Chau Hoi Wah

Chau Hoi Wah (Chinese: 周凱華, also known as Cathy Chau Hoi Wah; born 5 June 1986) is a Hong Kong badminton player, specializes in doubles play.^[2] She was the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014, and also a bronze medalist at the World Championships in 2017 alongside Lee Chun Hei.^[3] She competed at the Asian Games for four consecutive times from 2006 to 2018,^[4] and also in 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Chau Hoi Wah 周凱華
Hoi Wah in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Cathy Chau Hoi Wah
Country	Hong Kong
Born	(1986-06-05) 5 June 1986 (age 38) Hong Kong
Height	1. 65 m
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Retired	5 June 2020[1]
Handedness	Left
Women's singles, Women's doubles, Mixed doubles
Career record	242 wins, 202 losses
Career title(s)	9
Highest ranking	6 (16 June 2014)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Hong Kong World Championships 2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles Asian Championships 2014 Gimcheon Mixed doubles 2015 Wuhan Mixed doubles 2013 Taipei Mixed doubles 2017 Wuhan Mixed doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Mixed doubles 2009 Hong Kong Mixed doubles 2009 Hong Kong Women's team 2013 Tianjin Women's team
BWF profile

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chau.

Career

Born in Hong Kong, Chau moved to Canada together with her family when she was 9 years old. She returned to Hong Kong in 2005, and joining national training center. Partnered with Lee Chun Hei, she made a history for Hong Kong badminton, as the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014. Chau and Lee won a Superseries title in 2015 Australian Open, and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships. She reached a career high as world number 6 in the mixed doubles event.^[1][3]

Chau spent 15 years of badminton career, and on her 34th birthday (5 June 2020), she announced her retirement from Hong Kong national team through her social media account. She then returned to Toronto, Canada, joining her family, and starting a new career as a coach in Mandarin Badminton Club.^[1][3]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Lee Chun Hei	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 13–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan	Lee Chun Hei	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	16–21, 11–21	Bronze
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Lee Chun Hei	Shin Baek-cheol Jang Ye-na	13–21, 21–15, 21–15	Gold
2015	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Lee Chun Hei	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 15–21	Silver
2017	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Lee Chun Hei	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong	10–21, 19–21	Bronze

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	Zhang Nan Ma Jin	14–21, 16–21	Bronze
2013	Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China	Lee Chun Hei	Xu Chen Ma Jin	21–17, 13–21, 13–21	Silver

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[7]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Macau Open	Super 300	Lee Chun Hei	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Australian Open	Lee Chun Hei	Liu Cheng Bao Yixin	21–19, 19–21, 21–15	Winner

  Superseries Finals Tournament

  Superseries Premier Tournament

  Superseries Tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Vietnam Open	Koon Wai Chee	Natalia Christine Poluakan Yulianti	19–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Vietnam Open	Hui Wai Ho	Tontowi Ahmad Yulianti	11–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2008	Macau Open	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Australian Open	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	Henry Tam Donna Haliday	21–11, 21–5	Winner
2009	New Zealand Open	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	Fran Kurniawan Pia Zebadiah Bernadet	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2012	Chinese Taipei Open	Lee Chun Hei	Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	U.S. Open	Lee Chun Hei	Wang Yilyu Huang Yaqiong	21–8, 21–14	Winner
2013	Canada Open	Lee Chun Hei	Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha Barning	21–13, 21–10	Winner
2015	U.S. Open	Lee Chun Hei	Huang Kaixiang Huang Dongping	15–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2015	Canada Open	Lee Chun Hei	Andrei Adistia Vita Marissa	21–16, 21–18	Winner

  Grand Prix Gold Tournament

  Grand Prix Tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Polish International	Chan Tsz Ka	Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei	21–18, 16–21, 10–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Austrian International	Wong Wai Hong	Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2012	Austrian International	Wong Wai Hong	Anthony Dumartheray Sabrina Jaquet	21–6, 21–10	Winner
2013	Austrian International	Lee Chun Hei	Chan Yun Lung Tse Ying Suet	21–15, 16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Vietnam International	Lee Chun Hei	Chan Yun Lung Tse Ying Suet	4–21, 21–17, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Mongolia International	Mak Hee Chun	Ratchapol Makkasasithorn Benyapa Aimsaard	22–20, 21–15	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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2. "Players: Chau Hoi Wah". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
3. Dev, Sukumar (21 July 2020). "'I'm Excited and Nervous': Chau Hoi Wah". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
4. "【雅加達亞運直擊】周凱華/李晉熙憾負「最後亞運」 痛哭不捨拍檔同甘共苦" (in Chinese). 體路Sportsroad. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
8. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
9. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Profile at InternationalBadminton.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-06-18)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chau Hoi Wah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
• CHAU Hoi Wah at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• CHAU Hoi Wah at BWFBadminton.com