Soniia Cheah Su Ya
Soniia Cheah Su Ya (born 19 June 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. She is the younger sister of Lydia Cheah Li Ya who is also a professional badminton player.[1] In her junior career, she represented Malaysia at the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Asian Junior Championships, World Junior Championships, 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, and 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.[2][3]
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Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 19 June 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 23 (13 July 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 29 (17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Traditional Chinese | 謝抒芽 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢抒芽 | ||||||
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She won her first international title at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.[3] At the Southeast Asian Games, she won the mixed team bronze medal in 2011, also the silver medals in 2017 in the women's singles and team event.[4] Cheah competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5]
Achievements
Southeast Asian Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Goh Jin Wei | 21–11, 21–10 | Silver |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang Li Lian | Tang Jinhua Xia Huan |
11–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Russian Open | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 9–11, 11–5, 5–11, 11–5, 4–11 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Dutch International | Yao Jie | 21–19, 9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Belgian International | Sofie Holmboe Dahl | 21–11, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2016 | Tata Open India International | Pardeshi Shreyanshi | 11–3, 6–11, 11–6, 11–7 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Players: Soniia Cheah". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- "Asian Juniors 2011 – China's hat trick". Badzine.net. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Shuttler Sonia Cheah in Belgium clinches first international title". Malay Mail. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Back in her element". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Chong Wei accepts loss to India in mixed team final". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2018.