Aaron Chia
谢定峰
Personal information
Birth nameAaron Chia Teng Fong
CountryMalaysia
Born (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 26)
Batu Berendam, Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
CoachRexy Mainaky
Tan Bin Shen
Men's doubles
Highest ranking2 (with Soh Wooi Yik 24 January 2023)
Current ranking2 (with Soh Wooi Yik 14 February 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manila Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Men's team
BWF profile

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, becoming the first ever Malaysian badminton player to win at the prestigious event.[6]

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 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		17–21, 21–17, 21–14
Bronze medal.svg
Bronze 		[5]

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

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

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

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

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

BWF World Tour (4 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik England Marcus Ellis
England Chris Langridge 		23–21, 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–11, 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [3]
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 		13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14]
2023 India Open Super 750 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik China Liang Weikeng
China Wang Chang 		21–14, 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Swiss International Malaysia Wong Wai Jun Malaysia Goh Sze Fei
Malaysia Nur Izzuddin 		18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Tata Open India International Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 		6–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [15]
2018 Vietnam International Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 		18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [16]
2018 Malaysia International Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		17–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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]

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2021 Anugerah Sukan Negara National Sportsman Award (with Soh Wooi Yik) Nominated[19]
Men's Team Sports Award (with Soh Wooi Yik) Won[20]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Players: Aaron Chia". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Talent Team". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Chia-Soh runner-up of All-England 2019". Bernama. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". New Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Peter, Fabian (31 July 2021). "Aaron-Wooi Yik win Olympic medal for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Kirubashini, R. (28 August 2022). "History is made, Aaron-Soh win first Malaysia's badminton world title". The Star. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ^ BERNAMA (8 January 2021). "Aaron's fighting spirit makes dad proud". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ Liew, Vincent (2 May 2022). "Aaron Chia Upbeat Despite 2022 Badminton Asia Championships Final loss". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Shuttlers Aaron-Wooi Yik tame Peng Soon-Kian Meng for bronze". Malay Mail. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. ^ Liew, Vincent (10 December 2019). "Selvaduray Kisona, Lee Zii Jia, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik win golds in 2019 SEA Games". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  13. ^ Liew, Vincent (4 November 2018). "Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge beat Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in SaarrLorLux Open Final". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ Zhang, Kevin (24 January 2021). "Viktor Axelsen & Carolina Marin Win Second Title in Two Weeks at Toyota Thailand Open". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Badminton: New partners Aaron-Wooi Yik go down to Maneepong-Nanthakarn in final". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Wooi Yik wants to end title wait". New Straits Times. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  17. ^ Tan Ming Wai (1 August 2021). "Bronze for bravery". The Star. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Aaron Chia Profile – head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Azizulhasni, Pandelela crowned sportsman and sportswoman for year 2021". The Star. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  20. ^ Kalbana Perimbanayagam (31 January 2023). "Azizulhasni, Pandalela awarded highest national sports recognition". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  21. ^ "MB Johor dahului senarai penerima pingat Hari Wilayah Persekutuan". Malaysiakini. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  22. ^ "IGP, Army chief head Melaka Governor's birthday honours list". The Star. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  23. ^ Mamat, Amir (24 August 2021). "KPN, PTD dahului senarai 695 penerima anugerah kebesaran Melaka" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

External links

World badminton men's doubles champions
Asian badminton men's team champions
Malaysia medal winners at the Olympic Games
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 25 April 2023
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