Soh Wooi Yik

Soh was born in Kuala Lumpur. He began playing badminton when he was 4.[4] He was selected to play for Kuala Lumpur when he was 7. Later he received an offer to study at Bukit Jalil Sports School when he was 13.[7] In 2015, he partnered Ooi Zi Heng and won gold in the 2015 ASEAN School Games.[8]

In November 2015, Soh partnered Aaron Chia but crashed out in the fourth round of the men's doubles event in the 2016 World Junior Championships.[9] Based on their improved performance, he was drafted to the national back-up squad at the end of 2015 to be coached by Cheah Soon Kit.[10]

In July 2016, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships.[11] They were defeated by the Chinese pair of Han Chengkai/Zhou Haodong in straight games (15–21, 17–21).[11] Soh suffered injuries and was not able to improve his performance in the 2016 World Junior Championships. Despite that, he was still drafted into the national team after the event.[12]

Soh played for Petaling BC at the beginning of 2017. He partnered Chen Tang Jie and reached two finals in international challenge/series events.[13] In October 2017, Soh was recruited into the national team.[14]

Before the end of the 2017 season, Soh reunited with Aaron Chia and managed to qualify for the finals of the India International Challenge.[15]

In March 2018, the duo stormed into their second international finals in Vietnam International Challenge, but still, they failed to win their elusive first career title.[16]

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