Soniia Cheah Su Ya
Malaysian badminton player (born 1993)
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Soniia Cheah Su Ya (Chinese: 謝抒芽), born 19 June 1993) is a retired Malaysian badminton player. She is the younger sister of Lyddia Cheah who is also a professional badminton player.[2]
19 June 1993
Cheah at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 謝淑雅 19 June 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 13 December 2022[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 23 (13 July 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 謝抒芽 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢抒芽 | ||||||
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Career
In her junior career, she represented Malaysia at the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Asian Junior Championships, World Junior Championships, 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, and 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.[3][4]
She won her first international title at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.[4] At the Southeast Asian Games, she won the mixed team bronze medal in 2011, also the silver medals in 2017 in the women's singles and team event.[5] Cheah competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]
She founded a badminton academy, Sunheart Badminton with her sister, Lyddia in April 2022.[7] On 13 December 2022, she announced her retirement from badminton due to the pain from the relapse of her bone spur injury which she has been enduring since 2013.[1]
Achievements
SEA Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Goh Jin Wei |
11–21, 10–21 |  Silver |
Commonwealth Youth Games
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man |  P. V. Sindhu |
20–22, 8–21 | Silver |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man | Yang Li Lian |
Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
17–21, 8–21 | Silver |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang Li Lian |
 Tang Jinhua Xia Huan |
11–21, 13–21 |  Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Russian Open |  Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
9–11, 11–5, 5–11, 11–5, 4–11 |  Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Dutch International |  Yao Jie |
21–19, 9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Belgian International |  Sofie Holmboe Dahl |
21–11, 16–21, 21–16 |  Winner |
| 2016 | Tata Open India International | Pardeshi Shreyanshi |
11–3, 6–11, 11–6, 11–7 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
