Lydia Cheah
Lydia Cheah Li Ya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Lydia Cheah Li Ya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 8 September 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking |
29 (WS 29 October 2009) 184 (WD 25 January 2018) 413 (XD 27 August 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Lydia Cheah Li Ya (simplified Chinese: 谢沂逾; traditional Chinese: 謝沂逾; pinyin: Xiè Yíyú; born 8 September 1989 in Kuala Lumpur, also known as Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] Her younger sister, Sonia Cheah Su Ya is also a professional badminton player.[2] In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in India.[3]
Career
In 2008, she became the runner-up at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold tournament. She was defeated by Saina Nehwal of India in the final.[4] In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Games in the women's singles event. She was a part of the Malaysian team squad that won team gold at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in the women's team event and 2010 Commonwealth Games in the mixed team event.[5]
In 2012, she won the Maybank Malaysia International Challenge tournament. She lived up to expectations when she easily overpowered Singaporean seventh seed Liang Xiaoyu.[6] In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Bulgarian International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.[7] In 2017, she won the Iceland International tournament in the women's doubles event, and became the runner-up in the singles event.[8]
Achievements
Southeast Asian Games
Women's Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | 15–21, 21–23 |
Asia Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 21–16, 14–21, 11–21 | ||
2006 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16–21, 18–21 |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 12–21, 21–15, 18–21 |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Chinese Taipei Open | 8–21, 19–21 |
- 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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2017 | Iceland International | 8–21, 11–21 | ||
2016 | Bulgarian International | 15–21, 16–21 | ||
2012 | Malaysia International | 21–17, 21–12 | ||
2008 | Vietnam International | 22–20, 21–15 | ||
2005 | Malaysia Satellite | 4–11, 2–11 |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Iceland International | 21–6, 21–16 | |||
2016 | Bulgarian International | 17–21, 17–21 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Players: Lyddia Yi Yu Cheah". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Belgian Int'l – Even 4th time's not the charm". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Participant Information: Cheah Li Ya Lydia". d2010results.thecgf.com. Delhi 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Saina wins Chinese Taipei Open". www.rediff.com. Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Badminton: Malaysia's Lyddia Cheah makes Team Derby move". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Malaysian shuttlers dominate". www.theborneopost.com. The Borneo Post. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Panuga goes full circle". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Malasískir keppendur með yfirburði". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
- Lydia Cheah at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com