James Chua

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James Chua
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1979-03-30) 30 March 1979 (age 42)
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
BWF profile

James Chua (Chinese: 蔡其豪; born 30 March 1979) is a Malaysian former badminton player. Born in Sarawak, Chua moved to Kuala Lumpur to join the BAM squad in 1995.[1] He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the boys' team bronze at the 1997 Asian Junior Championships in Manila.[2] He was the champion at the 1998 Malaysia Satellite,[3] and in 2001 clinched the National Championships title.[4] Chua won the World Grand Prix title at the 2002 Malaysia Open defeated his compatriot the defending champion, Ong Ewe Hock in straight games.[5] Together with the national men's team squad, they won the bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.[6]

Achievements[]

IBF World Grand Prix[]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Malaysia Open Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock 15–10, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Swiss Open Indonesia Marleve Mainaky 7–2, 5–7, 3–7, 8–6, 1–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1998 Malaysia Satellite Malaysia 15–8, 5–15, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References[]

  1. ^ "Sarawak mahu James disenarai" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian Juniors: Indonesia Scrapes by into 2 Team Finals". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Ramesh, James ke akhir" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ "James Chua juara GP Kebangsaan" (in Malay). Utusan. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ "James Chua bags the 2002 Malaysia Open Men's Singles Title". Badminton Central. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Chong Hann turut mara" (in Malay). Utusan. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

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