With this win Ling Wen-chong secured his first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 33rd European Tour event and in the process beats his best previous European Tour performance of tied fifth in this event in 2005. He is the second Chinese golfer to win on The European Tour International Schedule, following Zhang Lian-wei in the same event in 2003.
• The second consecutive Affiliate Member to win on The European Tour, following Anton Haig at the Johnnie Walker Classic
• The seventh different Affiliate Member to win in European Tour history, following Jesper Parnevik (1995 Scandinavian Masters), Sergio Garcia (1999 Irish Open), Paul Casey (2001 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles), Graeme McDowell (2002 Scandinavian Masters), Alejandro Cañizares (2006 Russian Open) and Haig (2007 Johnnie Walker Classic)
• The 12th different Asian golfer to win on The European Tour
• The eighth first-time winner on the 2007 European Tour International Schedule, following Y E Yang (HSBC Champions), José Manuel Lara (UBS Hong Kong Open), Nathan Green (Blue Chip New Zealand Open), Alvaro Quiros (Alfred Dunhill Championship), Ariel Cante (Joburg Open), Mikko Ilonen (Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesian Open) and Haig (Johnnie Walker Classic)
• Second consecutive first-time winner, following Haig at the Johnnie Walker Classic
• Follows Arjun Atwal (2002), Zhang Lian-wei (2003), Nick Dougherty (2005) and Mardan Mamat (2006) to make this event their debut win on The European Tour, since the event began in 2001
• Gains a European Tour exemption until the end of 2009
• Gains his largest European Tour prize of €139,075 (£94,218)
• Gains a place in the 2007 WGC - Bridgestone Invitational
• Gains a place in the 2008 HSBC Champions
• Moves to €229,935 on The European Tour Order of Merit
• The 337th different player to win on The European Tour since 1972
• His eighth win as a professional
• The second Chinese win on The European Tour
• The seventh different player to win the event in its seven year history dating back to 2001
• His play-off victory over Iain Steel meant the second European Tour play-off of the 2007 season and second in a row and first in the history of the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters
• Second top ten finish of the 2007 season and fifth of his European Tour career
