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Soh Wooi Yik KMW (Chinese: 蘇偉譯; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Úi-e̍k, 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 after being 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] and won the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships.[8]

Soh Wooi Yik 苏伟译
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 24) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Years active	2015–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Rexy Mainaky Tan Bin Shen
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	4 (with Aaron Chia 4 October 2022)
Current ranking	4 (with Aaron Chia 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 World Junior Championships 2016 Bilbao Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Soh Wooi Yik
Traditional Chinese	蘇偉譯
Simplified Chinese	苏伟译
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sū WěiYì Southern Min Hokkien POJ So͘ Úi-e̍k

Background

Soh was born in Kuala Lumpur. He is the son of former Malaysian badminton player Soh Goon Chup.[4] His maternal uncle Soo Beng Kiang is a former Malaysia badminton player and Olympian and had partnered with Cheah Soon Kit to help Malaysia win the 1992 Thomas Cup.[9]

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.[10] In 2015, he partnered Ooi Zi Heng and won gold in the 2015 ASEAN School Games.[11]

In November 2015, Soh partnered Aaron Chia but crashed out in the fourth round of the boys' doubles event in the 2016 World Junior Championships.[12] 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.[13]

In July 2016, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships.[14] They were defeated by the Chinese pair of Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in straight games (15–21, 17–21).[14] 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.[15]

Soh played for Petaling BC at the beginning of 2017. He partnered Chen Tang Jie and reached two finals in International Challenge/Series events.[16] In October 2017, Soh was recruited into the national team.[17]

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.[18]

2021: Olympic bronze

In late July, Soh partnered up with Aaron Chia 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.[7]

2022: First world title for Malaysia

In late August, Soh partnered Aaron Chia 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.[8]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan	Aaron Chia	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	17–21, 21–17, 21–14	Bronze	[7]

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Aaron Chia	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	21–19, 21–14	Gold	[8]

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Aaron Chia	Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan	21–23, 10–21	Silver	[19]

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England	Aaron Chia	Chan Peng Soon Tan Kian Meng	21–19, 11–21, 21–11	Bronze	[20]

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2016	CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand	Ooi Zi Heng	Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	15–21, 17–21	Bronze	[14]

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[22] 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.[23]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Aaron Chia	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	23–21, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[24]
2019	All England Open	Super 1000	Aaron Chia	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	21–11, 14–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[5]
2020 (II)	Thailand Open	Super 1000	Aaron Chia	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up	[25]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Malaysia International	Chen Tang Jie	Lee Jian Yi Lim Zhen Ting	22–24, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Waikato International	Chen Tang Jie	Su Li-wei Ye Hong-wei	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	[15]
2018	Vietnam International	Aaron Chia	Maneepong Jongjit Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[18]
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

Record against selected opponents

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

Aaron Chia

Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia 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).[26]

Honours

•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Officer of the Order of the Territorial Crown (K.M.W) (2022)[27]

References

External links

• Soh Wooi Yik at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

На других языках

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[de] Soh Wooi Yik

Soh Wooi Yik (* 17. Februar 1998 in Kuala Lumpur) ist ein malaysischer Badmintonspieler.

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- [en] Soh Wooi Yik

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[fr] Soh Wooi Yik

Soh Wooi Yik est un joueur malaisien de badminton né le 17 février 1998 à Kuala Lumpur. Il a remporté avec Aaron Chia la médaille de bronze du double masculin aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020 à Tokyo.

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