthan Yaemmali
21–11, 21–17
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
21–12, 10–21 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023[a] Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim Singapore Xavier Lim
Spain Iván Segura
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Peru Nilton Quispe
Peru Héctor Salva
21–4, 21–7
India Sudarsan Muthusamy
India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
21–8, 21–11

Mixed doubles SH6

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Choi Wing Kei England Jack Shephard
England Rachel Choong
10–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Choi Wing Kei India Sivarajan Solaimalai
India Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Choi Wing Kei Indonesia Subhan
Indonesia Rina Marlina
6–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles SH6

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 15–21, 21–11, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Australia Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 21–11, 15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 21–15, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–16, 19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 17–21, 21–18, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 China Para Badminton International England Krysten Coombs 21–7, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Krysten Coombs
England Jack Shephard
16–21, 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017[a] Thailand Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim India Mark Joseph Dharmai
India Sunil Pradhan
21–4, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Thailand Bunthan Yaemmali
Thailand Sayatorn Chatsrijurarat
21–9, 21–7
Japan Yohei Hatakeyama
Australia Luke Missen
21–5, 21–5
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Krysten Coombs
England Jack Shephard
18–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Krysten Coombs
England Jack Shephard
12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Krysten Coombs
England Jack Shephard
17–21, 11–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Krysten Coombs
England Jack Shephard
21–14, 11–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018[a] Australia Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim Australia Kobie Jane Donovan
Australia Anthony Koedyk
21–1, 21–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Japan Yohei Hatakeyama
United States Miles Krajewski
21–7, 21–7
Australia Luke Missen
England Jonathan Pratt
21–3, 21–6
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim India Krishna Nagar
India Raja Magotra
21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Andrew Martin
France Fabien Morat
21–17, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim England Isaak Dalglish
Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh
21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim India Krishna Nagar
India Raja Magotra
21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019[a] China Para Badminton International Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim Chinese Taipei Chen Yi-ying
Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh
21–4, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
France Fabien Morat
Thailand Bunthan Yaemmali
21–4, 21–7
Indonesia Dimas Tri Aji
Indonesia Pahri
21–3, 21–5
China Lin Naili
China Luo Guangliang
21–11, 21–6

References

  1. ^ "【東京殘奧代表介紹.羽毛球】朱文佳". Sportsroad (in Chinese). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "【東京殘奧】朱文佳僅負世界二哥 奪銀仍創歷史新一頁". Sportsroad (in Chinese). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ 高詩琦 (14 October 2018). "【亞殘運】港隊史上最佳成績回港 輪椅劍后余翠怡望香港直播殘運". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Two badminton medals for HK, but gold proves elusive". RTHK. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f This tournament uses a round robin system.