Wang Chi-lin

Taiwanese badminton player (born 1995)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Wang.

Badminton player

Wang Chi-lin
王齊麟

Wang in 2024

Personal information
Country| Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born|  (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 30)
Taipei, Taiwan
Height| 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Years active| 2009–present
Handedness| Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking| 2 (MD with Lee Yang, 27 September 2022)
4 (MD with Chen Hung-ling, 25 October 2018)
10 (XD with Lee Chia-hsin, 21 June 2018)
Current ranking| 18 (MD with Chiu Hsiang-chieh, 3 June 2025)

Medal record

Men's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | Men's doubles
| 2024 Paris | Men's doubles
World Championships
| 2018 Nanjing | Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
| 2024 Chengdu | Men's team
Asian Games
| 2018 Jakarta–Palembang | Men's team
| 2022 Hangzhou | Men's doubles
Asian Championships
| 2023 Dubai | Men's doubles
Summer Universiade
| 2017 Taipei | Mixed doubles
| 2017 Taipei | Mixed team
World Junior Championships
| 2011 Taipei | Boys' doubles
| 2011 Taipei | Mixed team
| 2013 Bangkok | Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
| 2012 Gimcheon | Boys' doubles

BWF profile

Wang Chi-lin (Chinese: 王齊麟; pinyin: Wáng Qílín; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] He is the 2020 and 2024 Olympics men's doubles champion, becoming the first doubles pair in Olympics history to win consecutive gold medals, and the first unseeded men's double to win the Olympics gold medals.[2] He also won the men's doubles bronze medals at the 2018 World Championships, 2022 Asian Games, and at the 2023 Asian Championships. He reached a career high as World number 2 in September 2022 with his former partner Lee Yang.[3] Wang also competed in the mixed doubles, winning the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade with Lee Chia-hsin,[4] with their career high were number 10 in the BWF World Rankings in June 2018.

## Career

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In 2018, Wang won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships with Chen Hung-ling.[5] He then represented Chinese Taipei in the 2018 Asian Games, helping the team won the men's team bronze medal.

Since his partner Chen Hung-ling decided to retire from the international competition,[6] Wang then made a new partnership with Lee Yang.[7] Wang and Lee were classmates in junior high school. The duo reached six finals in the 2019 BWF World Tour, managing to win the Spain Masters, Orléans Masters, India Open, and Korea Masters. He also finished as the mixed doubles finalist in the Spain Masters with new partner Cheng Chi-ya.[8]

In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang defeated the 2018 World Champions' Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the men's doubles final. They became the first unseeded pair to win a gold medal in the Olympics' men's doubles badminton. This was Chinese Taipei's first Olympic medal in badminton.[9] In 2022, Wang and Lee were named two of Taiwan's Ten Outstanding Young Persons by the Junior Chamber International Taiwan.[10]

Wang (right) pictured with Lee Yang (left) during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In 2024, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang repeated the feat to win in the men's doubles finals as an unseeded pair,[11] making history as the first men’s doubles pair to successfully defend their Olympic title.[2]

## Achievements

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### Olympic Games

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Men's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan  |  Lee Yang |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 21–18, 21–12  |  Gold
2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France  |  Lee Yang  |  Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang | 21–17, 18–21, 21–19  |  Gold

### World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China  |  Chen Hung-ling |  Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda | 17–21, 10–21  |  Bronze

### Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China  |  Lee Yang |  Choi Sol-gyu
Kim Won-ho | 12–21, 10–21  |  Bronze

### Summer Universiade

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Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan  |  Lee Chia-hsin |  Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
Goh Yea Ching | 12–21, 21–16, 21–14  |  Gold

### Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates  |  Lee Yang |  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty | 18–21, 14–13 retired  |  Bronze

### World University Championships

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Men's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2014  | Municipal Sport Palace Vista Alegre,
Córdoba, Spain |  Tseng Min-hao |  Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin | 21–8, 8–21, 16–21  |  Bronze

### World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2011 | Taoyuan Arena,
Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan  |  Tien Tzu-chieh |  Nelson Heg
Teo Ee Yi | 8–21, 17–21  |  Bronze
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand  |  Tien Tzu-chieh  |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 10–21, 17–21  |  Bronze

### Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea  |  Wu Hsiao-lin |  Arya Maulana Aldiartama
Edi Subaktiar | 21–17, 20–22, 10–21  |  Silver

### BWF World Tour (12 titles, 9 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Level  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300  |  Chen Hung-ling |  Berry Angriawan
Hardianto | 21–17, 21–17  |  Winner
2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300  |  Chen Hung-ling  |  Liao Min-chun
Su Ching-heng | 22–20, 21–9  |  Winner
2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300  |  Po Li-wei |  Choi Sol-gyu
Seo Seung-jae | 12–21, 21–17, 18–21  |  Runner-up
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300  |  Lee Yang |  Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae  | 21–8, 23–21  |  Winner
2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300  |  Lee Yang  |  Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 19–21, 16–21  |  Runner-up
2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100  |  Lee Yang  |  Akira Koga
Taichi Saito | 16–21, 22–20, 21–15  |  Winner
2019 | India Open | Super 500  |  Lee Yang  |  Angga Pratama
Ricky Karanda Suwardi | 21–14, 21–14  |  Winner
2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300  |  Lee Yang  |  Ko Sung-hyun
Shin Baek-cheol | 13–21, 21–17, 3–6 retired  |  Runner-up
2019 | Korea Masters  | Super 300  |  Lee Yang  |  Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong | 21–19, 20–22, 21–19  |  Winner
2020 | Spain Masters  | Super 300  |  Lee Yang  |  Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 17–21, 19–21  |  Runner-up
2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000  |  Lee Yang  |  Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong  | 21–16, 21–23, 21–19  |  Winner
2020 (II) | Thailand Open  | Super 1000  |  Lee Yang  |  Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik | 21–13, 21–18  |  Winner
2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals  |  Lee Yang  |  Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan | 21–17, 23–21  |  Winner
2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300  |  Lee Yang  |  Man Wei Chong
Tee Kai Wun | 18–21, 21–10, 18–21  |  Runner-up
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750  |  Lee Yang  |  Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi | 21–19, 21–13  |  Winner
2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300  |  Lee Yang  |  Liu Yuchen
Ou Xuanyi | 22–24, 13–21  |  Runner-up
2023 | Korea Masters  | Super 300  |  Lee Yang  |  Lee Jhe-huei
Yang Po-hsuan | 17–21, 19–21  |  Runner-up
2025 | Taipei Open  | Super 300  |  Chiu Hsiang-chieh |  Kang Min-hyuk
Ki Dong-ju | 21–18, 21–15  |  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Level  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300  |  Lee Chia-hsin |  Seo Seung-jae
Chae Yoo-jung | 21–19, 14–21, 21–19  |  Winner
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300  |  Cheng Chi-ya |  Seo Seung-jae
Chae Yoo-jung  | 18–21, 15–21  |  Runner-up
2019 | Macau Open | Super 300  |  Cheng Chi-ya  |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 11–21, 8–21  |  Runner-up

### BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2015 | Malaysia Masters |  Chen Hung-ling |  Kenta Kazuno
Kazushi Yamada | 19–21, 21–14, 17–21  |  Runner-up
2016 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Chen Hung-ling  |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 17–21, 21–17, 22–24  |  Runner-up
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters |  Chen Hung-ling  |  Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 6–11, 6–11, 13–11, 11–9, 10–12  |  Runner-up
2017 | China Masters |  Chen Hung-ling  |  Takuto Inoue
Yuki Kaneko | 21–14, 21–6  |  Winner
2017 | Chinese Taipei Open  |  Chen Hung-ling  |  Lee Jhe-huei
Lee Yang | 21–16, 22–20  |  Winner
2017 | New Zealand Open |  Chen Hung-ling  |  Ong Yew Sin
Teo Ee Yi | 21–16, 21–18  |  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2017 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Lee Chia-hsin |  Seo Seung-jae
Kim Ha-na | 20–22, 10–21  |  Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2013  | Maldives International |  Tien Tzu-chieh |  Arya Maulana Aldiartama
Alfian Eko Prasetya | 21–15, 21–17  |  Winner
2013  | Singapore International |  Chen Chung-jen |  Jagdish Singh
Roni Tan Wee Long | 21–12, 25–27, 21–16  |  Winner
2013  | Polish International |  Chen Chung-jen  |  Christopher Rusdianto
Trikusuma Wardhana | 22–24, 21–14, 21–14  |  Winner
2013  | Czech International |  Chen Chung-jen  |  Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha | 22–20, 20–22, 12–21  |  Runner-up
2013  | India International |  Tien Tzu-chieh  |  Manu Attri
B. Sumeeth Reddy | 16–21, 13–21  |  Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2013  | Singapore International |  Chen Szu-yu |  Vasin Nilyoke
Chayanit Chaladchalam | 14–21, 13–21  |  Runner-up
2013  | Czech International |  Wu Ti-jung |  Jakub Bitman
Alžběta Bášová | 21–19, 21–13  |  Winner
2013  | Malaysia International |  Wu Ti-jung  |  Alfian Eko Prasetya
Shendy Puspa Irawati | 15–21, 16–21  |  Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

## References

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## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wang Chi-lin.

* Wang Chi-lin at BWFBadminton.com
* Wang Chi-lin at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
* Wang Chi-lin at Olympedia
* Wang Chi-lin at Olympics.com
* Wang Chi-lin at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
* Wang Chi-lin on Instagram

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Olympic badminton men's doubles champions

Demonstration|

* 1972:  Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata (INA)

Exhibition|

* 1988:  Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)

Official|

* 1992:  Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
* 1996:  Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja (INA)
* 2000:  Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya (INA)
* 2004:  Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR)
* 2008:  Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
* 2012:  Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN)
* 2016:  Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan (CHN)
* 2020:  Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin (TPE)
* 2024:  Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin (TPE)

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BWF World Tour Finals men's doubles champions

* 2018:  Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen (CHN)
* 2019:  Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
* 2020:  Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin (TPE)
* 2021:  Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi (JPN)
* 2022:  Liu Yuchen & Ou Xuanyi (CHN)
* 2023:  Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae (KOR)
* 2024:  Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN)

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