Derek Wong
| Derek Wong Zi Liang | |
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Derek Wong at 2013 Axiata Cup
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | 黄梓良 |
| Country |
 Singapore
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| Born |
13 January 1989 Singapore |
| Residence | Singapore City, Singapore |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 37 (5 March 2015) |
| Current ranking | Retired |
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Medal record
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| BWF profile | |
Derek Wong Zi Liang (traditional Chinese: 黃梓良) (born 13 January 1989) is a Singaporean badminton player. He competed for Singapore at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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