Soh Wooi Yik

Soh Wooi Yik
蘇偉譯
Soh interviewed by a journalist after the 2023 President's Cup
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Years active2015–present
HandednessRight
CoachTan Bin Shen
Rexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest ranking2 (with Aaron Chia, 24 January 2023)
Current ranking3 (with Aaron Chia, 13 August 2024)
BWF profile
Soh Wooi Yik
Traditional Chinese蘇偉譯
Simplified Chinese苏伟译
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSū Wěiyì
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSo͘ Úi-e̍k

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]

  1. ^ "Players: Soh Wooi Yik". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Soh Wooi Yik | BAM". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 17 February 1998. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ R., Kirubashini (28 August 2022). "History is made, Aaron-Soh win first Malaysia's badminton world title". The Star. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Doubles' win makes it triple gold for Malaysia's badminton campaign". New Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ^ Liew, Vincent (2 May 2022). "Aaron Chia Upbeat Despite 2022 Badminton Asia Championships Final loss". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ^ Peter, Fabian (31 July 2021). "Aaron-Wooi Yik win Olympic medal for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Shuttlers Aaron-Wooi Yik tame Peng Soon-Kian Meng for bronze". Malay Mail. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. ^ "BWF World Championships 2023: Bronze medal finish for Aaron-Wooi Yik". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ^ Lim, Teik Huat (6 October 2023). "Badminton: Aaron-Wooi Yik bag bronze in Asian Games". The Star. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Asia Championships: Goh/Izzuddin's Great Run Continues". Badminton World Federation. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. ^ Salim, Faizal (4 August 2024). "Aaron-Wooi Yik secure Malaysia's first Olympic medal in Paris". New Straits Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  12. ^ "#Paris2024 DAY 9: AARON-WOOI YIK WIN BRONZE!". Badminton Association Malaysia. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.