Soh Wooi Yik
苏伟译
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Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 24)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Years active2015–present
HandednessRight
CoachRexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest ranking6 (with Aaron Chia on 23 November 2021)
Current ranking7 (with Aaron Chia on 14 June 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
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
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Soh Wooi Yik
Traditional Chinese蘇偉譯
Simplified Chinese苏伟译

Soh Wooi Yik KMW (Chinese:苏伟译, 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 before 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]

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.[8]

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

In November 2015, Soh partnered Aaron Chia but crashed out in the fourth round of the men's doubles event in the 2016 World Junior Championships.[11] 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.[12]

In July 2016, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships.[13] They were defeated by the Chinese pair of Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in straight games (15–21, 17–21).[13] 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.[14]

Soh played for Petaling BC at the beginning of 2017. He partnered Chen Tang Jie and reached two finals in International Challenge/Series events.[15] In October 2017, Soh was recruited into the national team.[16]

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.[17]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan Malaysia Aaron Chia Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		17–21, 21–17, 21–14
Bronze medal.svg
Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

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

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[19]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Malaysia Aaron Chia England Marcus Ellis
England Chris Langridge 		23–21, 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Malaysia Aaron Chia Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–11, 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Malaysia Aaron Chia Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 		13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International Malaysia Chen Tang Jie Malaysia Lee Jian Yi
Malaysia Lim Zhen Ting 		22–24, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Waikato International Malaysia Chen Tang Jie Chinese Taipei Su Li-wei
Chinese Taipei Ye Hong-wei 		16–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Tata Open India International Malaysia Aaron Chia Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 		6–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Vietnam International Malaysia Aaron Chia Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 		18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Malaysia International Malaysia Aaron Chia 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

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Players: Soh Wooi Yik". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Malaysia notches first advance mixed team final World Junior Championships". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Malaysian Team Players in 2016 WJC". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Badminton: Wooi Yik keeping badminton alive in the family". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Malaysian pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are All-England runners-up". The Star. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". New Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ^ Peter, Fabian (2021-07-31). "Aaron-Wooi Yik win Olympic medal for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  8. ^ "Badminton: Time is on Wooi Yik's side to catch up with uncle Beng Kiang". The Star. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. ^ Ng, Wei Loon (15 January 2011). "Sankar fired up for challenge". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via Press Reader.
  10. ^ "Badminton: Jin Wei claims easy win for Asean Schools Games gold". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Badminton: Satheishtharan prevents total wipeout in world junior meet". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Badminton: Soon Kit boys – Wooi Yik-Zi Heng hope to win at Asian junior meet". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Badminton: Malaysia's misery continues at the Asian Junior meet with defeat of Ooi-Soh". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Badminton: New partners Aaron-Wooi Yik go down to Maneepong-Nanthakarn in final". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Wooi Yik wants to end title wait". NST Online. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Badminton: Six club players join BAM to bolster mixed doubles department". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Badminton: Malaysian shuttlers return home from Hanoi empty-handed". The Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  20. ^ "MB Johor dahului senarai penerima pingat Hari Wilayah Persekutuan". Malaysiakini. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.

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Asian badminton men's team champions
Malaysia medal winners at the Olympic Games
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 14 June 2022
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