{{short description|Malaysian badminton player}} {{family name hatnote|Lim (林)||lang=Chinese}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Lim Chi Wing<br />林志咏 | image = | size = | caption = | birth_name = | country = Malaysia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|11}} | birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | height = | weight = | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = Tey Seu Bock (until 2018) | event = Men's singles | highest_ranking = 74 | date_of_highest_ranking = 30 November 2017 | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's badminton }} {{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | SEA Games }} {{MedalSilver | 2017 Kuala Lumpur | Men's team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 93857 | bwf_id = 885E44A4-D177-4296-976F-D772A13109F3 }}
'''Lim Chi Wing''' (born 11 April 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player who specifies in playing men's singles.<ref>{{cite web|title= Players: Lim Chi Wing |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/93857/lim-chi-wing |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lim Chi Wing Full Profile |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/biography.aspx?id=885E44A4-D177-4296-976F-D772A13109F3 |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> He won a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fed-up Chi Wing aims to make it count at last meet of the year |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2017/11/14/fedup-chi-wing-aims-to-make-it-count-at-last-meet-of-the-year |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Star}}</ref>
== Career == He started playing badminton when he was 7 before joining the Bukit Jalil Sports School. In 2014, he was called up to the national team. He won his first title at the 2014 Bangladesh International, defeating Subhankar Dey of India with a score of 21–12, 21–17.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PAUL |first=RAJES |title=Chi Wing wins second title, but has some big shoes to fill |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2014/12/08/chi-wing-wins-second-title-but-has-some-big-shoes-to-fill |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Star}}</ref> Later that same year, he won his second career title at the Vietnam International.
Two years later, he would go onto achieve a runner-up position at the India International. He failed to defend his Vietnam International title as he lost to Vietnamese veteran Nguyễn Tiến Minh in 2 games. In August 2019, he left the national team to pursue his career as an independent player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wai |first=Tan Ming |title=Chi Wing hopes to 'rebuild' himself after failing on world stage |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2021/01/03/chi-wing-hopes-to-rebuild-himself-after-failing-on-world-stage |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Star}}</ref> In December 2022, Lim announced his retirement from international badminton to start his new career as a coach after his semifinal loss at the Malaysia International Challenge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Yih Shing |date=2022-12-16 |title=【大马国际挑战赛】转当陪练兼教练 林志咏转换跑道 |url=https://myallsports.com/badminton/【大马国际挑战赛】转当陪练兼教练-林志咏转换跑/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |publisher=全体育网 |language=zh}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up) === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Vietnam International Series | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Lu Chia-hung | align="left" | 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Bangladesh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Subhankar Dey | align="left" | 21–12, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Vietnam International Series | align="left" | {{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Tiến Minh | align="left" | 14–21, 21–23 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Tata Open India International | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Enzi Shafira | align="left" | 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 6–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
== Performance timeline == {{Performance key (badminton)}}
=== National team === * ''Senior level'' {| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable' ! Team events !! 2017 |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | SEA Games | bgcolor=silver | S |}
=== Individual competitions === * ''Junior level'' {| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable' ! Events !! 2013 |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | '''Asian Junior Championships''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | '''World Junior Championships''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 4R |}
* ''Senior level'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" | Tournament ! colspan="3" |'''BWF Superseries / Grand Prix'''!! colspan="5" | '''BWF World Tour''' !! rowspan="2" | Best |- !'''2015''' ! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 |- | align="left" | Syed Modi International | colspan="5" |A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | - |- | align="left" | Spain Masters | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" | NH | colspan="4" | A | style="color:#ccc" | NH | - |- | align="left" | Swiss Open | colspan="5" |A | style="color:#ccc" | NH | colspan="2" | A | - |- | align="left" | Orléans Masters | colspan="3" |N/A | colspan="2" | A | style="color:#ccc" | NH | colspan="2" | A | - |- | align="left" | Korea Masters | colspan="5" |A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | - |- | align="left" | Thailand Open | colspan="6" |A | style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | bgcolor="F0F8FF" | - |- | align="left" | Indonesia Masters | colspan="2" |A | style="color:#ccc" | NH | colspan="5" bgcolor="F0F8FF" 2018; | A | - |- | align="left" | Indonesia Open | colspan="5" |A | style="color:#ccc" | NH | colspan="2" | A | - |- | align="left" | Malaysia Masters | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | 1R | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | 1R | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | 1R |Q1 | | | style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''1R''' |- | align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open | colspan="2" |A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | 1R | colspan="2" | A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''1R ('17)''' |- | align="left" | Akita Masters | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" |NH | A | A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | - |- | align="left" | Indonesia Masters Super 100 | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" |NH | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''2R''' | A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''2R''' ('18) |- | align="left" | Macau Open | colspan="2" |A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" |'''3R''' | A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''3R''' ('17) |- | align="left" | Australian Open | colspan="5" |A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | A | - |- | align="left" | Thailand Masters | style="color:#ccc" | NH | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | 2R | colspan="4" |A | colspan="2" style="color:#ccc" | NH | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''2R''' ('16) |- | align="left" | Lingshui China Masters | colspan="3" |N/A | A | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" | NH | - |- | align="left" | Russian Open | colspan="2" |A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''3R''' | colspan="2" |A | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" | NH | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''3R''' ('17) |- | align="left" | Hyderabad Open | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" |NH | bgcolor="FFEBCD" | '''QF''' | A | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" | NH | bgcolor="FFEBCD" | '''QF''' ('18) |- | align="left" | Vietnam Open | colspan="2" |A | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | 1R | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | 1R | A | colspan="3" style="color:#ccc" | NH | bgcolor="AFEEEE" | '''1R''' ('17, '18) |- | align="left" | '''Year-end ranking''' |151 | 147 | 84 | 179 | 237 | 266 | 278 | - | 74 |- ! Tournament !2015!! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! Best |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{BWF|885E44A4-D177-4296-976F-D772A13109F3}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Chi Wing}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Badminton players from Kuala Lumpur Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:Malaysian male badminton players Category:Badminton players at the 2017 SEA Games Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia Category:SEA Games medalists in badminton Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen