BIOGRAPHY

Inspired by her mother, Wong Ling Ching chose the national badminton centre of excellence, PETRONAS Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM) as the destination to further her career in the sport.

Ling Ching got her first taste of victory by winning the U-10 tournament in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur at the age of eight.

The Miri-born shuttler never looked back since. She cemented her growing reputation after winning two titles; women’s singles and the women’s doubles (with Teoh Lexuan) at the PETRONAS U-21 Championships in Kuantan, May last year.

The 19-year-old soon joined the national team in October the same year and was called up for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (BAMTC) 2023 in Dubai.

Making her national bow in the tournament, she gave a good account of herself with an encouraging 13-21 17-21 display against 2019 world champion PV Sindhu in the crucial Group B tie against India.

WHAT THE COACH SAID

James Chua: “She’s very committed, trains hard and looks capable of developing even more in the future. We are designing specific program for her to improve different aspects of her game especially speed and technique.”