Shia Chun Kang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shia (谢).

Shia Chun Kang (Chinese: 谢俊康; pinyin: Xiè Jùnkāng; born 27 September 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[1] Together with his former partner, Tan Wee Gieen, he achieved a career-high ranking of 52 in the men's doubles category.^[2]

Shia Chun Kang 谢俊康
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1996-09-27) September 27, 1996 (age 28) Tangkak, Johor, Malaysia
Years active	2013-present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Vountus Indra Mawan
Men's doubles
Career record	64 wins, 54 losses
Highest ranking	52 (with Tan Wee Gieen 14 April 2018)
Current ranking	97 (with Tan Boon Heong 26 April 2022)
BWF profile

Career

He debuted in the 2013 Victoria International tournament. He was one of the semifinalists in the 2014 Auckland International. In 2017, he partnered with Tan Wee Gieen and reached the Malaysia International finals but lost to compatriots Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.^[3]

They failed to win their first Superseries title as they were runners-up at the 2018 Orléans Masters, losing to Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel of Germany.^[4]

In 2019, he partnered with Tan Boon Heong and won the Perth International tournament.^[5] In the same year, they also entered the finals of both South Australia International and Dubai International respectively. They also participated in the 2019 Macau Open but lost to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the first round.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Tan Wee Gieen	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	10–21, 18–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Malaysia International	Tan Wee Gieen	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2019	Perth International	Tan Boon Heong	Lee Chia-hao Liu Wei-chi	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2019	South Australia International	Tan Boon Heong	Kim Duk-young Kim Sa-rang	14–21, 21–17, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Dubai International	Tan Boon Heong	Keiichiro Matsui Yoshinori Takeuchi	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "SHIA Chun Kang | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
2. "BWF - BWF World Rankings - Overview". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
3. Fauzi, Ferzalfie. "Sze Fei-Izzuddin end title drought". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
4. "Only Wee Gieen-Chun Kang left standing in France". The Star. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
5. Tom. "Perth International 2019 Finals: Tan Boon Heong and Shia Chun Kang pick up their first title, while Chinese Taipei swipe the remaining gold". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
6. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
7. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Shia Chun Kang at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com