Matthew Chau

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Matthew Chau
Friendly match Australia and Indonesia 2016 - Matthew Chau.jpg
Personal information
Country Australia
Born (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 27)
Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Victoria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking32 (MD 1 December 2016)
55 (XD 1 September 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 North Harbour Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Papeete Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nouméa Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hamilton Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Ballarat Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hamilton Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Ballarat Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 North Harbour Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ballarat Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Auckland Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hamilton Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Matthew Chau (born 9 November 1994) is a badminton player from Australia.[1] He was four times men's doubles Oceania Champion winning in 2015–2018.[2] Chau competed in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Sawan Serasinghe.[3]

Chau picked up his first badminton racquet at age 10, following his parents to the Monash University Badminton Club where they played socially. The now 22-year-old fell in love with the all rounded nature of the sport and says he enjoys that badminton demands speed, strength, endurance, skill, tactical smarts and hard work from its athletes. Chau first partnered with Serasinghe at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and the duo went on to secure the Rio quota spot for Australia by winning the 2016 Oceania Championships title.[4]

Chau also took home the men’s doubles title with Serasinghe at the Waikato International tournament and competed at his first World Championships 2016 at just 20 years old in Jakarta, Indonesia.

When he is not playing, Chau studies a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering and enjoys cooking.[4]

Achievements[]

Oceania Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Australia Sawan Serasinghe New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
New Zealand Abhinav Manota
21–18, 9–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Australia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Robin Middleton
Australia Ross Smith
21–17, 23–21 Gold Gold
2017 Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Australia Sawan Serasinghe New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
New Zealand Niccolo Tagle
21–8, 21–14 Gold Gold
2016 Punaauia University Hall,
Papeete, Tahiti
Australia Sawan Serasinghe French Polynesia Leo Cucuel
French Polynesia Remi Rossi
21–11, 21–12 Gold Gold
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
North Harbour, New Zealand
Australia Sawan Serasinghe New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
10–21, 21–16, 21–13 Gold Gold
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Australia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Raymond Tam
Australia Glenn Warfe
11–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Australia Leanne Choo Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Setyana Mapasa
19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
North Harbour, New Zealand
Australia Gronya Somerville New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
New Zealand Danielle Tahuri
15–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Australia Jacqueline Guan New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis
19–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Nouméa International Australia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Joel Findlay
Australia Jeff Tho
17–21, 21–7, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Maribyrnong International Australia Sawan Serasinghe Malaysia Darren Isaac Devadass
Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan
24–22, 10–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Waikato International Australia Sawan Serasinghe Pakistan Rizwan Azam
Australia
21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Turkey International Australia Gronya Somerville Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadiezda Zieba
12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Waikato International Australia Gronya Somerville Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Setyana Mapasa
13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Players: Matthew Chau". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Gronya, Abhinav double booked in the final. Wendy Chen chases sixth title. Semifinal highlights – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020". badmintonoceania.org. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Australian badminton champion makes Olympic debut". www.australiaplus.com. Australia Plus. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Matthew Chau | AUS Team | Rio 2016". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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