Soniia Cheah Su Ya

Soniia Cheah Su Ya (born 19 June 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. She is the younger sister of Lydia Cheah Li Ya who is also a professional badminton player.[1] In her junior career, she represented Malaysia at the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Asian Junior Championships, World Junior Championships, 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, and 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.[2][3]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheah.
Soniia Cheah Su Ya
Personal information
Country Malaysia
Born (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking23 (13 July 2017)
Current ranking30 (18 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
Southeast Asian Games
2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2011 Jakarta Women's team
2019 Philippines Women's team
World Junior Championships
2011 Taipei Mixed team
2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2011 Lucknow Mixed team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
2011 Douglas Girls' singles
2011 Douglas Girls' doubles
BWF profile
Soniia Cheah Su Ya
Traditional Chinese謝抒芽
Simplified Chinese谢抒芽

She won her first international title at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.[3] At the Southeast Asian Games, she won the mixed team bronze medal in 2011, also the silver medals in 2017 in the women's singles and team event.[4] Cheah competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Goh Jin Wei 21–11, 21–10 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yang Li Lian Xia Huan
Tang Jinhua		 11–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Russian Open Evgeniya Kosetskaya 9–11, 11–5, 5–11, 11–5, 4–11 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Tata Open India International Pardeshi Shreyanshi 11–3, 6–11, 11–6, 11–7 Winner
2016 Belgian International Sofie Holmboe Dahl 21–11, 16–21, 21–16 Winner
2012 Dutch International Yao Jie 21–19, 9–21, 12–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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References
  1. "Players: Soniia Cheah". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. "Asian Juniors 2011 – China's hat trick". Badzine.net. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. "Shuttler Sonia Cheah in Belgium clinches first international title". Malay Mail. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. "Back in her element". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "Chong Wei accepts loss to India in mixed team final". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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