Lyddia Cheah

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheah.

Lyddia Cheah Li Ya (simplified Chinese: 谢沂逾; traditional Chinese: 謝沂逾; pinyin: Xiè Yíyú; born 8 September 1989, also known as Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[1] Her younger sister, Soniia Cheah Su Ya is also a badminton player.^[2] In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in India.^[3]

Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu 谢沂逾
Personal information
Birth name	Lyddia Cheah Li Ya 謝麗雅
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 35) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	29 (WS 29 October 2009) 184 (WD 25 January 2018) 413 (XD 27 August 2015)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Malaysia Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi Mixed team Southeast Asian Games 2009 Vientiane Women's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team 2009 Vientiane Women's singles 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju Mixed team 2017 Taipei Mixed team World Junior Championships 2006 Incheon Mixed team Commonwealth Youth Games 2004 Bendigo Mixed team Asia Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2005 Jakarta Girls' team 2006 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
BWF profile

Career

In 2008, she became the runner-up at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold tournament. She was defeated by Saina Nehwal of India in the final.^[4] In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Games in the women's singles event. She was a part of the Malaysian team squad that won team gold at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in the women's team event and 2010 Commonwealth Games in the mixed team event.^[5]

In 2012, she won the Maybank Malaysia International Challenge tournament. She lived up to expectations when she easily overpowered Singaporean seventh seed Liang Xiaoyu.^[6] By the end of July 2013 she announced her retirement from the international badminton scene and the National badminton team of Malaysia to pursue her A-level studies.^[7] As an independent player she joined the AirAsia Badminton Academy in 2014 and resumed her international career. In August 2015 she signed with team Derby in the United Kingdom to participate in England's National Badminton League.^[8] In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Bulgarian International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.^[9] In 2017, she won the Iceland International tournament in the women's doubles event, and became the runner-up in the singles event.^[10]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos	Ratchanok Intanon	15–21, 21–23	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Wang Yihan	16–21, 18–21	Silver
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Gu Juan	21–16, 14–21, 11–21	Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Tee Jing Yi	Richi Puspita Dili Debby Susanto	12–21, 21–15, 18–21	Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Chinese Taipei Open	Saina Nehwal	8–21, 19–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Malaysia Satellite	Bae Seung-hee	4–11, 2–11	Runner-up
2008	Vietnam International	Hung Shih-han	22–20, 21–15	Winner
2012	Malaysia International	Liang Xiaoyu	21–17, 21–12	Winner
2016	Bulgarian International	Panuga Riou	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	Iceland International	Yang Li Lian	8–21, 11–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Bulgarian International	Grace King	Büşra Yalçınkaya Fatma Nur Yavuz	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2017	Iceland International	Yang Li Lian	Grace King Hope Warner	21–6, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Lyddia Yi Yu Cheah". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
2. "Belgian Int'l – Even 4th time's not the charm". Badzine. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
3. "Participant Information: Cheah Li Ya Lyddia". Delhi 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
4. "Saina wins Chinese Taipei Open". Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
5. "Badminton: Malaysia's Lyddia Cheah makes Team Derby move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
6. "Malaysian shuttlers dominate". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
7. "Badminton: Lydia calls it quits after 11 years | The Star".
8. "Lydia Cheah signs with Team Derby in UK". 7 August 2015.
9. "Panuga goes full circle". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
10. "Malasískir keppendur með yfirburði" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

External links

• Lyddia Cheah at BWFBadminton.com
• Lyddia Cheah at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)