Hung En-tzu
| Hung En-tzu 洪恩慈 | |||||||||
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.jpg) Hung at 2023 National Games of Taiwan | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||
| Born | 6 July 2001 Taiwan | ||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Handedness | Left[1] | ||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | 12 (WD with Hsieh Pei-shan, 13 May 2025) 26 (XD with Lu Ming-che, 8 April 2025) | ||||||||
| Current ranking | 12 (WD with Hsieh Pei-shan) 30 (XD with Lu Ming-che) (20 May 2025) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| BWF profile | |||||||||
Hung En-tzu (Chinese: 洪恩慈; pinyin: Hóng Ēncí; born 6 July 2001) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Partnering with Hsieh Pei-shan, Hung achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 12 on 13 May 2025. Their victory at the 2025 Taipei Open Super 300 tournament was particularly notable; it ended Chinese Taipei’s 17-year wait for a women’s doubles crown at their home event and emulated the 2008 victory of their high school coach, Chien Yu-chin.[2]
Career
[edit]Hung first grasp of senior international badminton come at Sydney International in 2017 where she manage to win in both women's singles and women's doubles category.[3]
In 2023, Hung focusing mostly on doubles performance and manage a final appearances in Nantes International and Vietnam Open respectively. In 2024, Hung paired with Hsieh Pei-shan, a senior who is 4 years older than her and win the very first BWF World Tour in 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100.[4] Hung and Hsieh won their first Super 300 tournament on their homeground Taipei Open in 2025, beating Japanese young doubles of Miyu Takahashi and Mizuki Otake in straight games.[5]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 |  Lin Yu-pei
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Hsieh Pei-shan Tseng Yu-chi
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18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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[8] |
| 2024 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Hsieh Pei-shan
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 Li Wenmei Zhang Shuxian
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23–25, 21–18, 20–22 | Runner-up
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[9] |
| 2024 (II) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Hsieh Pei-shan
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 Lanny Tria Mayasari Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
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21–19, 21–15 |  Winner
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[4] |
| 2025 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Hsieh Pei-shan
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 Mizuki Otake Miyu Takahashi
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21–14, 21–15 | Winner
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[5] |
BWF International Challenges/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sydney International | Hsieh Yu-ying
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17–21, 21–18, 22–20 | Winner
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[3] |
| 2019 | Portugal International |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
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12–21, 21–19, 11–21 | Runner-up
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[10] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sydney International | Lin Jhih-yun
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 Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen Sylvina Kurniawan
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21–19, 21–19 | Winner
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[3] |
| 2023 | Nantes International | Lin Yu-pei
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 Tanisha Crasto Ashwini Ponnappa
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15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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[11] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ Guowei, Chen (23 June 2023). "神奇！「左派女雙」搭檔3個月 亞柏洪恩慈/林羽珮闖4強". taisounds.com (in Chinese). Taibao Culture Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Kumar, Prem (11 May 2025). "Taipei Open: Home Glory After 17 Years, Loh Returns to Podium Top". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Xiuren, Huang (10 September 2017). "澳洲國際系列賽》台灣潛優小將持續高檔演出 囊括4冠3亞7季最大贏家". ltsports.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b Zhafira, Arnidhya Nur (3 November 2024). "Yere/Rahmat genapkan gelar untuk tuan rumah di Indonesia Masters" (in Indonesian). antaranews. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b Kumar, Prem (11 May 2025). "Taipei Open: Home Glory After 17 Years, Loh Returns to Podium Top". bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Linh wins Vietnam Open badminton title". Việt Nam News. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Sands China Presents Macau Open Badminton 2024 Tournament Crowns Winners". plataformamedia.com. Platform Studio. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "2019 Portugal International". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Tournament Software. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto pair grabs Nantes International badminton title". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Hung En-Tzu at BWFBadminton.com
- Hung En-Tzu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
