Cheng Shao-chieh
Cheng Shao-chieh (Chinese: 鄭韶婕; pinyin: Zhèng Sháojié; Wade–Giles: Cheng Shao-chieh; born 4 January 1986 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a badminton player from Taiwan.[1]
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Birth name | 鄭韶婕 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | [1] | January 4, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb; 7.4 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 7 (September 8, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 11-3, 11-3. Later that year, she played in the 2004 World Junior Championships, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she won the Gold title in Women's Singles. She also participated in the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, California, making it to the semifinals and taking a game from the eventual champion, Xie Xingfang. She achieved a world championship silver medal in 2011 in London. She reached the final, winning all her matches in straight games. In the quarterfinal she beat the then world number 1, Wang Shixian from China, and in the semifinal she outclassed Juliane Schenk from Germany 18 and 6. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again reached the quarter-finals, qualifying through from group C. She then beat Gu Juan in the second round before losing to Wang Yihan.
Achievements
World Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | 15–21, 10–21 | ||
2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | 11–2, 5–11, 6–11 |
Asian Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | 19–21, 21–23 | ||
2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | 8–11, 2–11 |
Summer Universiade
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzen, China | 21–18, 21–15 | ||
2007 | Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand | 12–21, 17–21 |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China | 11–21, 14–21 |
World University Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand | 11–5, 5–11, 11–6 |
World Junior Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada | 11–7, 11–5 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada | 3–15, 1–15 |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | 13–15, 11–15 |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Singapore Open | 11–21, 24–26 |
- Superseries tournament
- Superseries Premier tournament
- Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Grand Prix
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Canada Open | 21–15, 21–11 | ||
2010 | Indonesian Masters | 12–21, 21–19, 16–21 | ||
2010 | Chinese Taipei Open | 21–11, 24–26, 21–17 | ||
2009 | Chinese Taipei Open | 17–21, 21–12, 21–15 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Austrian Open | 8–11, 11–8, 11–3 |
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[2]
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References
- "CHENG Shao Chieh - Biography". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- "Cheng Shao Chieh Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- "European results". BadmintonEurope.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
- "Shao Chieh Cheng". TournamentSoftware.com.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cheng Shao-Chieh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.