Chia Wei Jie
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| Born | 3 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Teo Kok Siang[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 41 (with Lwi Sheng Hao, 3 March 2026) 63 (with Low Hang Yee, 22 November 2022) 71 (with Liew Xun, 17 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 41 (with Lwi Sheng Hao, 3 March 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Chia Wei Jie (Chinese: 謝煒傑; pinyin: Xiè Wěijié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiā Úi-kia̍t; born 3 January 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2] He was part of the Malaysian team that won a silver medal at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.[3]
2017–2018
In July 2017, Chia won the boys' doubles bronze medal with Ng Tze Yong at the 2017 Badminton Asia Junior Championships.[4] He was also part of Malaysia's mixed team that won two consecutive bronze medals at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in 2017 and 2018.
2019–2021
In November 2019, Chia partnered with Pearly Tan at the India International and became the runners-up.[5] In March 2021, he partnered with Chang Yee Jun and earned the runner-up position at the Polish Open.[6]
2022
In January, Chia and partner Low Hang Yee entered the final of the Swedish Open but lost out to Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Andy Kwek.[7] In the following week, they entered their second consecutive final and captured their first international title at the Ukraine Open.[8][9] Following the good results with his partner, he was selected as a backup player for the Malaysian squad at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup.[10]
2023
In May, Chia made his debut at the 2023 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the men's team event.[11] He later on competed in the men's doubles event with Liew Xun but crashed out in the quarter-finals.[12] In July, Chia and Liew entered their first final as a pair at the Mongolia International and finished as runners-up.[13] In October, the pair reached the final of Malaysia International, losing out to teammates Fazriq Razif and Wong Vin Sean.[14]
2024
Now a professional player, Chia and his new partner, Lwi Sheng Hao, participated in the Guwahati Masters in December. They clinched the title by defeating China's Huang Di and Liu Yang in the final.[1]
