Chu Man Kai

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chu.

Chu Man-kai (Chinese: 朱文佳; born 17 October 1990) is a Hong Kong para-badminton player. He started playing for Hong Kong in the international competition in 2017.^[1] He was unable to grow taller due to a recessive genetic disease.^[2] At the 2018 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the singles SS6 event.^[3] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the singles SH6 event.^[4]

Chu Man Kai
Personal information
Country	Hong Kong
Born	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34) Hong Kong
Height	141 cm (4 ft 8 in)
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking	1 (MS 8 November 2022) 1 (MD with Wong Chun Yim 16 May 2019) 4 (XD with Choi Wing Kei 13 June 2023)
Current ranking	1 (MS) 2 (MD with Wong Chun Yim) 8 (XD with Choi Wing Kei) (3 September 2024)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing  Hong Kong Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Men's singles World Championships 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles 2019 Basel Men's doubles 2022 Tokyo Men's singles 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta Men's singles 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Krishna Nagar	17–21, 21–16, 17–21	Silver

World Championships

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Jack Shephard	22–20, 13–21, 22–20	Gold

Men’s doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Wong Chun Yim	Krysten Coombs Jack Shephard	21–19, 16–21, 21–16	Gold
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Wong Chun Yim	Krishna Nagar Raja Magotra	21–15, 17–21, 21–18	Gold
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Wong Chun Yim	Lee Dae-sung Natthapong Meechai	16–21, 17–21	Bronze
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Wong Chun Yim	Lin Naili Zeng Qingtao	16–21, 23–21, 17–21	Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Didin Taresoh	21–13, 21–17	Gold
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Krishna Nagar	21–10, 8–21, 21–11	Gold

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Wong Chun Yim	Lin Naili Zeng Qingtao	14–21, 8–21	Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[5][6]

Men's singles SH6

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Jack Shephard	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Subhan	21–10, 21–9	Winner
2022	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Jack Shephard	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Charles Noakes	23–21, 21–15	Winner
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Natthapong Meechai	21–9, 21–14	Winner
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Vitor Tavares	20–22, 21–12, 21–11	Winner
2023	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 2	Miles Krajewski	21–12, 21–8	Winner
2023	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Krishna Nagar	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2023	Japan Para Badminton International	Level 2	Natthapong Meechai	21–17, 6–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 1	Charles Noakes	24–26, 21–16, 21–12	Winner
2024	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Charles Noakes	21–16, 11–6 retired	Winner
2024	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Vitor Tavares	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2024	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Jack Shephard	24–22, 21–5	Winner
2024	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Krishna Nagar	21–14, 17–21, 21–19	Winner

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Wong Chun Yim	Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai	21–12, 10–21 retired	Runner-up
2022[a]	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Wong Chun Yim	Niall McVeigh Subhan	21–15, 21–9	Runner-up
				Lee Dae-sung Natthapong Meechai	17–21, 19–21
				Sudarsan Muthusamy Héctor Salva	21–2, 21–7
				Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai	21–13, 21–13
2022[a]	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Wong Chun Yim	Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai	21–6, 21–6	Winner
				Fabien Morat Charles Noakes	21–12, 21–10
				Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali	21–11, 21–17
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Wong Chun Yim	Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai	21–12, 10–21 retired	Runner-up
2023[a]	Western Australia Para Badminton International	Level 2	Wong Chun Yim	Xavier Lim Iván Segura	Walkover	Winner
				Nilton Quispe Héctor Salva	21–4, 21–7
				Sudarsan Muthusamy Dhinagaran Pandurangan	21–8, 21–11

Mixed doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Choi Wing Kei	Jack Shephard Rachel Choong	10–21, 6–21	Runner-up
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Choi Wing Kei	Sivarajan Solaimalai Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Western Australia Para Badminton International	Level 2	Choi Wing Kei	Subhan Rina Marlina	6–21, 13–21	Runner-up

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles SH6

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	15–21, 21–11, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Australia Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	21–11, 15–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Krishna Nagar	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Jack Shephard	21–16, 19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Krishna Nagar	17–21, 21–18, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	China Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	21–7, 21–16	Winner

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Irish Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Krysten Coombs Jack Shephard	16–21, 21–18, 21–10	Winner
2017[a]	Thailand Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Mark Joseph Dharmai Sunil Pradhan	21–4, 21–10	Winner
			Bunthan Yaemmali Sayatorn Chatsrijurarat	21–9, 21–7
			Yohei Hatakeyama Luke Missen	21–5, 21–5
2018	Spanish Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Krysten Coombs Jack Shephard	18–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2018	Dubai Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Krysten Coombs Jack Shephard	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Irish Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Krysten Coombs Jack Shephard	17–21, 11–21	Winner
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Krysten Coombs Jack Shephard	21–14, 11–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018[a]	Australia Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Kobie Jane Donovan Anthony Koedyk	21–1, 21–3	Winner
			Yohei Hatakeyama Miles Krajewski	21–7, 21–7
			Luke Missen Jonathan Pratt	21–3, 21–6
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Krishna Nagar Raja Magotra	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Andrew Martin Fabien Morat	21–17, 21–6	Winner
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Isaak Dalglish Niall McVeigh	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Krishna Nagar Raja Magotra	21–12, 21–14	Winner
2019[a]	China Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	Chen Yi-ying Niall McVeigh	21–4, 21–6	Winner
			Fabien Morat Bunthan Yaemmali	21–4, 21–7
			Dimas Tri Aji Pahri	21–3, 21–5
			Lin Naili Luo Guangliang	21–11, 21–6