Soh Wooi Yik

Soh Wooi Yik (born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team before defeated by China in 2016.[2][3] He is the son of former Malaysian badminton player Soh Goon Chup.[4] His uncle is Soo Beng Kiang, who partnered with Cheah Soon Kit to help Malaysia win the 1992 Thomas Cup.[4] Soh and his partner Aaron Chia were the All England Open finalists and the Southeast Asian Games gold medalists in 2019.[5][6]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Soh.
Soh Wooi Yik
苏伟译
Personal information
Birth nameSoh Wooi Yik
CountryMalaysia
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Years active2015–present
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
World Junior Championships
2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Soh Wooi Yik
Traditional Chinese蘇徫譯
Simplified Chinese苏伟译

Career

Soh was born in Kuala Lumpur. He began playing badminton when he was 4.[4] He was selected to play for Kuala Lumpur when he was 7. Later he received an offer to study at Bukit Jalil Sports School when he was 13.[7] In 2015, he partnered Ooi Zi Heng and won gold in the 2015 ASEAN School Games.[8]

In November 2015, Soh partnered Aaron Chia but crashed out in the fourth round of the men's doubles event in the 2016 World Junior Championships.[9] Based on their improved performance, he was drafted to the national back-up squad at the end of 2015 where he was coached by Cheah Soon Kit.[10]

In July 2016, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships.[11] They were defeated by the Chinese pair of Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in straight games (15–21, 17–21).[11] Soh suffered injuries and was not able to improve his performance in the 2016 World Junior Championships. Despite that, he was still drafted into the national team after the event.[12]

Soh played for Petaling BC at the beginning of 2017. He partnered Chen Tang Jie and reached two finals in international challenge/series events.[13] In October 2017, Soh was recruited into the national team.[14]

Before the end of the 2017 season, Soh reunited with Aaron Chia and managed to qualify for the finals of the India International Challenge.[15]

In March 2018, the duo stormed into their second international finals in Vietnam International Challenge, but still, they failed to win their elusive first career title.[16]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 CPB Badminton Training Center,
Bangkok, Thailand		 Ooi Zi Heng Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong		 15–21, 17–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and started in 2018,[17] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely the World Tour Finals, the Super 1000, the Super 750, the Super 500, the Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour) and the BWF Tour Super 100.[18]

Men's doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International Chen Tang Jie Lee Jian Yi
Lim Zhen Ting		 22–24, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Waikato International Chen Tang Jie Su Li-wei
Ye Hong-wei		 16–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Tata Open India International Aaron Chia Maneepong Jongjit
Nanthakarn Yordphaisong		 6–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2018 Vietnam International Aaron Chia Maneepong Jongjit
Nanthakarn Yordphaisong		 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2018 Malaysia International Aaron Chia 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: Soh Wooi Yik". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. "Malaysia notches first advance mixed team final World Junior Championships". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "Malaysian Team Players in 2016 WJC". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  4. "Badminton: Wooi Yik keeping badminton alive in the family | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  5. "Malaysian pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are All-England runners-up". www.thestar.com.my. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". www.nst.com.my. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  8. "Badminton: Jin Wei claims easy win for Asean Schools Games gold | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  9. "Badminton: Satheishtharan prevents total wipeout in world junior meet | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  10. "Badminton: Soon Kit boys – Wooi Yik-Zi Heng hope to win at Asian junior meet | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  11. "Badminton: Malaysia's misery continues at the Asian Junior meet with defeat of Ooi-Soh | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  12. "Badminton: New partners Aaron-Wooi Yik go down to Maneepong-Nanthakarn in final | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  13. "Wooi Yik wants to end title wait". NST Online. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  14. "Badminton: Six club players join BAM to bolster mixed doubles department | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  15. "Wooi Yik wants to end title wait". NST Online. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  16. "Badminton: Malaysian shuttlers return home from Hanoi empty-handed | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  17. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  18. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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