Aaron Chia

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chia.
Aaron Chia
謝定峰
File:Aaro Chia President's Cup 2023.jpg
Chia interviewed by a journalist after the 2023 President's Cup
Personal information
Birth name Aaron Chia Teng Fong
Country Malaysia
Born (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)
Batu Berendam, Malacca, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m
Handedness Right
Coach Tan Bin Shen
Rexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest ranking 2
Current ranking 3
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manila Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ningbo Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Selangor Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Men's team
BWF profile

Aaron Chia Teng Fong KMW BCM (Chinese: 謝定峰; pinyin: Xiè Dìngfēng; born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] A world champion and a double bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, he and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships.[3] Together, they also won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games,[4] a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Championships,[5] as well as bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[6] 2022 Commonwealth Games,[7] 2023 World Championships,[8] 2022 Asian Games,[9] 2024 Asian Championships,[10] and 2024 Summer Olympics.[11] They are also the first Malaysian men’s doubles pair to win consecutive medals at the Olympic Games.[12]

Early and personal life

Chia was born in Batu Berendam, Melaka to Malaysian Chinese parents, Chan Mee Kee and Chia Boon Foo. He is the second of three siblings. His interest in badminton began at the age of four when he often followed his father to the badminton court. Chia represented Melaka when he was just 11 years old. At the age of 14, he managed to enter Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) and started training with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) when he was in Form 5.[13]

Chia is married to Goh Mui Kee and the couple has two daughters.[14]

Career

He has joined the national team since 2015.[15]

2015

In September, Chia partnered Soh Wooi Yik and reached the final of Malaysia Junior International, finishing as runners-up.[16]

In November, the duo competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships but crashed out in the fourth round.[17]

2016–2017

In October 2016, he and his partner Wong Wai Jun were the runners-up at the Swiss International.[18]

Before the end of the 2017 season, Chia reunited with Soh and managed to qualify for the finals of the India International.[19]

2018

In March, Chia and Soh participated in their second international final at the Vietnam International, but failed to win the title.[20]

In the following month, they got into the final of Malaysia International but lost out narrowly to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.[21]

In August, the pair made their debut at the 2018 World Championships where they reached the quarter-finals before losing out to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.[22]

In November, they reached the final of SaarLorLux Open but went down to Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in three games.[23]

2019–2020: All England runner-up & SEA Games gold

In March 2019, Chia and Soh participated in the All England Open where they emerged as a surprise finalist. The pair settled for second best after losing to Ahsan and Setiawan in the final.[24] In December 2019, he helped the Malaysian team to win a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2019 SEA Games.[25][26] He and Soh then took part in the men's doubles event and went on to win the gold, beating Bodin Isara and Maneepong Jongjit in the final.[4]

He was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Asia Team Championships in February.[27][28]

2021: First Olympic bronze

In January, Chia and Soh reached their third BWF World Tour final at the Thailand Open and finished as the runner-ups.[29]

In late July, the duo made their debut appearance in the men's doubles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The duo prevailed against Ahsan and Setiawan 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia.[6]

He was one of the Malaysian players that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in late September.[30]

2022: First world title for Malaysia

Chia was part of the Malaysian men's team that won gold at the 2022 Asia Team Championships in February.[31][32]

In late April, he and Soh entered the 2022 Asian Championships final but were bested by Indonesians Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Rambitan.[5]

In August, he won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[33] He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event with Soh, ending his debut campaign with two medals.[7] A few weeks later, Chia and Soh competed at the 2022 World Championships as the sixth seeds. In the final, they defeated three-time world champions Ahsan and Setiawan 21–19, 21–14 to clinch Malaysia's first ever gold medal at the tournament.[3]

2023: First BWF World Tour title

In the first half of 2023, Chia and Soh did not manage to win any of the tournaments they participated in. Their most notable achievements were reaching the finals of India Open in January[34] and Indonesia Open in June.[35] Chia also helped the Malaysian team win a second consecutive bronze medal at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in May.[36]

In August, Chia and Soh were unable to defend their title at the 2023 World Championships.[37] They settled for the bronze medal after losing to the eventual champions, Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae, in the semi-finals.[8]

They then contested their third final of the year at the China Open in September. However, they went down to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.[38]

In October, the pair concluded their debut campaign at the 2022 Asian Games with a bronze medal finish in the men's doubles event.[9] A few weeks later, they triumphed against Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in the Denmark Open final, finally putting an end to their six-year wait for a BWF World Tour title.[39]

2024: Second All England runner-up finish & second Olympic bronze

In February, Chia won his second silver medal as a part of Malaysia's men's team at the 2024 Asia Team Championships.[40]

In March, he and Soh participated in the All England Open and brought home the silver medals again after surprisingly doing so five years ago in 2019. They lost to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia after going down with the score of 16–21, 16–21.[41]

In the following month, the pair lost in the semi-finals of the 2024 Asian Championships, securing them a bronze medal.[10]

In early August, he and Soh participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics, their second Olympic appearance. They lost to China's Liang and Wang in the semi-finals 19–21, 21–15, 17–21.[42] In the bronze medal match, he and Soh retained their Olympic bronze medals, defeating Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in three tight games, 16–21, 22–20, 21–19.[11] With the victory, they became the first-ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to win back-to-back Olympic medals.[12]

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2021 Anugerah Sukan Negara National Sportsman (with Soh Wooi Yik) Nominated[43]
Men's Team Sports (with Soh Wooi Yik) Won[44]
2022 National Sportsman (with Soh Wooi Yik) Won[45]

Honours

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 Bronze [6]
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		 16–21, 22–20, 21–19 Bronze medal.svg Bronze [11]

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 21–19, 21–14 Gold Gold [3]
2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik South Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Seo Seung-jae		 21–23, 13–21 Bronze Bronze [8]

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Tan Kian Meng		 21–19, 11–21, 21–11 Bronze Bronze [7]

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty		 17–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze [9]

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Pramudya Kusumawardana
Indonesia Yeremia Rambitan		 21–23, 10–21 Silver Silver [5]
2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Malaysia Goh Sze Fei
Malaysia Nur Izzuddin		 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze [10]

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Thailand Bodin Isara
Thailand Maneepong Jongjit		 18–21, 21–15, 21–16 Gold Gold [4]

BWF World Tour (1 title, 7 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[49] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[50]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik England Marcus Ellis
England Chris Langridge		 23–21, 18–21, 19–21 2nd Runner-up [23]
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 21–11, 14–21, 12–21 2nd Runner-up [24]
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 13–21, 18–21 2nd Runner-up [29]
2023 India Open Super 750 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik China Liang Weikeng
China Wang Chang		 21–14, 19–21, 18–21 2nd Runner-up [34]
2023 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty		 17–21, 18–21 2nd Runner-up [35]
2023 China Open Super 1000 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik China Liang Weikeng
China Wang Chang		 12–21, 14–21 2nd Runner-up [38]
2023 Denmark Open Super 750 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Indonesia Bagas Maulana		 21–13, 21–17 1st Winner [39]
2024 All England Open Super 1000 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto		 16–21, 16–21 2nd Runner-up [41]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Swiss International Malaysia Wong Wai Jun Malaysia Goh Sze Fei
Malaysia Nur Izzuddin		 18–21, 12–21 2nd Runner-up [18]
2017 Tata Open India International Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong		 6–21, 9–21 2nd Runner-up [19]
2018 Vietnam International Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong		 18–21, 14–21 2nd Runner-up [20]
2018 Malaysia International Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 17–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd Runner-up [21]
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024.

Soh Wooi Yik

Chia and Soh lead the head-to-head record with a wide margin against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Meanwhile, they have a poor head-to-head record against Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (2–9), Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen (0–6), Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang (2–8), and also Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi (2–8).[51]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournament Software did not include the results of men's team event of the 2022 Asian Games for head-to-head (Chia and Soh won against Kang and Seo 21–17, 21–9).[52]

References

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External links

  • Aaron Chia at BWF.tournamentsoftware.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Aaron Chia at BWFbadminton.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Aaron Chia at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Aaron Chia at Olympics.com
  • Aaron Chia on Instagram
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