Shia Chun Kang
谢俊康
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1996-09-27) September 27, 1996 (age 27)
Tangkak, Johor, Malaysia
Years active2013-present
HandednessRight
CoachVountus Indra Mawan
Men's doubles
Career record64 wins, 54 losses
Highest ranking52 (with Tan Wee Gieen
14 April 2018)
Current ranking97 (with Tan Boon Heong
26 April 2022)
BWF profile

Shia Chun Kang (Chinese: 谢俊康; pinyin: Xiè Jùnkāng; born 27 September 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] Together with his former partner, Tan Wee Gieen, he achieved a career-high ranking of 52 in the men's doubles category.[2]

Career

He debuted in the 2013 Victoria International tournament. He was one of the semifinalists in the 2014 Auckland International. In 2017, he partnered with Tan Wee Gieen and reached the Malaysia International finals but lost to compatriots Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.[3]

They failed to win their first Superseries title as they were runners-up at the 2018 Orléans Masters, losing to Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel of Germany.[4]

In 2019, he partnered with Tan Boon Heong and won the Perth International tournament.[5] In the same year, they also entered the finals of both South Australia International and Dubai International respectively. They also participated in the 2019 Macau Open but lost to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the first round.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Malaysia Tan Wee Gieen Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Marvin Emil Seidel 		10–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International Malaysia Tan Wee Gieen Malaysia Goh Sze Fei
Malaysia Nur Izzuddin 		19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Perth International Malaysia Tan Boon Heong Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hao
Chinese Taipei Liu Wei-chi 		21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 South Australia International Malaysia Tan Boon Heong South Korea Kim Duk-young
South Korea Kim Sa-rang 		14–21, 21–17, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Dubai International Malaysia Tan Boon Heong Japan Keiichiro Matsui
Japan Yoshinori Takeuchi 		14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "SHIA Chun Kang | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ "BWF - BWF World Rankings - Overview". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. ^ Fauzi, Ferzalfie. "Sze Fei-Izzuddin end title drought". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Only Wee Gieen-Chun Kang left standing in France". The Star. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  5. ^ Tom. "Perth International 2019 Finals: Tan Boon Heong and Shia Chun Kang pick up their first title, while Chinese Taipei swipe the remaining gold". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  6. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

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