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Soh Wooi Yik KMW (Chinese: 蘇偉譯; pinyin: Sū Wěiyì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Úi-e̍k; born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] A world champion and a double bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, he and his partner Aaron Chia became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships.[3] Together, they also won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games,[4] a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Championships,[5] as well as bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[6] 2022 Commonwealth Games,[7] 2023 World Championships[8] 2022 Asian Games,[9] 2024 Asian Championships,[10] and 2024 Summer Olympics.[11] They are also the first Malaysian men’s doubles pair to win consecutive medals at the Olympic Games.[12]