Soniia Cheah Su Ya
Character Introduction
Cheah Su Ya Sonia (June 19, 1993), real name Cheah Su Ya (name changed in 2011), is a Malaysian female badminton player.
In July 2011, Cheah Su Ya Sonia represented Malaysia at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Lucknow, India, winning the second place in the team event. She then represented Malaysia again at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Taoyuan, Taiwan, China, winning the team event.
In July 2016, Tse Lyk Nha played in the Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix and lost 0-2 (17-21, 12-21) to Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in the women’s singles semi-final. In September of the same year, she appeared in the Belgium Badminton International, defeating the tournament’s No. 8 seed, Sophie Holmberg Dahl of Denmark, 2-1 (21-11, 16-21, 21-16) in the women’s singles final to win her first international title.
In August 2017, Tse Lyk Yeow represented Malaysia at the Southeast Asian Games badminton tournament in her home country, helping the Malaysian women’s team win the women’s team silver medal in the team that spearheaded the tournament; in addition, she played in the women’s singles as the No. 4 seed of the tournament, eventually winning the silver medal in the women’s singles at the East Games, defeating her teammate 0-2 (11-21, 10-21).
In February 2021, her contract was not renewed by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) national team due to her poor performance in the two World Tour events and the Finals, which were supplemented by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in Thailand.
World Ranking – Women’s Singles 4, Week 30, 2024
Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 5, 92264 points
Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 7, 46440 points
Equipment Used
ASTROX 88D PRO; NANOFLARE 800; SHB65Z2MEX; VOLTRIC 80; A950LTD; P9300; 75TH AERUS Z; JETSPEED S 12; VBS-68; JETSPEED S 12 M
Major Achievements
- 2018 Chinese Taipei Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton Mixed Team Silver Medal
- 2017 East Games Badminton Women’s Team Silver Medal
- 2017 East Games Badminton Women’s Singles Silver Medal
- 2016 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
- Indonesia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Quarterfinals 2016
- Poland Badminton International Women’s Singles Quarter-finals 2016
- 2016 Belgium Badminton International Women’s Singles Champion
- 2016 Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2012 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Netherlands Badminton International Women’s Singles Runner-up
- 2011 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2011 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
- 2010 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up