Aaron Chia Teng Fong (

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: 谢定峰, born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player. He joined the

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since 2015. He represented Malaysia in the 2018 Thomas Cup. Chia and his partner

Soh Wooi Yik Soh Wooi Yik (, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team after being defeated by China in ...

were the All England Open finalists and the

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...

gold medalist in 2019. They are the current reigning world champion in men's doubles discipline. The duo won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the

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, and won the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships.

Early life and background

Chia was born in

Batu Berendam Batu Berendam is a small town in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia. Climate Place of Worship Mosque: Masjid Al-Hidayah Batu Berendam Buddhist temple: * Wat Phra Buddha Jinaraja * Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia ...

Melaka Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has bee ...

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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

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 The Badminton Association of Malaysia or BAM (Malay: ''Persatuan Badminton Malaysia'') is the governing body of badminton in Malaysia. The association was founded in 1964. Nevertheless, the history of Malaysian badminton starts much earlier. Alrea ...

(BAM) when he was in Form 5.

Career

2021: Olympic bronze

In late July, Chia partnered up with Soh Wooi Yik at the men's doubles event at the Summer Olympics. The duo won the bronze medal by defeating

Mohammad Ahsan Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club who specializes in the men's doubles. He is three-time World Champion, three-time season ending finals champion, and Asian Games gold medalist ...

and

Hendra Setiawan Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Setiawan has ...

17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia.

2022: First world title for Malaysia

In late August, Chia partnered

as the 6th seeds at the 2022 World Championships. In the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

, they defeated 3-time world champions

and

21–19, 21–14 to clinch Malaysia's first-ever gold medal in the tournament.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's doubles''

BWF World Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

Commonwealth Games

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

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(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. ''Men's doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

''Men's doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

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tournament

Personal life

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

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 7 September 2022.

Soh Wooi Yik

Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik have six winning streaks in the head-to-head record against

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He and his partner, Chirag Shetty, are the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10 of the BWF World Ranking, with a career-high ranking of 5 ...

and

Chirag Shetty Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player. He and his partner, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, are the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10 of the BWF World Ranking, with a career-high ...

. Meanwhile, Chia and Soh have a poor head-to-head record against

and

(4–7),

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won t ...

and

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007 ...

(2–6), and also

Takuro Hoki is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles ...

and

Yugo Kobayashi is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese Japanese ma ...

(2–5).

Honours

* : **

Officer of the

Order of the Territorial Crown Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

(K.M.W) (2022) * : **

Distinguished Service Star The Distinguished Service Star is the third highest military award of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is awarded for eminently meritorious and valuable service rendered while holding a position of great responsibility. Description of the ...

(B.C.M.) (2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chia, Aaron 1997 births Living people People from Malacca Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Malaysia Olympic bronze medalists for Malaysia Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton 21st-century Malaysian people