Soh Wooi Yik (, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian

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player. He was part of the Malaysian

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and

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team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team after being defeated by China in 2016. Soh and his partner

Aaron Chia Aaron Chia Teng Fong (Chinese: 谢定峰, born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He joined the national team since 2015. He represented Malaysia in the 2018 Thomas Cup. Chia and his partner Soh Wooi Yik were the All England O ...

were the All England Open finalists and the

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gold medalists in 2019. 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.

Background

Soh was born in

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. He is the son of former Malaysian badminton player Soh Goon Chup. His maternal uncle

Soo Beng Kiang Soo Beng Kiang (, born 19 March 1968) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. Career He had played with different pairs such as Cheah Soon Kit (1990–1994) and Tan Kim Her (1995-1996). Soo competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Ol ...

is a former Malaysia badminton player and Olympian and had partnered with

Cheah Soon Kit Datuk Cheah Soon Kit (Current name: / Birth name: ) (born 9 January 1968) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach. Career Known for his amazing jumping smash, Soon Kit was one of the top doubles stars in the world in his heyday. ...

to help Malaysia win the 1992 Thomas Cup.

Career

He began playing badminton when he was 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 The Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) ( ms, Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil, SSBJ) is the first sports school in Malaysia. The school is located at the National Sports Complex compound in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil was opene ...

when he was 13. In 2015, he partnered Ooi Zi Heng and won gold in the 2015

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. In November 2015, Soh partnered

but crashed out in the fourth round of the boys' doubles event in the 2016 World Junior Championships. Based on their improved performance, he was drafted to the national back-up squad at the end of 2015 where he was coached by

. In July 2016, Soh and Ooi won the boys' doubles bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships. They were defeated by the Chinese pair of

Han Chengkai Han Chengkai (, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Junior Championships. Han also part of the Chinese team that won the 2019 Tong Yun Kai and Sudirman Cups. Together ...

and

Zhou Haodong Zhou Haodong (, born 20 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Together with his partner Han Chengkai Han Chengkai (, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Jun ...

in straight games (15–21, 17–21). 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. Soh played for Petaling BC at the beginning of 2017. He partnered

Chen Tang Jie Chen Tang Jie (; born 5 January 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2016 Asian Junior Championships and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has help Malaysia to clinched a silver medal in the World Jun ...

and reached two finals in International Challenge/Series events. In October 2017, Soh was recruited into the

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. Before the end of the 2017 season, Soh reunited with Aaron Chia and managed to qualify for the finals of the

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. 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.

2021: Olympic bronze

In late July, Soh partnered up with

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, Soh partnered Aaron Chia as the 6th seeds at the 2022 World Championships. In the

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, 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''

Asian Junior Championships

''Boys' 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 (5 runners-up)

''Men's doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament :

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tournament

Record against selected opponents

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

Aaron Chia

Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia 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 th ...

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

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(K.M.W) (2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soh, Wooi Yik Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur 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