Leong Jun Hao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Leong.
Leong Jun Hao
梁峻豪
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25)
Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2016–present
HandednessRight
CoachHendrawan
Tey Seu Bock
Men's singles
Highest ranking27 (2 July 2024)
Current ranking27 (9 July 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
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.[1][2] He was the boys' singles champion at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships.[3] This achievement was followed by a silver medal at World Junior Championships.[4]

Personal life

Leong was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur to Celine Low and Anthony Leong.[5] 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.[6]

Career

2017

In July, Leong won the Asian Junior Championships by defeating Bai Yupeng in the final.[3] In October, he reached the final of World Junior Championships where he lost to top seed, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, 21–17, 15–21, 9–21.[4] In November, he reached his maiden senior final at the Malaysia International Challenge before losing to compatriot Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin.[7]

2018

In January, he reached the final of the Thailand Masters as a qualifier where he lost to the second seed, Tommy Sugiarto.[8] In April, he won his first senior title at the Finnish Open by defeating his compatriot Cheam June Wei in the final.[9]

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.[10]

He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Asian Team Championships in February 2020.[11][12]

2022

Leong was one of the players that won gold at the 2022 Asian Team Championships for Malaysia in February.[13][14] In October, he clinched his first BWF World Tour title at the Indonesia Masters, beating compatriot Cheam June Wei in three games.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17] In July, he was crowned as men's singles national champion after winning the 2023 Malaysian National Badminton Championships.[18] 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.[19]

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,[20] 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.[21]

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

References

  1. ^ "Players: Leong Jun Hao". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Leong Jun Hao". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Peter, Fabian (30 July 2017). "M'sia's Leong Jun Hao crowned 2017 Asian boys' singles champion". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b Peter, Fabian (22 October 2017). "Dream deferred: Jun Hao wiped out at World Junior Championships final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao gets a kiss from his proud parents, Anthony Leong and Celine Low, after reaching the men's singles final". BWF. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ^ Chuah, Rachel (18 October 2021). "4 Fun Facts About Malaysia's Men Singles Player Leong Jun Hao". Hype Malaysia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ Fauzi, Ferzalfie (20 November 2017). "Young gun Jun Hao admits he still has much to learn". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ^ Talkah, Helmi (15 January 2018). "Jun Hao vows to stay humble". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. ^ Liew, Vincent (8 April 2018). "Leong Jun Hao claims Finnish Open, Arif Latif/Azriyn Ayub win silver at Osaka International". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ Imtiaz, Md (15 December 2019). "Badminton: Lakshya Sen wins Bangladesh International Challenger 2019". The Bridge. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  11. ^ "BWF - Badminton Asia Team Championships 2020 - Team: [MAS] Malaysia - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Indonesia's men's badminton team pulls off Asia Team Championships hat trick". The Jakarta Post. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  13. ^ "OFFICIAL: YOUTHFUL LINEUP FOR BATC2022 | BAM". bam.org.my. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Malaysian men's squad end Indonesia's dominance to win Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022". Malay Mail. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. ^ Paul, Rajes (23 October 2022). "Jun Hao wins first World Tour title, dedicates to late grandpa". The Star. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Men's badminton squad take silver in finals". Free Malaysia Today. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  17. ^ "End of the road for Jun Hao and Shun Yang". The Star. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Shuttlers Jun Hao, Letshanaa grab maiden national titles". Free Malaysia Today. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  19. ^ "#BergamotKLMasters2023 Keeping calm was key - Jun Hao". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.