Chan Peng Soon

Chan Peng Soon 陈炳顺
Chan at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	3 (3 July 2013)
Current ranking	8 (12 July 2018)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles Thomas Cup 2014 New Delhi Men's team Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi Mixed team 2014 Glasgow Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles Asian Games 2014 Incheon Men's team Asian Championships 2010 New Delhi Mixed doubles Southeast Asian Games 2009 Vientiane Men's team 2015 Singapore Mixed doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2009 Vientiane Mixed doubles 2015 Singapore Men's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Chan Peng Soon AMN (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian professional badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He is best known for his partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in the world. Chan and Goh reached their career high ranking of world No. 3 in 2013 and won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Career

Chan made his international debut in 2006.^[1] In July 2009, Chan won his first senior international title with Lim Khim Wah at the Thailand Open by defeating compatriot Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in the final.^[2] In October 2009, Chan and Goh Liu Ying reached their first international tournament final at the Vietnam Open but were defeated by Flandy Limpele and Cheng Wen-hsing.^[3]

In April 2010, they became the country’s first ever mixed doubles champions in a top–flight international tournament after winning the Badminton Asia Championships by defeating South Korean's Yoo Yeon-seong and Kim Min-jung in the final.^[4] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in mixed team event. In the mixed doubles event, Chan and Goh lost the bronze medal match to Chayut Triyachart and Yao Lei.

In May 2011, they finish as runner-up to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open.^[5] In November 2011, they won the Bitburger Open by defeating Denmark's Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl.^[6]

In March 2012, they reached the semi-finals of All England Open before losing to eventual champion, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir.^[7] In the following month, they became the runner-up of Australia Open after losing to Chinese Taipei's Chen Hung-Ling and Cheng Wen-Hsing in the final.^[8] They gained their first ever Malaysia Open crown by beating Indonesian pair, Irfan Fadhilah and Weni Anggraini.^[9]

Chan and Goh represented Malaysia at the 2012 London Olympics. They were the first ever Malaysian mixed doubles pair to qualify for the Olympic Games.^[10] They lost all three group matches and fails to progress to quarter-finals in their Olympics debut. In September 2012, Chan and Goh won their first Super Series title at the Japan Open by beating Muhammad Rijal and Lilyana Natsir.^[11] In November 2012, they reached the final of China Open but were defeated by top seed, Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets.

In January 2013, they became the runner-up of Malaysia Open after losing to Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen in the final. In January 2014, Lai Pei Jing was chosen as his new partner while Goh went on hiatus to recover from knee surgery.^[12] In their first international competition together, Chan and Lai reached the final of Austrian International before losing to Robert Mateusiak and Agnieszka Wojtkowska.^[13]

In April 2014, Chan briefly resume his partnership with Goh at the Singapore Open.^[14] Chan revive his partnership with Lai after Goh finally decided to undergo surgery on both her knees and will be out of action for the rest of the year.^[15] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Chan win the gold medal in the mixed team event. In the mixed doubles event, the pair lost the bronze medal match to Robert Blair and Imogen Bankier.

Chan resumed his partnership with Goh in 2015 where they won three titles that year, the Polish Open, Russian Open and the Mexico Open.^[16][17] At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, they won silver after losing to Indonesia's Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto in the mixed doubles final.^[18]

In 2016, they became the runner-up of the inaugural edition of Thailand Masters after losing to unseeded Chinese pair, Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen in the final.^[19] In March, they clinched their first title of the year by winning the New Zealand Open.^[20] In April, they lost to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open.^[21]

Goh and Chan qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[22] They won their first two group stage matches but lost the third to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. They finished as group runner-up and progress to quarter finals round. In the quarter finals, they beat Group B winner, Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Zięba of Poland.^[23] In the semi-finals, they beat China's Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets to reach the final.^[24]

In the final, they had to settle for silver medal after they were beaten by Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir for the second time in the tournament.^[25] Despite the fact that Goh and Chan lost in the final, they had created history of being the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to claim an Olympic medal.

In March 2017, Chan and Goh become the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the All England Open final since 1955.^[26] They were close to winning but lost to China's Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong in rubber sets, in which a few controversial fault calls were made by the umpire against them.^[27] In April, they reached the semi-finals of Indian Open but were forced to concede a walkover to Zheng Siwei-Chen Qingchen after Goh fell ill.^[28] They later suffered first round loss to Edi Subaktiar-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the Malaysia Open.^[29]

With Goh out of action due to injury, Chan partner Peck Yen Wei at the Indonesian Open where they reached the semi-finals.^[30] He later team up with Cheah Yee See where they reached the quarter-final of the Australian Open.^[31] In July, the pair won their first career title together at the Russia Open.^[32] At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, he won silver in men's team and bronze in mixed doubles event. In September, Chan and Cheah reached the semifinal of the Korea Open before losing to Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping.^[33]

In January 2018, he resumed his partnership with Goh and they won the Thailand Masters.^[34] Chan participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he won the silver medal in mixed team event. Chan and Goh reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles event before being defeated by Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock. They later acquired the bronze medal by defeating Indian pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa.^[35]

Personal life

He is married to Malaysian singer, Ester Cham May May since September 2010.^[36] They have a son, Milton Chan and a daughter, Hannah Chan.^[37]

Achievements

Olympic Games

• 2016 Summer Olympics at the Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
GS	Goh Liu Ying	Bodin Isara Savitree Amitrapai	21–13, 21–19	Win
GS		Robin Middleton Leanne Choo	21–17, 21–15	Win
GS		Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	15–21, 11–21	Lost
QF		Robert Mateusiak Nadiezda Zieba	21–17, 21–10	Win
SF		Xu Chen Ma Jin	21–12, 21–19	Win
Final		Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	14–21, 12–21	Silver

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Goh Liu Ying	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Ashwini Ponnappa	21–19, 21–19	Bronze

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Goh Liu Ying	Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung	21–17, 20–22, 21–19	Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Cheah Yee See	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	16–21, 21–18, 21–23	Bronze (2)
2015	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore	Goh Liu Ying	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	21–18, 13–21, 23–25	Silver
2009	National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos	Goh Liu Ying	Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	18–21, 13–21	Bronze (1)

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[38] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[39]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Goh Liu Ying	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	17–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2018	U.S. Open	Super 300	Goh Liu Ying	Marvin Emil Seidel Linda Efler	21–19, 21–15	Winner
2018	Australian Open	Super 300	Goh Liu Ying	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	12–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2018	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Goh Liu Ying	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Puttita Supajirakul	21–15, 14–21, 21–16	Champion

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	All England Open	Goh Liu Ying	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong	21–18, 19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Malaysia Open	Goh Liu Ying	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21–23, 21–13, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Malaysia Open	Goh Liu Ying	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	China Open	Goh Liu Ying	Xu Chen Ma Jin	15–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	Japan Open	Goh Liu Ying	Muhammad Rijal Liliyana Natsir	21–12, 21–19	Champion

     BWF Superseries Finals tournament

     BWF Superseries Premier tournament

     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Thailand Open	Lim Khim Wah	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	20–22, 21–14, 21–11	Champion

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Russian Open	Cheah Yee See	Keiichiro Matsui Akane Araki	11–8, 11–13, 11–3	Champion
2016	New Zealand Open	Goh Liu Ying	Zheng Siwei Li Yinhui	21–19, 22–20	Champion
2016	Thailand Masters	Goh Liu Ying	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	Mexico City Grand Prix	Goh Liu Ying	Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won	21–13, 23–21	Champion
2015	Russian Open	Goh Liu Ying	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–14, 21–12	Champion
2012	Malaysia Masters	Goh Liu Ying	Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini	21–12, 21–14	Champion
2012	Australian Open	Goh Liu Ying	Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing	20–22, 21–12, 21–23	Runner-up
2011	Bitburger Open	Goh Liu Ying	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–18, 14–21, 27–25	Champion
2011	Malaysia Masters	Goh Liu Ying	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21–18, 15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	Vietnam Open	Goh Liu Ying	Flandy Limpele Cheng Wen-hsing	23–25, 19–21	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Malaysia International	Lim Khim Wah	Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit	22–20, 28–26	Champion
2008	Vietnam International	Mohd Razif Abdul Latif	Hong Chieng Hun Ng Kean Kok	21–19, 26–28, 13–21	Runner-up
2007	India International	Chang Hun Pin	James Jayan T. Dinesh	21–8, 21–15	Champion
2007	Malaysia International	Chang Hun Pin	Khoo Chung Chiat Mohd Razif Abdul Latif	21–14, 11–21, 21–11	Champion
2006	India Satellite	Chang Hun Pin	Sanave Thomas K. T. Rupesh Kumar	21–19, 8–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2006	Sri Lanka Satellite	Chang Hun Pin	Mohd Razif Abdul Latif Khoo Chung Chiat	18–21, 21–14, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Orleans International	Goh Liu Ying	Mathias Christiansen Lena Grebak	21–11, 17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Polish Open	Goh Liu Ying	Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre	28–26, 21–18	Champion
2014	Austrian International	Lai Pei Jing	Robert Mateusiak Agnieszka Wojtkowska	15–21, 21–15, 16–21	Runner-up
2006	Sri Lanka Satellite	Haw Chiou Hwee	Chetan Anand Jwala Gutta	10–21, 21–15, 18–21	Runner-up

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series/ Asian Satellite tournament

Honours

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chan Peng Soon.

• Chan Peng Soon at the Badminton Association of Malaysia at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-11-29)
• Chan Peng Soon at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Chan Peng Soon at BWFbadminton.com
• Chan Peng Soon at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
• Peng Soon Chan at the International Olympic Committee