Alex Yuwan Tjong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Campinas, São Paulo | 1 March 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 93 (MS) 4 Jun 2015 54 (MD) 8 Dec 2011 48 (XD) 9 Apr 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
Alex Yuwan Tjong (born 1 March 1991) is a Brazilian male badminton player. He started playing badminton in his hometown in 1997 at age six because his father took him and his brothers to play badminton on a weekend. In 2004, at age 13, he selected to join the Brazil national badminton team.[1] In 2015, at age 24, he competed at the Pan American Games and won a bronze in the mixed doubles event partnered with Lohaynny Vicente.[2][3]