Lyddia Cheah
Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Lyddia Cheah Li Ya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 8 September 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 29 (WS 29 October 2009) 184 (WD 25 January 2018) 413 (XD 27 August 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Lyddia Cheah Li Ya (simplified Chinese: 谢沂逾; traditional Chinese: 謝沂逾; pinyin: Xiè Yíyú; born 8 September 1989, also known as Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] Her younger sister, Soniia Cheah Su Ya is also a badminton player.[2] In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in India.[3]
Career[]
In 2008, she became the runner-up at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold tournament. She was defeated by Saina Nehwal of India in the final.[4] In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Games in the women's singles event. She was a part of the Malaysian team squad that won team gold at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in the women's team event and 2010 Commonwealth Games in the mixed team event.[5]
In 2012, she won the Maybank Malaysia International Challenge tournament. She lived up to expectations when she easily overpowered Singaporean seventh seed Liang Xiaoyu.[6] By the end of July 2013 she announced her retirement from the international badminton scene and the National badminton team of Malaysia to pursue her A-level studies.[7] As an independent player she joined the AirAsia Badminton Academy in 2014 and resumed her international career. In August 2015 she signed with team Derby in the United Kingdom to participate in England's National Badminton League.[8] In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Bulgarian International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.[9] In 2017, she won the Iceland International tournament in the women's doubles event, and became the runner-up in the singles event.[10]
Achievements[]
Southeast Asian Games[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | ![]() |
15–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships[]
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
21–16, 14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–15, 18–21 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix[]
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
8–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
- 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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2005 | Malaysia Satellite | ![]() |
4–11, 2–11 | ![]() |
2008 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
2012 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Iceland International | ![]() |
8–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Iceland International | ![]() |
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21–6, 21–16 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Lyddia Yi Yu Cheah". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Belgian Int'l – Even 4th time's not the charm". Badzine. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Participant Information: Cheah Li Ya Lyddia". Delhi 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Saina wins Chinese Taipei Open". Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Badminton: Malaysia's Lyddia Cheah makes Team Derby move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Malaysian shuttlers dominate". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Badminton: Lydia calls it quits after 11 years | The Star".
- ^ http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/3932-lydia-cheah-signs-with-team-derby-in-uk.html
- ^ "Panuga goes full circle". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Malasískir keppendur með yfirburði" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links[]
- Lyddia Cheah at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Universiade bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Universiade medalists in badminton