Aaron Chia

Aaron Chia Teng Fong (born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He was part of the Malaysia talent team, and has joined the national team since 2015.[2] He represented Malaysia in the 2018 Thomas Cup. Chia and his partner Soh Wooi Yik were the All England Open finalist and the Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in 2019.[3][4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chia.
Aaron Chia
谢定峰
Personal information
Birth nameAaron Chia Teng Fong
CountryMalaysia
Born (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997
Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
CoachPaulus Firman
Men's doubles
Highest ranking8 (17 December 2019)
Current ranking9 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines Men's doubles
2019 Philippines Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines		 Soh Wooi Yik Bodin Isara
Maneepong Jongjit		 18–21, 21–15, 21–16 Gold

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Soh Wooi Yik Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge		 23–21, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Soh Wooi Yik Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan		 21–11, 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Soh Wooi Yik Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin		 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Swiss International Wong Wai Jun Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin		 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2017 Tata Open India International Soh Wooi Yik Maneepong Jongjit
Nanthakarn Yordphaisong		 6–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2018 Vietnam International Soh Wooi Yik Maneepong Jongjit
Nanthakarn Yordphaisong		 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2018 Malaysia International Soh Wooi Yik Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan		 17–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Aaron Chia". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. "Talent Team". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. "Malaysian pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are All-England runners-up". www.thestar.com.my. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". www.nst.com.my. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  6. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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