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Character Introduction
Chan Beng Soon (April 27, 1988), formerly known as Tan Beng Chian, is a Malaysian male badminton player who specializes in the mixed doubles event. His partnership with Goh Liu Ying was ranked as high as third in the world, and he was a silver medalist in mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics badminton tournament.
Born in Yayitan, George Town, Penang State, Tan Beng Soon won his first international title in November 2007 when he and Tay Hambin competed in the Malaysian Badminton International Challenge, defeating teammates Khoo Chung Kiat/Rajiv Abdul Radev 2-1 (21-14, 11-21, 21-11) in the men’s doubles final.
In July 2009, Chen Bingshun competed in the Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix with Lin Qinhua and Wu Liuying respectively, and won the Men’s Doubles final by defeating the tournament’s top seed and teammates Chung Tengfu/Lee Wanhua 2-1 (20-22, 21-14, 21-11)
In April 2010, Tan and Goh Liu Ying won the Mixed Doubles title at the Badminton Asia Championships 2010 in New Delhi, India, Malaysia’s first ever mixed doubles gold medal at the Asian Championships.
In September 2012, Tan and Goh Liu Ying won the Japan Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles, defeating the 5th-seeded Indonesian pair of Muhammad Reza/Liliana Nasir 2-0 (21-12, 21-19) in the final to win the Superseries title for the first time in their careers.
In August 2016, he participated in the mixed doubles badminton tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He played with Wu Liuying and finished second from Group C in the group stage with 2 wins and 1 loss (to the current Olympic champion duo) to reach the knockout stage, defeating Robert Mateusiak and Nadezda Sylba of Poland 2-0 (21-17, 21-10) in the quarterfinals, Xu Chen and Ma Jin of China 2-0 (21-12, 21-19) in the semifinals, and 0-2 (14 -21, 12-21) loss to Tontowi Ahmad, Liliana Nasir , winning the silver medal, Malaysia’s best result in the Olympic mixed doubles event.
In January 2018, Tan Beng Soon once again played in the Thailand Badminton Masters with his old partner’s Goh Liu Ying, and struck the first blow in the mixed doubles final by defeating the tournament’s No. 7 seed and hosts, Dechapong Pao Uranuko/Putita Supachai Kung, 2-1 (21-15, 14-21, 21-16).
World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 43, Week 30, 2024
Olympic Points – Mixed Doubles 37, 35040 points
Finals Ranking – Mixed Doubles 37, 21410 points
Equipment Used
ASTROX 100ZZ Antique Red; ASTROX 99 Pro; ASTROX 88D PRO; ARCSABER 11 Metallic Red; ARCSABER 10; AERONAUT 9000; TECTONIC 9; Li-Ning 1; BG-65Ti; JETSPEED S 10
Major Achievements
- 2023 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2022 Commonwealth Games Badminton Mixed Team Gold Medal
- 2021 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 All England Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 New Zealand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals 2019
- Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion 2019
- Japan Badminton Open 2018 Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 Indonesia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 US Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2018 Australian Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton Competition Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton Competition Mixed Team Silver Medal
- 2018 Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2017 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals of Korea Badminton Super Tournament 2017
- 2017 Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Silver Medal
- 2017 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2017 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2017 India Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2017 All England Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Korea Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
- Japan Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals 2016
- 2016 Rio Olympics Badminton Brazil Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Australia Badminton Premiership Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2016 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2016 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 New Zealand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2015 Mexico City Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2015 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2014 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
- 2013 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 China Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2012 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2012 Badminton Australia Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Malaysia Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2011 Badminton India Premier Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2010 China Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2010 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2010 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2009 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
- 2009 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2009 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2009 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2009 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2009 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2009 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2009 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2008 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2007 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
