Leong Jun Hao


Leong Jun Hao is a Malaysian badminton player. He is currently the reigning boys singles champion at the 2017 Asia Junior Championships. This achievement was followed by a silver medal at World Junior Championships where he lost to top seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the final.

Career

In July 2017, Leong won the Asia Junior Championships by defeating Bai Yupeng in the final. In October 2017, he reached the final of World Junior Championships where he lost to top seed, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, 21-17, 15-21, 9-21. In November 2017, he reached his first maiden senior final at the Malaysia International Challenge before losing to compatriot Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin.
In January 2018, he reached the final of the Thailand Masters as a qualifier where he lost to second seed, Tommy Sugiarto. In April 2018, he won his first senior title at the Finnish Open by defeating his compatriot Cheam June Wei in the final.

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Kunlavut Vitidsarn21–17, 15–21, 9–21 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia Bai Yupeng21–6, 20–22, 21–17 Gold

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018Thailand MastersSuper 300 Tommy Sugiarto16–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Bangladesh International Lakshya Sen20–22, 18–21 Runner-up
2018Finnish Open Cheam June Wei12–21, 21–17, 22–20 Winner
2017Malaysia International Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin11–21, 13–21 Runner-up