Soo Beng Kiang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Soo.

Soo Beng Kiang SSS KMN BSD (Chinese: 蘇明強; Jyutping: Sou1 Ming4 Koeng4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Bêng-kiâng, born 19 March 1968) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.^[1]

Soo Beng Kiang 苏明强
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1968-03-19) 19 March 1968 (age 56)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Years active	1986–1996
Handedness	Left
Men's doubles
Career title(s)	11
Highest ranking	1 (1992)
Medal record Representing  Malaysia Men's badminton World Championships 1993 Birmingham Men's doubles World Cup 1992 Guangzhou Men's doubles 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles 1990 Jakarta Men's doubles 1993 New Delhi Men's doubles Thomas Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Team 1988 Kuala Lumpur Team 1990 Tokyo Team 1994 Jakarta Team Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Men's doubles 1994 Victoria Mixed team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Men's team 1994 Hiroshima Men's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Men's team Asian Championships 1989 Shanghai Men's team 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1993 Hong Kong Men's team Asian Cup 1991 Jakarta Men's doubles 1994 Beijing Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1989 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1991 Manila Men's team 1993 Singapore Men's doubles 1993 Singapore Men's team 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team 1989 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1989 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1991 Manila Men's doubles 1991 Manila Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

He had played with different pairs such as Cheah Soon Kit (1990–1994) and Tan Kim Her (1995-1996).

Soo competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Tan Kim Her. They defeated the no.3 seeds Rudy Gunawan and Bambang Suprianto of Indonesia in the last 16. In the semi-final, they lost to the eventual gold medalist, Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia.^[2] In the bronze medal match, the duo lost hard-fought match also to the Indonesian pair, Antonius Ariantho and Denny Kantono.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Cheah Soon Kit	Rudy Gunawan Ricky Subagja	11–15, 3–15	Silver

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Cheah Soon Kit	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	13–18, 13–18	Bronze
1992	Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15–10, 15–11	Gold
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	9–15, 11–15	Bronze
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Cheah Soon Kit	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	18–13, 2–15, 17–16	Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	10–15, 2–15	Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Cheah Soon Kit	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	7–15, 7–15	Bronze

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Cheah Soon Kit	Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky	17–16, 15–5	Gold
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Cheah Soon Kit	Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky	8–15, 7–15	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Rahman Sidek	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	4–15, 4–15	Bronze
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Cheah Soon Kit	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	7–15, 3–15	Bronze
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Cheah Soon Kit	Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky	15–7, 11–15, 15–7	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lim Siew Choon	Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin	4–15, 4–15	Bronze
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Tan Lee Wai	Ricky Subagja Rosiana Tendean	3–15, 5–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Cheah Soon Kit	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15–10, 15–9	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	World Grand Prix Finals	Cheah Soon Kit	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Chinese Taipei Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1991	Swedish Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	18–14, 15–7	Winner
1991	Thailand Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	3–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	Chinese Taipei Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Tan Kim Her Jalani Sidek	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1992	Malaysia Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1992	World Grand Prix Finals	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1993	Chinese Taipei Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Bagus Setiadi Imay Hendra	15–3, 15–12	Winner
1993	Malaysia Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1993	Dutch Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Jiang Xin Yu Qi	15–4, 17–14	Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Canada Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Ahn Jae-chang Choi Ji-tae	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1992	US Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Thomas Lund Jens Olsson	15–9, 15–11	Winner

Honours

• Malaysia:
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1992)^[3]
  • Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (B.S.D.) (1988)^[3]
• Kedah:
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah (S.S.S.) (2023)^[4]

References

1. "Badminton: Time is on Wooi Yik's side to catch up with uncle Beng Kiang | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. "Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
4. "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.

External links

• Soo Beng Kiang at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)