Wong Wing Ki
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Vincent Wong Wing Ki born in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 on 18 March 1990, is a badminton player.

Name change

Wong Wing Ki was born Wong Shu Ki (: 黃書棋), but he changed his name when he was 17. 'Shu' means loser in Chinese and he was told to change it.

Education

Wong Wing Ki was a student at La Salle College
La Salle College
La Salle College is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St...

. He quit school after Form 3 to concentrate on a badminton career.

2011 Denmark Open

On 19 October, Wong Wing Ki beat Lee Hyun-il
Lee Hyun-il
Lee Hyun-il is a male badminton player from South Korea.- 2002 Asian Games:Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for Team Korea...

 in the first round by 10-21, 21-16 and 21-14, then on 20 October, Wong Wing Ki pulled off the biggest upset of the 2011 Denmark Open
2011 Denmark Super Series Premier
The 2010 Denmark Open Super Series was a top level badminton competition contested from October 18, 2010 to October 23, 2010 in Odense, Denmark. It was the ninth BWF Super Series competition on the 2011 BWF Super Series schedule...

 when he dumped four-time world champion Lin Dan
Lin Dan
Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...

 of China 21-10, 17-21, 21-19 to check into the quarter-finals. Wong ranks 27th in the world and will now collect at least 5,000 points from the tournament, which will boost his ranking to about 20. Hong Kong head coach Tim He Yiming said, "The result will have a great impact on Wong, as he is challenging for a place in next year's Olympic Games." In the third round, Wong Wing Ki lost to Sho Sasaki
Sho Sasaki
-Career:In 2007 he won the Japanese National Championships in men's singles, and 7 international tournaments: the Bahrain Satellite Badminton Tournament, the Banuinvest International Championships, the Osaka International Challenge, the Israel International, the Mauritius International, the...

 by 21-15, 15-21 and 7-21.

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