Mak Hee Chun

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| name = Mak Hee Chun
麦喜俊

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|12|28}}

| birth_place = Perak, Malaysia

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| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 72 kg

| country = Hong Kong

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| handedness = Right

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| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 19 (MD 11 November 2010)
20 (XD 15 November 2010)

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| current_ranking = 411 (MD)
440 (XD)

| date_of_current_ranking = 20 September 2022

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| bwfbadminton_id = 54159

| bwf_id = 5C4F8BBC-07E5-4A8B-9B62-6AF62554722B

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Mak Hee Chun (born 28 August 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player and represented Hong Kong since 2016.{{cite web|title=Players: Hee Chun Mak |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/54159/hee-chun-mak |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=27 March 2017}}

Career

He started his career as a junior player by reaching the semi-final round and winning bronze in the boys' doubles event at the BWF World Junior Championships in 2006 and 2007 with Lim Khim Wah.{{cite news|title=World Juniors 2006 – China and Korea the Big Winners in the Semi-Finals |url=http://www.badzine.net/2006/11/world-junior-championships-china-and-korea-the-big-winners-in-the-semi-finals/68/ |website=www.badzine.net |publisher=Badzine.net |accessdate=27 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Khim Wah-Hui Lin lift world mixed doubles crown |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2F2007%2F11%2F5%2Fsports%2F19380868&sec= |website=www.thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star |accessdate=27 March 2017}} Partnered with Teo Kok Siang, he won gold in 2008.{{cite news|title=Hee Chun-Kok Siang juara di Pune |url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=1103&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_03.htm |website=ww1.utusan.com.my |publisher=Utusan Malaysia |accessdate=27 March 2017 |language=Malay}} He also won bronze in the mixed doubles event with Vivian Hoo Kah Mun. At the 2008 Asia Junior Championships, he won gold in the boys' doubles teamed-up with Teo.{{cite news|title=Word Junior champs Hee Chun-Kok Siang vow to stamp their mark |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2008/11/04/word-junior-champs-hee-chunkok-siang-vow-to-stamp-their-mark/ |website=www.thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star|accessdate=27 March 2017}}

In 2009, he reached the final of the Malaysia International Challenge and became the runner-up in the mixed doubles event with Ng Hui Lin.{{cite news|title=Proton Malaysia Int'l – From Bridesmaids to Brides |url=http://www.badzine.net/2009/11/proton-malaysia-intl-from-bridesmaids-to-brides/ |website=www.badzine.net |publisher=Badzine.net|accessdate=27 March 2017}} At the same year, he reached the semi-final at the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Tan Wee Kiong.{{cite news|title=Hee Chun-Wee Kiong and Teik Chai-Bin Shen smash into semis |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2009/06/27/hee-chunwee-kiong-and-teik-chaibin-shen-smash-into-semis/ |website=www.thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star|accessdate=27 March 2017}} In September 2012, he dropped from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), and then started to play as an independent player.{{cite news|title=Don't count Hee out |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2014/02/24/mak-dont-count-heeim-out/ |website=www.thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star|accessdate=27 March 2017}} In 2014, he won the men's doubles title at the Malaysia National Circuit Grand Prix Finals with Tan Bin Shen.{{cite news|title=Amazing! Mak Hee Chun/Tan Bin Shen, Zulfadli Zulkifli are now the Malaysian Champions |url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/3486-amazing-mak-hee-chun-tan-bin-shen-zulfadli-zulkifli-are-now-the-malaysian-champ.html |website=www.badmintonplanet.com |publisher=BadmintonPlanet.com |accessdate=27 March 2017}}

In early 2015, he was recalled to join Malaysia national badminton team in order to strengthen the men's doubles department. But, in August 2015, he immediately resigned from the BAM due his performance with his partner in the men's doubles Teo Kok Siang unsatisfactory.{{cite news|title=Mak Hee Chun returns to national fold with Olympic dream |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2015/02/27/mak-hee-chun-returns-to-national-fold/ |website=www.thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star|accessdate=27 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Mak Hee Chun and Teo Kok Siang resign from BAM |url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/3927-mak-hee-chun-and-teo-kok-siang-resign-from-bam.html |website=www.badmintonplanet.com |publisher=BadmintonPlanet.com |accessdate=27 March 2017}}

In 2016, he started to representing Hong Kong at the international tournament, and at the National Championships, he was the men's and mixed doubles runner-up partnered with Yeung Shing Choi and Tse Ying Suet respectively.{{cite web|title=2016 中銀香港全港羽毛球錦標賽 |url=http://www.hkbadmintonassn.org.hk/files/pdf/c-result/result_hka2016.pdf |website=www.hkbadmintonassn.org.hk |publisher=Hong Kong Badminton Association |accessdate=3 December 2017|language=Chinese}} In 2017, he won the mixed doubles title at the Tata Open India International Challenge tournament with Yeung Nga Ting.{{cite news|title=Sitthikom Thammasin and Gadde Ruthvika Shivani win the Men's and Women's Singles title at the 10th edition of Tata Open India International Challenge 2017 |url=http://www.tata.com/article/inside/sitthikom-thammasin-gadde-ruthvika-shivani-win-men-women-titles |publisher=Tata|accessdate=25 December 2017}}