Soo Teck Zhi
苏德智

Personal information

Country

Malaysia

Born

4 August 1995 (age 28)
Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Handedness

Right

Men's singles

Highest ranking

50 (9 June 2016)

Current ranking

856 (4 October 2022)

Medal record

Soo Teck Zhi

蘇德智

苏德智

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sū Dézhì

Soo Teck Zhi (born 4 August 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He participated at the Vietnam Open 2012, 2012 India Open Grand Prix Gold, 2012 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold and the 2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold. In 2013 he won the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' singles event.^[1]

Career

In his senior career, Soo reached the semifinals of the Copenhagen Masters in 2014 and was the runner-up of the Singapore International in 2015.

He later entered his first BWF Grand Prix semifinal at the 2016 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold. In 2018, he won the Bangladesh International and achieved two runner-up positions at the Sydney International and the Nepal International. In 2019, Soo lost the final of the Portugal International to Felix Burestedt of Sweden.

Achievements

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Jeon Hyeok-jin	21–17, 13–21, 21–15	Gold

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Portugal International	Felix Burestedt	23–21, 8–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Bangladesh International	Phạm Cao Cường	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2018	Nepal International	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	22–20, 20–22, 9–21	Runner-up
2018	Sydney International	Riichi Takeshita	18–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2015	Singapore International	Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin	11–21, 15–21	Runner-up