The story — 01/05
It doesn't matter where you start.
It matters how fast you close the gap.
Next tournamentMalaysia Open — Axiata Arena, KL
6–11 JAN
BWF RankingWorld No.1
ZHENG KAI✦
3× World Champion — the fastest smash the game has ever measured.
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Penang — 2006
Six years old. Chalk lines behind grandfather's shophouse. One wall, one racket, ten thousand mornings.
Bukit Jalil — 2019
Four hundred shuttles before sunrise, every day. Nobody claps for this part.
Paris — 2025
421 km/h. The fastest smash ever recorded in a world final.
Back home — 2026
Three world titles later, the hunger hasn't moved an inch.
ONCOURT
Most recent results, career numbers and photographs from inside the arena.
0World titles
0Weeks at No.1
0Career wins
0Fastest smash — km/h
// Recent results
2026All England OpenChampion
2026Indonesia OpenChampion
2025World Championships — ParisChampion
2025World Tour FinalsFinalist
OFFCOURT
Campaigns, shoots and everything in between — made for the fans.
// Every season, one weapon
RacketsHall of Fame
ZK Store
WorldChampion
The championship collection — made for the ones who stayed up for every rally at 3 a.m. Wear it. Frame it. Keep it forever.
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Penang Sports TrustGrassroots
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