Kok Jing Hong
Jacky Kok Jing Hong (; born 12 March 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player. In 2022, he won his first senior title at the Swedish Open. Career

2016–2020: Junior career 
In August 2016, Kok made his international debut at the Jakarta Junior International. He finished as the runner-up in the boys' singles U-15 event and reached the semi-final of the boys' doubles U-15 event. In October 2017, he was the runner-up in the boys' doubles U-17 event with Ooi Jhy Dar at the Badminton Asia U-15 & U-17 Junior Championships. He also reached the semi-final of the boys' singles U-17 event. Less than a month later, he was crowned the boys' singles U-17 champion at the Korea Junior International. In April 2018, Kok won the boys' singles U-17 title at the Jaya Raya Junior International. In December 2018, he finished as the men's singles U-19 runner-up at the Korea Junior International. In 2020, Kok was promoted to the national team at the age 18 from the badminton team of Bukit Jalil Sports School. In March 2020, he competed at the German Junior International and won the men's singles U-19 title defeating Alvi Wijaya Chairullah in the final. 2022 
In January, Kok managed to advance to the final at the Estonian International, but lost out to France's Alex Lanier. In the following week, he competed at the Swedish Open and won his first international title by walkover from compatriot Yeoh Seng Zoe. He was part of the men's team that earned Malaysia their first gold medal at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February. In May, he made his debut at the 2021 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win the silver medal in the men's team event. 2023 
Kok made his second appearance at the SEA Games in 2023 as a replacement for Justin Hoh, who had to withdraw due to injuries. In the men's team event, he won the match that allowed the Malaysian team to advance to the final. The team ended the Games as the silver medallists after losing to Indonesia. Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) 
Men's singles

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up) 
Boys' singles

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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2002 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kedah
Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Malaysian male badminton players
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games medalists in badminton
21st-century Malaysian people