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Soh Wooi Yik
Tô vĩ dịch
Soh interviewed by a journalist after the 2023 President's Cup
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born(1998-02-17)17 February 1998(age 26)
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Years active2015–present
HandednessRight
CoachTan Bin Shen
Rexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest ranking2 (withAaron Chia,24 January 2023)
Current ranking4 (with Aaron Chia, 7 May 2024)
Medal record
Men'sbadminton
RepresentingMalaysia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manila Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ningbo Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Selangor Men's team
SEA 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 ChineseTô vĩ dịch
Simplified ChineseTô vĩ dịch

Soh Wooi YikKMW(Chinese:Tô vĩ dịch;pinyin:Sū Wěiyì;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:So͘ Úi-e̍k;born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysianbadmintonplayer.[1][2]He and his partnerAaron Chiabecame the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning themen's doublestitle at the2022 World Championships.[3]Together, they also won a gold medal at the2019 SEA Games,[4]a silver medal at the2022 Asian Championships,[5]as well as bronze medals at the2020 Summer Olympics,[6]2022 Commonwealth Games,[7]2023 World Championships[8]and2022 Asian Games.[9]

Background[edit]

Soh was born inKuala Lumpur.He is the son of former Malaysian badminton player Soh Goon Chup.[10]His maternal uncleSoo Beng Kiangis a former Malaysia badminton player and Olympian and had partnered withCheah Soon Kitto help Malaysia win the1992 Thomas Cup.[11]

Career[edit]

He began playing badminton when he was 4.[10]He was selected to play for Kuala Lumpur when he was 7. He later received an offer to study atBukit Jalil Sports Schoolwhen he was 13.[12]

2012[edit]

Soh reached the final of boys' singles and doubles U-15 events at the 2012Asian Youth Championshipsand became the runner-up for both events.[13]

2015[edit]

In September, Soh partneredAaron Chiaand reached the final of Malaysia Junior International, finishing as runners-up.[14]

In November, the duo competed at the2015 World Junior Championshipsbut crashed out in the fourth round.[15]In the same month, Soh partneredOoi Zi Hengand won gold at the 2015ASEAN School Games.[16]Based on his improved performance, he was drafted to the national back-up squad at the end of the year where he was coached byCheah Soon Kit.[17]

2016[edit]

In July, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze medal at the2016 Asian Junior Championshipsafter they were defeated by the Chinese pair ofHan ChengkaiandZhou Haodongin straight games in the semi-finals.[18]

In November, he won a silver medal in the mixed team event of the2016 World Junior Championshipsafter being defeated by China in the final.[19][20]He then suffered injuries and was not able to compete in the individual event, failing to improve his performance from last year. Despite this, he was still drafted into the national team after the tournament.[21]

2017[edit]

Soh played for Petaling BC at the beginning of the year. He partneredChen Tang Jieand reached the finals ofMalaysia Internationalin July andWaikato Internationalin August.[22]

In October, Soh was recruited into thenational team.[23]

Before the end of the season, Soh reunited with Chia and managed to qualify for the finals of theIndia International.[21]

2018[edit]

In March, Soh and Chia stormed into their second international final at theVietnam International,but failed to win the title.[24]

In the following month, they got into the final of Malaysia International but lost out narrowly toMohammad AhsanandHendra Setiawan.[25]

In August, the pair made their debut at the2018 World Championshipswhere they reached the quarter-finals before losing out toLi JunhuiandLiu Yuchen.[26]

In November, they reached the final ofSaarLorLux Openbut went down toMarcus EllisandChris Langridgein three games.[27]

2019–2020: All England runner-up & SEA Games gold[edit]

In March 2019, Soh and Chia participated in theAll England Openwhere they emerged as a surprise finalist. The pair settled for second best after losing to Ahsan and Setiawan in the final.[28]In December 2019, he helped the Malaysian team to win a silver medal in themen's teamevent at the 2019 SEA Games.[29][30]He and Chia then took part in themen's doublesevent and went on to win the gold, beatingBodin IsaraandManeepong Jongjitin the final.[4]

He was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the2020 Asia Team Championshipsin February.[31][32]

2021: Olympic bronze[edit]

In January, Soh and Chia reached their third BWF World Tour final at theThailand Openand finished as the runner-ups.[33]

In late July, the duo made their debut appearance in themen's doublesevent at the2020 Summer Olympics.The duo prevailed against Ahsan and Setiawan 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia.[6]

He was one of the Malaysian players that won bronze at the2021 Sudirman Cupin late September.[34]

2022: First world title for Malaysia[edit]

Soh was part of the Malaysian men's team that won gold at the2022 Asia Team Championshipsin February.[35][36]

In late April, he and Chia entered the2022 Asian Championshipsfinal but were bested by IndonesiansPramudya KusumawardanaandYeremia Rambitan.[5]

In August, he won a gold medal in themixed teamevent at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[37]He also won a bronze medal in themen's doublesevent with Chia, ending his debut campaign with two medals.[7]A few weeks later, Soh and Chia competed at the2022 World Championshipsas the sixth seeds. In the final, they defeated three-time world champions Ahsan and Setiawan 21–19, 21–14 to clinch Malaysia's first ever gold medal at the tournament.[3]

2023: First BWF World Tour title[edit]

In the first half of 2023, Soh and Chia did not manage to win any of the tournaments they participated in. Their most notable achievements were reaching the finals ofIndia Openin January[38]andIndonesia Openin June.[39]Soh also helped the Malaysian team win a second consecutive bronze medal at the2023 Sudirman Cupin May.[40]

In August, Soh and Chia were unable to defend their title at the2023 World Championships.[41]They settled for the bronze medal after losing to the eventual champions,Kang Min-hyukandSeo Seung-jae,in the semi-finals.[8]

They then contested their third final of the year at theChina Openin September. However, they went down toLiang WeikengandWang Changin straight games.[42]

In October, the pair concluded their debut campaign at the2022 Asian Gameswith a bronze medal finish in themen's doublesevent.[9]A few weeks later, they triumphed againstMuhammad Shohibul FikriandBagas Maulanain theDenmark Openfinal, finally putting an end to their six-year wait for a first BWF World Tour title.[43]

2024: Second All England runner-up finish[edit]

In February, Soh won his second silver medal as a part of Malaysia's men's team at the 2024 Asia Team Championships.[44]

In March, he and Chia participated in theAll England Openand brought home the silver medals again after surprisingly doing so five years ago in 2019. They lost toFajar AlfianandMuhammad Rian Ardiantoof Indonesia after going down with the score of 16–21, 16–21.[45]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Result
2021 Anugerah Sukan Negara National Sportsman (with Aaron Chia) Nominated[46]
Men's Team Sports (with Aaron Chia) Won[47]
2022 National Sportsman (with Aaron Chia) Won[48]

Honours[edit]

Achievements[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza,
Tokyo,Japan 		MalaysiaAaron Chia IndonesiaMohammad Ahsan
IndonesiaHendra Setiawan 		17–21, 21–17, 21–14 Bronze [6]

World Championships[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium,
Tokyo,Japan 		MalaysiaAaron Chia IndonesiaMohammad Ahsan
IndonesiaHendra Setiawan 		21–19, 21–14 GoldGold [3]
2023 Royal Arena,
Copenhagen,Denmark 		MalaysiaAaron Chia South KoreaKang Min-hyuk
South KoreaSeo Seung-jae 		21–23, 13–21 BronzeBronze [8]

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 National Exhibition Centre,
Birmingham,England 		MalaysiaAaron Chia MalaysiaChan Peng Soon
MalaysiaTan Kian Meng 		21–19, 11–21, 21–11 BronzeBronze [7]

Asian Games[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Bin gian g Gymnasium,Hangzhou,China MalaysiaAaron Chia IndiaSatwiksairaj Rankireddy
IndiaChirag Shetty 		17–21, 12–21 BronzeBronze [9]

Asian Championships[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila,Philippines 		MalaysiaAaron Chia IndonesiaPramudya Kusumawardana
IndonesiaYeremia Rambitan 		21–23, 10–21 SilverSilver [5]
2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium,
Ningbo,China 		MalaysiaAaron Chia MalaysiaGoh Sze Fei
MalaysiaNur Izzuddin 		14–21, 18–21 BronzaBronze

SEA Games[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila,Philippines 		MalaysiaAaron Chia ThailandBodin Isara
ThailandManeepong Jongjit 		18–21, 21–15, 21–16 GoldGold [4]

Asian Junior Championships[edit]

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 CPB Badminton Training Center,
Bangkok,Thailand 		MalaysiaOoi Zi Heng ChinaHan Chengkai
ChinaZhou Haodong 		15–21, 17–21 BronzeBronze [18]

BWF World Tour (1 title, 7 runners-up)[edit]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[50]is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[51]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 MalaysiaAaron Chia EnglandMarcus Ellis
EnglandChris Langridge 		23–21, 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [27]
2019 All England Open Super 1000 MalaysiaAaron Chia IndonesiaMohammad Ahsan
IndonesiaHendra Setiawan 		21–11, 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [28]
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 MalaysiaAaron Chia Chinese TaipeiLee Yang
Chinese TaipeiWang Chi-lin 		13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [33]
2023 India Open Super 750 MalaysiaAaron Chia ChinaLiang Weikeng
ChinaWang Chang 		21–14, 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [38]
2023 Indonesia Open Super 1000 MalaysiaAaron Chia IndiaSatwiksairaj Rankireddy
IndiaChirag Shetty 		17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [39]
2023 China Open Super 1000 MalaysiaAaron Chia ChinaLiang Weikeng
ChinaWang Chang 		12–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [42]
2023 Denmark Open Super 750 MalaysiaAaron Chia IndonesiaMuhammad Shohibul Fikri
IndonesiaBagas Maulana 		21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner [43]
2024 All England Open Super 1000 MalaysiaAaron Chia IndonesiaFajar Alfian
IndonesiaMuhammad Rian Ardianto 		16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [45]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 runners-up)[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Malaysia International MalaysiaChen Tang Jie MalaysiaLee Jian Yi
MalaysiaLim Zhen Ting 		22–24, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [22]
2017 Waikato International MalaysiaChen Tang Jie Chinese TaipeiSu Li-wei
Chinese TaipeiYe Hong-wei 		16–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [22]
2017 Tata Open India International MalaysiaAaron Chia ThailandManeepong Jongjit
ThailandNanthakarn Yordphaisong 		6–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [21]
2018 Vietnam International MalaysiaAaron Chia ThailandManeepong Jongjit
ThailandNanthakarn Yordphaisong 		18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [24]
2018 Malaysia International MalaysiaAaron Chia IndonesiaMohammad Ahsan
IndonesiaHendra Setiawan 		17–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up [25]
BWF International Challengetournament
BWF International Seriestournament
BWF Future Seriestournament

Record against selected opponents[edit]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of17 October 2023.

Aaron Chia[edit]

Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia lead the head-to-head record againstSatwiksairaj RankireddyandChirag Shetty.Meanwhile, Chia and Soh have a poor head-to-head record againstMarcus Fernaldi GideonandKevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo(2–9),Li Junhui&Liu Yuchen(0–6),Mohammad AhsanandHendra Setiawan(4–8), and alsoTakuro HokiandYugo Kobayashi(2–6).[52]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Tournament Software did not include the results ofmen's teamevent of the 2022 Asian Games for head-to-head.[53]

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External links[edit]

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