Aaron Chia

Aaron Chia
谢定峰
Aaron Chia; 谢定峰
Personal information
Birth name	Aaron Chia Teng Fong
Country	Malaysia
Born	24 February 1997 (age 24); Batu Berendam, Malacca, Malaysia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Flandy Limpele
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	6 (with Soh Wooi Yik on 23 November 2021)
Current ranking	7 (30 November 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Malaysia
Olympic Games
Sudirman Cup
Asia Team Championships
Southeast Asian Games
	BWF profile

Aaron Chia Teng Fong BCM (Chinese: 谢定峰, born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[1] He 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] The duo won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Achievements[]

Olympic Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan	Soh Wooi Yik	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	17–21, 21–17, 21–14	Bronze

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, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[7]

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

Honours[]

Malacca:
- Distinguished Service Star (2021)^[8]^[9]

References[]

^ "Players: Aaron Chia". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
^ "Talent Team". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
^ "Malaysian pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are All-England runners-up". The Star. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". New Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ Peter, Fabian (31 July 2021). "Aaron-Wooi Yik win Olympic medal for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "IGP, Army chief head Melaka Governor's birthday honours list". The Star. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ Mamat, Amir (24 August 2021). "KPN, PTD dahului senarai 695 penerima anugerah kebesaran Melaka" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

External links[]

Aaron Chia at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

[1] "Players: Aaron Chia". 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". The Star. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[4] "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". New Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[5] Peter, Fabian (31 July 2021). "Aaron-Wooi Yik win Olympic medal for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[6] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[7] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[8] "IGP, Army chief head Melaka Governor's birthday honours list". The Star. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[9] Mamat, Amir (24 August 2021). "KPN, PTD dahului senarai 695 penerima anugerah kebesaran Melaka" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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v t Malaysia medal winners at the Olympic Games
Silver	Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock 1996 Badminton men's doubles Lee Chong Wei 2008 Badminton men's singles 2012 Badminton men's singles 2016 Badminton men's singles Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong 2016 Badminton men's doubles Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying 2016 Badminton mixed's doubles Cheong Jun Hoong/Pandelela Rinong 2016 Diving women's sychronised 10 metre platform Azizulhasni Awang 2020 Cycling men's keirin
Bronze	Razif Sidek/Jalani Sidek 1992 Badminton men's doubles Rashid Sidek 1996 Badminton men's singles Pandelela Rinong 2012 Diving women's 10 metre platform Azizulhasni Awang 2016 Cycling men's keirin Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik 2020 Badminton men's doubles