Malaysian badminton player (born 1997)
Badminton player
Aaron Chia Teng Fong KMW BCM Chinese : 謝定峰 ; pinyin : Xiè Dìngfēng badminton player.[ 1] [ 2] Olympic Games , he and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships .[ 3] 2019 SEA Games ,[ 4] 2022 Asian Championships ,[ 5] 2020 Summer Olympics ,[ 6] 2022 Commonwealth Games ,[ 7] 2023 World Championships ,[ 8] 2022 Asian Games ,[ 9] 2024 Asian Championships ,[ 10] 2024 Summer Olympics .[ 11] [ 12]
Early and personal life
Chia was born in Batu Berendam , Melaka to Malaysian Chinese parents, Chan Mee Kee and Chia Boon Foo. He is the second of three siblings. His interest in badminton began at the age of four when he often followed his father to the badminton court. Chia represented Melaka when he was just 11 years old. At the age of 14, he managed to enter Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) and started training with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) when he was in Form 5.[ 13]
Chia is married to Goh Mui Kee and the couple has two daughters.[ 14]
Career
He has joined the national team since 2015.[ 15]
2015
In September, Chia partnered Soh Wooi Yik and reached the final of Malaysia Junior International, finishing as runners-up.[ 16]
In November, the duo competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships but crashed out in the fourth round.[ 17]
In October 2016, he and his partner Wong Wai Jun were the runners-up at the Swiss International .[ 18]
Before the end of the 2017 season, Chia reunited with Soh and managed to qualify for the finals of the India International .[ 19]
2018
In March, Chia and Soh participated in their second international final at the Vietnam International , but failed to win the title.[ 20]
In the following month, they got into the final of Malaysia International but lost out narrowly to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan .[ 21]
In August, the pair made their debut at the 2018 World Championships where they reached the quarter-finals before losing out to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen .[ 22]
In November, they reached the final of SaarLorLux Open but went down to Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in three games.[ 23]
In March 2019, Chia and Soh participated in the All England Open where they emerged as a surprise finalist. The pair settled for second best after losing to Ahsan and Setiawan in the final.[ 24] men's team event at the 2019 SEA Games.[ 25] [ 26] men's doubles event and went on to win the gold, beating Bodin Isara and Maneepong Jongjit in the final.[ 4]
He was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Asia Team Championships in February.[ 27] [ 28]
2021: First Olympic bronze
In January, Chia and Soh reached their third BWF World Tour final at the Thailand Open and finished as the runner-ups.[ 29]
In late July, the duo made their debut appearance in the men's doubles event at the 2020 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 the 2021 Sudirman Cup in late September.[ 30]
2022: First world title for Malaysia
Chia was part of the Malaysian men's team that won gold at the 2022 Asia Team Championships in February.[ 31] [ 32]
In late April, he and Soh entered the 2022 Asian Championships final but were bested by Indonesians Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Rambitan .[ 5]
In August, he won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[ 33] men's doubles event with Soh, ending his debut campaign with two medals.[ 7] 2022 World Championships as 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
In the first half of 2023, Chia and Soh did not manage to win any of the tournaments they participated in. Their most notable achievements were reaching the finals of India Open in January[ 34] Indonesia Open in June.[ 35] 2023 Sudirman Cup in May.[ 36]
In August, Chia and Soh were unable to defend their title at the 2023 World Championships .[ 37] Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae , in the semi-finals.[ 8]
They then contested their third final of the year at the China Open in September. However, they went down to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.[ 38]
In October, the pair concluded their debut campaign at the 2022 Asian Games with a bronze medal finish in the men's doubles event.[ 9] Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in the Denmark Open final, finally putting an end to their six-year wait for a BWF World Tour title.[ 39]
In February, Chia won his second silver medal as a part of Malaysia's men's team at the 2024 Asia Team Championships .[ 40]
In March, he and Soh participated in the All England Open and brought home the silver medals again after surprisingly doing so five years ago in 2019. They lost to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia after going down with the score of 16–21, 16–21.[ 41]
In the following month, the pair lost in the semi-finals of the 2024 Asian Championships , securing them a bronze medal.[ 10]
In early August, he and Soh participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics , their second Olympic appearance. They lost to China's Liang and Wang in the semi-finals 19–21, 21–15, 17–21.[ 42] Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in three tight games, 16–21, 22–20, 21–19.[ 11] [ 12]
In November, Chia and Soh clinched the Korea Masters title, becoming the first Malaysian pair to win the tournament.[ 43]
Awards
Year
Award
Category
Result
2021
Anugerah Sukan Negara
National Sportsman (with Soh Wooi Yik)
Nominated[ 44]
Men's Team Sports (with Soh Wooi Yik)
Won[ 45]
2022
National Sportsman (with Soh Wooi Yik)
Won[ 46]
Honours
Malacca:
Federal Territory:
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
World Championships
Men's doubles
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
SEA Games
Men's doubles
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[ 50] Badminton 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
Soh Wooi Yik
Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
23–21, 18–21, 19–21
Runner-up
[ 23]
2019
All England Open
Super 1000
Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
21–11, 14–21, 12–21
Runner-up
[ 24]
2020 (II)
Thailand Open
Super 1000
Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
13–21, 18–21
Runner-up
[ 29]
2023
India Open
Super 750
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang
21–14, 19–21, 18–21
Runner-up
[ 34]
2023
Indonesia Open
Super 1000
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty
17–21, 18–21
Runner-up
[ 35]
2023
China Open
Super 1000
12–21, 14–21
Runner-up
[ 38]
2023
Denmark Open
Super 750
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana
21–13, 21–17
Winner
[ 39]
2024
All England Open
Super 1000
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
16–21, 16–21
Runner-up
[ 41]
2024
Korea Masters
Super 300
Jin Yong Kim Won-ho
21–23, 21–19, 21–14
Winner
[ 43]
Men's doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024 .
Soh Wooi Yik
Chia and Soh lead the head-to-head record with a wide margin against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty . Meanwhile, they have a poor head-to-head record against Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (2–9), Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen (0–6), Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang (2–8), and also Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi (2–8).[ 52]
Notes
^ Tournament Software did not include the results of men's team event of the 2022 Asian Games for head-to-head (Chia and Soh won against Kang and Seo 21–17, 21–9).[ 53]
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