Soh Wooi Yik
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Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 17 February 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Flandy Limpele | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 6 (with Aaron Chia 23 November 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 7 (30 November 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Traditional Chinese | 蘇偉譯 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 苏伟译 | ||||||
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Soh Wooi Yik (Chinese:苏伟译, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team before defeated by China in 2016.[2][3][4] Soh and his partner Aaron Chia were the All England Open finalists and the Southeast Asian Games gold medalists in 2019.[5][6] The duo won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
Background[]
Soh was born in Kuala Lumpur. He is the son of former Malaysian badminton player Soh Goon Chup.[4] His uncle, who is his mother's brother, Soo Beng Kiang, was also a former Malaysia badminton player and Olympian and had partnered with Cheah Soon Kit to help Malaysia win the 1992 Thomas Cup.[8]
Career[]
He began playing badminton when he was 4.[4] He was selected to play for Kuala Lumpur when he was 7. Later he received an offer to study at Bukit Jalil Sports School when he was 13.[9] In 2015, he partnered Ooi Zi Heng and won gold in the 2015 ASEAN School Games.[10]
In November 2015, Soh partnered Aaron Chia but crashed out in the fourth round of the men's doubles event in the 2016 World Junior Championships.[11] Based on their improved performance, he was drafted to the national back-up squad at the end of 2015 where he was coached by Cheah Soon Kit.[12]
In July 2016, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships.[13] They were defeated by the Chinese pair of Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in straight games (15–21, 17–21).[13] Soh suffered injuries and was not able to improve his performance in the 2016 World Junior Championships. Despite that, he was still drafted into the national team after the event.[14]
Soh played for Petaling BC at the beginning of 2017. He partnered Chen Tang Jie and reached two finals in International Challenge/Series events.[15] In October 2017, Soh was recruited into the national team.[16]
Before the end of the 2017 season, Soh reunited with Aaron Chia and managed to qualify for the finals of the India International Challenge.[15]
In March 2018, the duo stormed into their second international finals in Vietnam International Challenge, but still, they failed to win their elusive first career title.[17]
Achievements[]
Olympic Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | Aaron Chia | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 21–17, 21–14 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Aaron Chia | Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit |
18–21, 21–15, 21–16 | Gold |
Asian Junior Championships[]
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
15–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)[]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] 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.[19]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Aaron Chia | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
23–21, 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Aaron Chia | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21–11, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Aaron Chia | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 runners-up)[]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Malaysia International | Chen Tang Jie | Lee Jian Yi Lim Zhen Ting |
22–24, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Waikato International | Chen Tang Jie | |
16–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Tata Open India International | Aaron Chia | Maneepong Jongjit Nanthakarn Yordphaisong |
6–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Vietnam International | Aaron Chia | Maneepong Jongjit Nanthakarn Yordphaisong |
18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Malaysia International | Aaron Chia | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Soh Wooi Yik". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Malaysia notches first advance mixed team final World Junior Championships". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Malaysian Team Players in 2016 WJC". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Badminton: Wooi Yik keeping badminton alive in the family". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 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 (2021-07-31). "Aaron-Wooi Yik win Olympic medal for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Badminton: Time is on Wooi Yik's side to catch up with uncle Beng Kiang". The Star. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Ng, Wei Loon (15 January 2011). "Sankar fired up for challenge". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via Press Reader.
- ^ "Badminton: Jin Wei claims easy win for Asean Schools Games gold". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: Satheishtharan prevents total wipeout in world junior meet". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: Soon Kit boys – Wooi Yik-Zi Heng hope to win at Asian junior meet". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Badminton: Malaysia's misery continues at the Asian Junior meet with defeat of Ooi-Soh". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: New partners Aaron-Wooi Yik go down to Maneepong-Nanthakarn in final". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Wooi Yik wants to end title wait". NST Online. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: Six club players join BAM to bolster mixed doubles department". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: Malaysian shuttlers return home from Hanoi empty-handed". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Soh Wooi Yik at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Malaysia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton