Cheah Soon Kit
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Cheah Soon Kit | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 謝順吉 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 谢顺吉 | ||||||
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Cheah Soon Kit (born 9 January 1968 in Ipoh, Perak) is a former Malaysian badminton player, specialised in men's doubles.
Career
He has played for Malaysia national badminton team since 1986. He had played with different pairs such as Ong Beng Teong (1986–1989), Soo Beng Kiang (1990–1994), Yap Kim Hock (1995-1998) and Choong Tan Fook (1998).
Cheah competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Yap Kim Hock. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in quarterfinals. In the final, Cheah and Yap lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15-5, 13-15, 12-15, the former eventually became the national coach for Malaysia's men's doubles.
Achievements
Finals: 22 (14 titles, 8 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1988 | Swiss Open | Ong Beng Teong | ![]() |
15-7, 15-13 |
Winner | 1989 | Swiss Open | Ong Beng Teong | ![]() |
15-9, 15-6 |
Runner-up | 1989 | Thailand Open | Razif Sidek | ![]() ![]() |
11–15, 3–15 |
Winner | 1991 | Swedish Open | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
18–14, 15–7 |
Runner-up | 1991 | Thailand Open | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
3–15, 11–15 |
Winner | 1992 | World Cup | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
15–10, 15–11 |
Winner | 1992 | US Open | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
15–9, 15–11 |
Winner | 1992 | Malaysia Open | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
15–12, 15–7 |
Winner | 1993 | Dutch Open | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
15–4, 17–14 |
Runner-up | 1993 | World Championships | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
11–15, 3–15 |
Winner | 1994 | World Cup | Soo Beng Kiang | ![]() ![]() |
18–13, 2–15, 17–16 |
Winner | 1995 | Asian Championships | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
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Runner-up | 1995 | Thailand Open | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
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Winner | 1995 | World Grand Prix | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
13–18, 15–2, 15–12 |
Winner | 1996 | Malaysia Open | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
15–5, 15–3 |
Runner-up | 1996 | All England Open | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
6–15, 5–15 |
Runner-up | 1997 | World Championships | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
15–8, 17–18, 7–15 |
Winner | 1998 | Dutch Open | Choong Tan Fook | ![]() ![]() |
15–11, 15–9 |
Winner | 1998 | Japan Open | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
15–9, 15–7 |
Winner | 1999 | Hong Kong Open | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
15–12, 15–12 |
Runner-up | 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open | Choong Tan Fook | ![]() ![]() |
4–15, 17–14, 8–15 |
Runner-up | 2000 | Chinese Taipei Open | Yap Kim Hock | ![]() ![]() |
7–15, 7–15 |
External links
- Profile at sports-reference.com
- EngvarB from September 2014
- Use dmy dates from September 2014
- Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text
- Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Ipoh
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Badminton coaches
- Olympic badminton players of Malaysia
- Olympic silver medalists for Malaysia
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia
- Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- People from Perak
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics