Aaron Chia
Aaron Chia Teng Fong KMW BCM (Chinese: 谢定峰, born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He joined the national team since 2015.[2] He represented Malaysia in the 2018 Thomas Cup. Chia and his partner Soh Wooi Yik were the All England Open finalist and the Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in 2019.[3][4] The duo won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
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| Birth name | Aaron Chia Teng Fong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1997 Batu Berendam, Malacca, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Flandy Limpele | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 6 (with Soh Wooi Yik on 23 November 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 9 (12 April 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan |  Soh Wooi Yik |
 Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 21–17, 21–14 |  Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Soh Wooi Yik |
Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan |
21–23, 10–21 |  Silver |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Soh Wooi Yik |
 Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit |
18–21, 21–15, 21–16 |  Gold |
BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Soh Wooi Yik |
 Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
23–21, 18–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Soh Wooi Yik |
Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21–11, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Soh Wooi Yik |
 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Swiss International | Wong Wai Jun |
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin |
18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Tata Open India International | Soh Wooi Yik |
Maneepong Jongjit Nanthakarn Yordphaisong |
6–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Vietnam International | Soh Wooi Yik |
Maneepong Jongjit Nanthakarn Yordphaisong |
18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Malaysia International | Soh Wooi Yik |
Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Honours
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Officer of the Order of the Territorial Crown (K.M.W) (2022)[8]
Malacca:
- Distinguished Service Star (B.C.M.) (2021)[9][10]
References
- "Players: Aaron Chia". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- "Talent Team". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "Malaysian pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are All-England runners-up". The Star. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". New Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- Peter, Fabian (31 July 2021). "Aaron-Wooi Yik win Olympic medal for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- 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.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "MB Johor dahului senarai penerima pingat Hari Wilayah Persekutuan". Malaysiakini. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- "IGP, Army chief head Melaka Governor's birthday honours list". The Star. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- Mamat, Amir (24 August 2021). "KPN, PTD dahului senarai 695 penerima anugerah kebesaran Melaka" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
- Aaron Chia at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 19 April 2022 | |
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