| Yu Woon Chai 杨建财 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Brunei |
| Born | (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 35) Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam |
| Residence | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles and doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 199 (MS 13 July 2017) 302 (MD with Ahmad Mahyuddin Haji Abas 18 June 2019) |
| Current ranking | 1005 (MS) 590 (MD with Ahmad Mahyuddin Haji Abas) |
| BWF profile | |
| Jaspar Yu Woon Chai | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 杨建财 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊建財 | ||||||
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Jaspar Yu Woon Chai (Chinese: 杨建财; pinyin: Yáng Jiàncái; born 14 November 1988) is a Bruneian badminton player.[1] He achieved a career high ranking of 199 in the men's singles discipline.
It was announced in May 2016 that he was awarded the tripartite commission to compete in the men's singles event at the 2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] Yu was the first badminton athlete from Brunei to compete at the Olympics.[3]
Jaspar obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) with major in Geography and Development from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).[4]
Jaspar has made a few Superseries appearances at the international stage. In 2019, alongside his partner Ahmad Mahyuddin Haji Abas, they qualified to the main draw of the Badminton Asia Championships after winning the group tie in group B but lost to the eventual bronze medalists Kang Min-hyuk and Kim Won-ho in the first round.
He made his debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
| 2016 Summer Olympics – men's singles | |||
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| Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
| RR |  Hu Yun
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16–21, 15–21 | Lose |
| RR |  Pablo Abián
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12–21, 10–21 | Lose |
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