Cheng Shao-chieh
Cheng Shao-chieh in 2011
Personal information
Birth name	鄭韶婕
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 36)[1] Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb; 7.4 st)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	7 (8 September 2011)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Chinese Taipei World Championships 2011 London Women's singles 2005 Anaheim Women's singles Uber Cup 2006 Sendai-Tokyo Women's team Asian Championships 2005 Hyderabad Women's team 2011 Chengdu Women's team Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Women's singles 2007 Bangkok Women's singles 2011 Shenzhen Women's doubles 2007 Bangkok Mixed team 2011 Shenzhen Mixed team World Junior Championships 2004 Richmond Girls' singles 2004 Richmond Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2001 Taipei Girls' team 2001 Taipei Girls' doubles 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
BWF profile

Cheng Shao-chieh (Chinese: 鄭韶婕; pinyin: Zhèng Sháojié; Wade–Giles: Cheng Shao-chieh; born 4 January 1986) is a badminton player from Taiwan.^[1]

Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 3–11, 3–11. Later that year, she played in the 2004 World Junior Championships, held in Richmond, Canada, where she won the gold title in girls' singles. She also participated in the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, California, making it to the semifinals and taking a game from the eventual champion, Xie Xingfang. She achieved a world championship silver medal in 2011 in London. She reached the final, winning all her matches in straight games. In the quarterfinal she beat the then world number 1, Wang Shixian from China, and in the semifinal she outclassed Juliane Schenk from Germany 18 and 6. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again reached the quarter-finals, qualifying through from group C. She then beat Gu Juan in the second round before losing to Wang Yihan.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Xie Xingfang	11–2, 5–11, 6–11	Bronze
2011	Wembley Arena, London, England	Wang Yihan	15–21, 10–21	Silver

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Wang Chen	8–11, 2–11	Bronze
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Wang Yihan	19–21, 21–23	Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand	Wang Yihan	12–21, 17–21	Silver
2011	Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China	Pai Hsiao-ma	21–18, 21–15	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China	Pai Hsiao-ma	Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na	11–21, 14–21	Silver

World University Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand	Soratja Chansrisukot	11–5, 5–11, 11–6	Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada	Lu Lan	11–7, 11–5	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada	Lee Sheng-mu	He Hanbin Yu Yang	3–15, 1–15	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan	Cheng Hsiao-yun	Lita Nurlita Endang Nursugianti	13–15, 11–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Singapore Open	Juliane Schenk	11–21, 24–26	Runner-up

  Superseries tournament

  Superseries Premier tournament

  Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Chinese Taipei Open	Bae Seung-hee	17–21, 21–12, 21–15	Winner
2010	Chinese Taipei Open	Bae Seung-hee	21–11, 24–26, 21–17	Winner
2010	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Ratchanok Inthanon	12–21, 21–19, 16–21	Runner-up
2011	Canada Open	Pi Hongyan	21–15, 21–11	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Austrian Open	Huang Chia-chi	8–11, 11–8, 11–3	Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[2]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 1 1 0 +1 Gong Ruina 1 0 1 –1 Li Xuerui 3 1 2 –1 Lu Lan 6 2 4 –2 Wang Lin 4 2 2 0 Wang Shixian 5 2 3 –1 Wang Xin 2 0 2 –2 Wang Yihan 5 0 5 –5 Xie Xingfang 5 2 3 –1 Zhang Ning 2 0 2 –2 Zhu Lin 2 0 2 –2 Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1 Tai Tzu-ying 1 1 0 +1 Tine Baun 3 0 3 –3 Camilla Martin 1 0 1 –1 Tracey Hallam 3 1 2 –1 Pi Hongyan 5 2 3 –1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petra Overzier 1 0 1 –1 Juliane Schenk 9 5 4 +1 Xu Huaiwen 4 0 4 –4 Wang Chen 9 1 8 –7 Yip Pui Yin 4 1 3 –2 Saina Nehwal 4 1 3 –2 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 0 1 –1 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 0 1 –1 Minatsu Mitani 1 1 0 +1 Nozomi Okuhara 1 1 0 +1 Wong Mew Choo 4 2 2 0 Mia Audina 2 0 2 –2 Bae Yeon-ju 7 4 3 +1 Sung Ji-hyun 2 0 2 –2 Carolina Marín 2 1 1 0 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 2 1 +1 Ratchanok Intanon 5 1 4 –3