Andy Kwek

Andy Kwek Jun Liang (Chinese: 郭俊良; pinyin: Guō Jùnliáng; born 22 April 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player.[1] He won a bronze medal for Singapore as part of the team at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships and 2021 Southeast Asian Games. In 2022, Kwek won a title at the Swedish Open with his partner Danny Bawa Chrisnanta. Kwek and Chrisnanta also represented Singapore men's team at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships and helped the team to secure a bronze medal.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kwek (郭).
Andy Kwek
郭俊良
Personal information
Birth nameAndy Kwek Jun Liang
CountrySingapore
Born (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999
Singapore
ResidenceSingapore
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
CoachLim Pek Siah, Paulus Firnan
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking81 (MD with Danny Bawa Chrisnanta (3 January 2023)
81 (XD with Jin Yujia 3 January 2023)
Current ranking133 (MD with Loh Kean Hean)
117 (XD with Jin Yujia)
93 (XD with Crystal Wong) (28 February 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2022 SelangorMen's team
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines Men's team
2021 Vietnam Men's team
BWF profile

Kwek competed in the 2022 Thomas Cup and the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. He was also part of the Singaporean mixed team squad that won bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Estonian International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Ruttanapak Oupthong
Sirawit Sothon		 21–17, 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2022 Swedish Open Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chia Wei Jie
Low Hang Yee		 21–13, 23–21 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Uganda International Crystal Wong Philipp Drexler
Serena Au Yeong		 21–17, 21–19 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Singapore Youth International Lee Jian Liang Hu Chuan-en
Liang Chun-ping		 21–13, 8–21, 22–20 Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Jun Liang Andy KWEK | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. Auto, Hermes (2022-02-18). "Badminton: Singapore men's team secure historic medal at Asia Team C'ships | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  3. "Singapore's badminton mixed team defeated by India in semis of Commonwealth Games". CNA. Retrieved 2022-10-03.


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