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Aaron Chia Teng Fong Шаблон:Post-nominals (Шаблон:Zh; born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 BWF World Championships.[2] Together, they also won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games,[3] a silver medal at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships,[4] as well as bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[5] 2022 Commonwealth Games,[6] 2023 BWF World Championships[7] and 2022 Asian Games.[8]

Early and personal life

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.[9]

Chia is married to Goh Mui Kee and the couple has two daughters.[10]

Career

He has joined the national team since 2015.[11]

2015

In September, Chia partnered Soh Wooi Yik and reached the final of Malaysia Junior International, finishing as runner-ups.[12]

In November, the duo competed at the 2015 BWF World Junior Championships but crashed out in the fourth round.[13]

2016–2017

In October 2016, he and his partner Wong Wai Jun were the runner-ups at the Swiss International.[14]

Before the end of the 2017 season, Chia reunited with Soh and managed to qualify for the finals of the India International.[15]

2018

In March, Chia and Soh stormed into their second international final at the Vietnam International, but failed to win the title.[16]

In the following month, they got into the final of Malaysia International but lost out narrowly to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.[17]

In August, the pair made their debut at the 2018 BWF World Championships where they reached the quarter-finals before losing out to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.[18]

In November, they reached the final of SaarLorLux Open but went down to Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in three games.[19]

2019–2020: SEA Games gold

In March 2019, Chia and Soh participated in the All England Open where they emerged as a surprise finalist. The pair settled for second best after losing to Ahsan and Setiawan in the final.[20] In December 2019, he helped the Malaysian team to win a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2019 SEA Games.[21][22] He and Soh then took part in the men's doubles event and went on to win the gold, beating Bodin Isara and Maneepong Jongjit in the final.[3]

He was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.[23][24]

2021: Olympic bronze

In January, Chia and Soh reached their third BWF World Tour final at the Thailand Open and finished as the runner-ups.[25]

In late July, the duo made their debut appearance in the men's doubles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The duo prevailed against Ahsan and Setiawan 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia.[5]

He was one of the Malaysian players that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in late September.[26]

2022: First world title for Malaysia

Chia was part of the Malaysian men's team that won gold at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.[27][28]

In late April, he and Soh entered the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships final but were bested by Indonesians Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Rambitan.[4]

In August, he won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[29] He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event with Soh, ending his debut campaign with two medals.[6] A few weeks later, Chia and Soh competed at the 2022 BWF World Championships as the sixth seeds. In the final, they defeated three-time world champions Ahsan and Setiawan 21–19, 21–14 to clinch Malaysia's first ever gold medal at the tournament.[2]

2023: First BWF World Tour title

In the first half of 2023, Chia and Soh did not manage to win any of the tournaments they participated in. Their most notable achievements were reaching the finals of India Open in January[30] and Indonesia Open in June.[31] Chia also helped the Malaysian team win a second consecutive bronze medal at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in May.[32]

In August, Chia and Soh were unable to defend their title at the 2023 BWF World Championships.[33] They settled for the bronze medal after losing to the eventual champions, Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae, in the semi-finals.[7]

They then contested their third final of the year at the China Open in September. However, they went down to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.[34]

In October, the pair concluded their debut campaign at the 2022 Asian Games with a bronze medal finish in the men's doubles event.[8] A few weeks later, they triumphed against Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in the Denmark Open final, finally putting an end to their six-year wait for a BWF World Tour title.[35]

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2021 Anugerah Sukan Negara National Sportsman (with Soh Wooi Yik) Шаблон:Nominated[36]
Men's Team Sports (with Soh Wooi Yik) Шаблон:Won[37]
2022 National Sportsman (with Soh Wooi Yik) Шаблон:Won[38]

Honours

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

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

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Ahsan
Шаблон:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 21–14 Gold Gold [2]
2023 Royal Arena,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Kang Min-hyuk
Шаблон:Flagicon Seo Seung-jae
21–23, 13–21 Bronze Bronze [7]

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 National Exhibition Centre,
Birmingham, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Chan Peng Soon
Шаблон:Flagicon Tan Kian Meng
21–19, 11–21, 21–11 Bronze Bronze [6]

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Шаблон:Flagicon Chirag Shetty
17–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze [8]

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Pramudya Kusumawardana
Шаблон:Flagicon Yeremia Rambitan
21–23, 10–21 Silver Silver [4]

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Bodin Isara
Шаблон:Flagicon Maneepong Jongjit
18–21, 21–15, 21–16 Gold Gold [3]

BWF World Tour (1 title, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[42] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[43]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Ellis
Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Langridge
23–21, 18–21, 19–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [19]
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Ahsan
Шаблон:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan
21–11, 14–21, 12–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [20]
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Yang
Шаблон:Flagicon Wang Chi-lin
13–21, 18–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [25]
2023 India Open Super 750 Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Liang Weikeng
Шаблон:Flagicon Wang Chang
21–14, 19–21, 18–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [30]
2023 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Шаблон:Flagicon Chirag Shetty
17–21, 18–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [31]
2023 China Open Super 1000 Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Liang Weikeng
Шаблон:Flagicon Wang Chang
12–21, 14–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [34]
2023 Denmark Open Super 750 Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Шаблон:Flagicon Bagas Maulana
21–13, 21–17 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner [35]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Swiss International Шаблон:Flagicon Wong Wai Jun Шаблон:Flagicon Goh Sze Fei
Шаблон:Flagicon Nur Izzuddin
18–21, 12–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up
2017 Tata Open India International Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Maneepong Jongjit
Шаблон:Flagicon Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
6–21, 9–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [44]
2018 Vietnam International Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Maneepong Jongjit
Шаблон:Flagicon Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
18–21, 14–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up [45]
2018 Malaysia International Шаблон:Flagicon Soh Wooi Yik Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Ahsan
Шаблон:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 21–17, 19–21 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up
Шаблон:Color box BWF International Challenge tournament
Шаблон:Color box BWF International Series tournament
Шаблон:Color box 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 17 October 2023.

Soh Wooi Yik

Chia and Soh lead the head-to-head record with a wide margin against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Meanwhile, they have a poor head-to-head record against Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (2–9), Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen (0–6), Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan (4–8), and also Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi (2–6).[46]

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break

Players Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Flagicon He Jiting & Tan Qiang 2 0 2 –2
Шаблон:Flagicon Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen 6 0 6 –6
Шаблон:Flagicon Liang Weikeng & Wang Chang 5 1 5 –4
Шаблон:Flagicon Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan 2 2 0 +2
Шаблон:Flagicon Liu Yuchen & Ou Xuanyi 5 2 3 –1
Шаблон:Flagicon Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin 1 0 1 –1
Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin 7 3 4 –1
Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 8 5 3 +2
Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge 3 2 1 +1
Шаблон:Flagicon Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty 10 8 2 +6
Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 12 4 8 –4
Шаблон:Flagicon Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto 7 4 3 +1

Шаблон:Col-break

Players Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 11 2 9 –7
Шаблон:Flagicon Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi 8 2 6 –4
Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe 2 0 2 –2
Шаблон:Flagicon Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda 2 0 2 –2
Шаблон:Flagicon Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong 3 2 1 +1
Шаблон:Flagicon Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi 7 5 2 +3
Шаблон:Flagicon Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov 1 0 1 –1
Шаблон:Flagicon Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae 3 2 1 +1Шаблон:Efn
Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Gi-jung & Kim Sa-rang 2 2 0 +2
Шаблон:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun & Shin Baek-cheol 1 0 1 –1
Шаблон:Flagicon Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 2 1 1 0

Шаблон:Col-end

Notes

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References

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External links

Шаблон:Footer World Champions Badminton Doubles Men Шаблон:Footer Asian Champions Badminton Team Men Шаблон:Malaysia medal winners at the Olympic Games Шаблон:Anugerah Sukan Negara for Sportsman of the Year Шаблон:Top ten badminton players