Soh Wooi Yik: Malaysian Badminton Star
Soh Wooi Yik: Malaysian Badminton Star
In November, the duo competed at the 2015 World 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Junior Championships but crashed out in the fourth Commonwealth Games
round.[18] In the same month, Soh partnered Ooi Zi 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Heng and won gold at the 2015 ASEAN School 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles
Games.[19] Based on his improved performance, he
Asian Games
was drafted to the national back-up squad at the end of
2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
the year where he was coached by Cheah Soon Kit.[20]
Asian Championships
2022 Manila Men's doubles
2016
2024 Ningbo Men's doubles
In July, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze
Asia Team Championships
medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships after
2022 Selangor Men's team
they were defeated by the Chinese pair of Han
Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in straight games in the 2020 Manila Men's team
semi-finals.[21] 2024 Selangor Men's team
SEA Games
In November, he won a silver medal in the mixed team
2019 Philippines Men's doubles
event of the 2016 World Junior Championships after
being defeated by China in the final.[22][23] He then 2019 Philippines Men's team
suffered injuries and was not able to compete in the World Junior Championships
individual event, failing to improve his performance 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
from last year. Despite this, he was still drafted into the Asian Junior Championships
national team after the tournament.[24]
2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
2018
In March, Soh and Chia participated in their second international final at the Vietnam International, but
failed to win the title.[27]
In the following month, they got into the final of Malaysia International but lost out narrowly to
Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.[28]
In August, the pair made their debut at the 2018 World Championships where they reached the quarter-
finals before losing out to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.[29]
In November, they reached the final of SaarLorLux Open but went down to Marcus Ellis and Chris
Langridge in three games.[30]
He was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Asia Team Championships in
February.[34][35]
In late July, the duo made their debut appearance in the men's doubles event at the 2020 Summer
Olympics. The duo prevailed against Ahsan and Setiawan 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal
playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia.[6]
He was one of the Malaysian players that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in late September.[37]
In late April, he and Chia entered the 2022 Asian Championships final but were bested by Indonesians
Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Rambitan.[5]
In August, he won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[40] He also
won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event with Chia, ending his debut campaign with two medals.[7]
A few weeks later, Soh and Chia competed at the 2022 World Championships as the sixth seeds. In the
final, they defeated three-time world champions Ahsan and Setiawan 21–19, 21–14 to clinch Malaysia's
first ever gold medal at the tournament.[3]
In August, Soh and Chia were unable to defend their title at the 2023 World Championships.[44] They
settled for the bronze medal after losing to the eventual champions, Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae,
in the semi-finals.[8]
They then contested their third final of the year at the China Open in September. However, they went
down to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.[45]
In October, the pair concluded their debut campaign at the 2022 Asian Games with a bronze medal finish
in the men's doubles event.[9] A few weeks later, they triumphed against Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and
Bagas Maulana in the Denmark Open final, finally putting an end to their six-year wait for a first BWF
World Tour title.[46]
2024: Second All England runner-up finish & second Olympic bronze
In February, Soh won his second silver medal as a part of Malaysia's men's team at the 2024 Asia Team
Championships.[47]
In March, he and Chia participated in the All England Open and brought home the silver medals again
after surprisingly doing so five years ago in 2019. They lost to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian
Ardianto of Indonesia after going down with the score of 16–21, 16–21.[48]
In the following month, the pair lost in the semi-finals of the 2024 Asian Championships, securing them a
bronze medal.[10]
In early August, he and Chia participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics, their second Olympic
appearance. They lost to China's Liang and Wang in the semi-finals 19–21, 21–15, 17–21.[49] In the
bronze medal match, he and Chia retained their Olympic bronze medals, defeating Kim Astrup and
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in three tight games, 16–21, 22–20, 21–19.[11] With the victory,
they became the first-ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to win back-to-back Olympic medals.[12]
In November, Soh and Chia clinched the Korea Masters title, becoming the first Malaysian pair to win the
tournament.[50]
Awards
Honours
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
Mohammad
Musashino Forest Sport Aaron Ahsan 17–21, 21– [6]
2020
Plaza, Tokyo, Japan Chia Hendra 17, 21–14 Bronze
Setiawan
Kim Astrup
Porte de La Chapelle Aaron 16–21, 22– [11]
2024 Anders Skaarup
Arena, Paris, France Chia 20, 21–19 Bronze
Rasmussen
World Championships
Men's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
Mohammad
Tokyo Metropolitan Aaron Ahsan 21–19, Gold [3]
2022
Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Chia Hendra 21–14
Setiawan
Kang Min-
Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Aaron hyuk 21–23, [8]
2023
Denmark Chia Seo Seung- 13–21 Bronze
jae
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
Chan
National Exhibition Centre, Aaron Peng Soon 21–19, 11– [7]
2022
Birmingham, England Chia Tan Kian 21, 21–11 Bronze
Meng
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Satwiksairaj
Binjiang Gymnasium, Aaron 17–21, [9]
2022 Rankireddy
Hangzhou, China Chia 12–21 Bronze
Chirag Shetty
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Pramudya
Muntinlupa Sports
Aaron Kusumawardana 21–23, [5]
2022 Complex, Metro Manila,
Chia Yeremia 10–21 Silver
Philippines
Rambitan
SEA Games
Men's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
Bodin Isara
Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Aaron 18–21, 21– [4]
2019 Maneepong
Metro Manila, Philippines Chia 15, 21–16 Gold
Jongjit
Han
CPB Badminton Training Ooi Zi Chengkai 15–21, [21]
2016
Center, Bangkok, Thailand Heng Zhou 17–21 Bronze
Haodong
Men's doubles
Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
Marcus Ellis
SaarLorLux Super Aaron 23–21, 18– [30]
2018 Chris Runner-
Open 100 Chia 21, 19–21
Langridge up
Mohammad
All England Super Aaron Ahsan 21–11, 14– [31]
2019 Runner-
Open 1000 Chia Hendra 21, 12–21
up
Setiawan
Liang
Super Aaron 21–14, 19– [41]
2023 India Open Weikeng Runner-
750 Chia 21, 18–21
Wang Chang up
Satwiksairaj
Indonesia Super Aaron 17–21, 18– [42]
2023 Rankireddy Runner-
Open 1000 Chia 21
Chirag Shetty up
Liang
Super Aaron 12–21, 14– [45]
2023 China Open Weikeng Runner-
1000 Chia 21
Wang Chang up
Muhammad
Denmark Super Aaron Shohibul Fikri 21–13, 21– [46]
2023
Open 750 Chia Bagas 17 Winner
Maulana
Fajar Alfian
All England Super Aaron 16–21, 16– [48]
2024 Muhammad Runner-
Open 1000 Chia 21
Rian Ardianto up
Maneepong
Tata Open India Aaron Jongjit [24]
2017 6–21, 9–21 Runner-
International Chia Nanthakarn
up
Yordphaisong
Maneepong
Vietnam Aaron Jongjit 18–21, 14– [27]
2018 Runner-
International Chia Nanthakarn 21
up
Yordphaisong
Mohammad
Malaysia Aaron Ahsan 17–21, 21– [28]
2018 Runner-
International Chia Hendra 17, 19–21
up
Setiawan
Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia lead the head-to-head record against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag
Shetty. Meanwhile, Chia and Soh have a poor head-to-head record against Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (2–9), Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen (0–6), Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang (2–8),
and also Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi (2–8).[57]
Players M W L Diff.
Players M W L Diff.
Notes
a. Tournament Software did not include the results of men's team event of the 2022 Asian
Games for head-to-head (Chia and Soh won against Kang and Seo 21–17, 21–9).[58]
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