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Aaron Chia Teng Fong KMW 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 finalists and the Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in 2019.[3][4] They are the current reigning world champion in men's doubles discipline. The duo won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[5] and won the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships.[6]

Aaron Chia 谢定峰
Personal information
Birth name	Aaron Chia Teng Fong
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 25) Batu Berendam, Malacca, Malaysia
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Rexy Mainaky Tan Bin Shen
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	4 (with Soh Wooi Yik 4 October 2022)
Current ranking	4 (with Soh Wooi Yik 4 October 2022)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles World Championships 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Mixed team 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles Asian Championships 2022 Manila Men's doubles Asia Team Championships 2022 Selangor Men's team 2020 Manila Men's team Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines Men's doubles 2019 Philippines Men's team
BWF profile

Early life and background

Chia was born in Batu Berendam, Melaka to Malaysian Chinese parents, Chan Mee Kee and Chia Boon Foo. He is the second of three siblings. His interest in badminton began at the age of four when he often followed his father to the badminton court. Chia represented Melaka when he was just 11 years old. At the age of 14, he managed to enter Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) and started training with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) when he was in Form 5.[7]

Career

2021: Olympic bronze

In late July, Chia partnered up with Soh Wooi Yik at the men's doubles event at the Summer Olympics. The duo won the bronze medal by defeating Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia.[5]

2022: First world title for Malaysia

In late August, Chia partnered Soh Wooi Yik as the 6th seeds at the 2022 World Championships. In the final, they defeated 3-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21–19, 21–14 to clinch Malaysia's first-ever gold medal in the tournament.[6]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan	Soh Wooi Yik	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	17–21, 21–17, 21–14	Bronze	[5]

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Soh Wooi Yik	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	21–19, 21–14	Gold	[6]

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Soh Wooi Yik	Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan	21–23, 10–21	Silver	[8]

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England	Soh Wooi Yik	Chan Peng Soon Tan Kian Meng	21–19, 11–21, 21–11	Bronze	[9]

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2019	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Soh Wooi Yik	Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit	18–21, 21–15, 21–16	Gold	[10]

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[12]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Soh Wooi Yik	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	23–21, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[13]
2019	All England Open	Super 1000	Soh Wooi Yik	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	21–11, 14–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[3]
2020 (II)	Thailand Open	Super 1000	Soh Wooi Yik	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up	[14]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
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	[15]
2018	Vietnam International	Soh Wooi Yik	Maneepong Jongjit Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[16]
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

Personal life

Chia is married to Goh Mui Kee and the couple has two daughters.[17]

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 7 September 2022.

Soh Wooi Yik

Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik have six winning streaks in the head-to-head record against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Meanwhile, Chia and Soh have a poor head-to-head record against Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan (4–7), Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (2–6), and also Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi (2–5).[18]

Honours

•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Officer of the Order of the Territorial Crown (K.M.W) (2022)[19]
•  Malacca:
  • Distinguished Service Star (B.C.M.) (2021)[20][21]

References

External links

• Aaron Chia at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

На других языках

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[de] Aaron Chia

Aaron Chia Teng Fong (* 24. Februar 1997 in Malakka) ist ein malaysischer Badmintonspieler.

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- [en] Aaron Chia

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[fr] Aaron Chia

Aaron Chia est un joueur malaisien de badminton né le 24 février 1997 dans l'État de Malacca. Il a remporté avec Soh Wooi Yik la médaille de bronze du double masculin aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020 à Tokyo.

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