Alex Yuwan Tjong

Alex Yuwan Tjong
Personal information
CountryBrazil
Born (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991 (age 33)
Campinas, São Paulo
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
CoachRight
Men's
Highest ranking93 (MS) 4 Jun 2015
54 (MD) 8 Dec 2011
48 (XD) 9 Apr 2015
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Mixed doubles
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Campinas Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Lima Mixed team
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Mixed team
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]

  1. ^ "Players: Alex Yuwan Tjong". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Tjong Alex Yuwan". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Badminton: Alex Tjong e Lohaynny Vicente caem e ficam com bronze". odia.ig.com.br. O Dia. Retrieved 10 February 2017.