Weng Hongyang

Weng Hongyang (; born 18 June 1999) is a Chinese badminton player. He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2019 Lingshui China Masters. He was part of China winning team in the 2024 Thomas Cup.

Career

Early career Weng entered the Fuzhou Sports School in 2006, and later the Fujian Sports School in 2009. He joined the provincial sports team in March 2011, and entered the national team in March 2018. In 2019, he won the Lingshui China Masters, defeating Liu Haichao in straight games in the final.

2022 In the Korea Open, Weng was promoted from the reserves list to enter the main draw. He defeated home favorite Heo Kwang-hee in the first round, and defeated Malaysians Cheam June Wei and Ng Tze Yong to reach the semi-finals. There, he defeated Denmark's Victor Svendsen to reach his career's maiden World Tour Super 500 final. In the final, he defeated Indonesia's Jonatan Christie to win his career's biggest title, despite being one game down and trailing 16–19 in the second. It was his career's biggest win.

In the Asian Championships, Weng qualified for the main draw. He defeated former World No.1 Srikanth Kidambi and Olympic bronze medalist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to enter the semi-finals. However, he was defeated by eventual champion Lee Zii Jia in straight games. Despite this, he still won a bronze medal, which was his first medal from a major tournament.

2023 Weng won his second BWF World Tour Super 500 title at the Australian Open, with victories against Kodai Naraoka, Chou Tien-chen and Lee Zii Jia. In the final, Weng came from 14–19 down and saved a match point in the deciding game to defeat Prannoy H. S. He then won the Denmark Open defetating Lee Zii Jia in the final.

2024 Weng reached his first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament in the China Open. He won the title after beating Kodai Naraoka in the final.

2025 Weng doesn't start well in this year, losing in the first round in Malaysia Open but he certainly did better in India Open, reaching semi-finals. In March, Weng won his first Super 300 in Swiss Open against Christo Popov in straight sets. Weng won his second title on the year in his home at China Masters, beating Lin Chun-yi in the process.

Achievements

Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref

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.

Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Lingshui China Masters Super 100 Liu Haichao 21–7, 21–7 Winner 2022 Korea Open Super 500 Jonatan Christie 12–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2023 Australian Open Super 500 Prannoy H. S. 21–9, 21–23, 22–20 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament