Teo Ee Yi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Teo (张).

Teo Ee Yi (simplified Chinese: 张御宇; traditional Chinese: 張御宇; pinyin: Zhāng Yù Yǔ; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Jyu6 Jyu5; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Gū-ú; born 4 April 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[2] He won a silver medal with Ong Yew Sin at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Ong at the 2021 BWF World Championships. In the junior event, he captured the golds medal at the 2011 World Junior Championships in the team and boys' doubles events.^[3]

Teo Ee Yi 张御宇
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 31) Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Rosman Razak[1]
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	6 (with Ong Yew Sin 20 June 2023)
Current ranking	14 (with Ong Yew Sin 16 April 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia World Championships 2021 Huelva Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Thomas Cup 2016 Kunshan Men's team Asian Championships 2023 Dubai Men's doubles Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Men's team 2018 Alor Setar Men's team SEA Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2019 Philippines Men's team 2019 Philippines Men's doubles World Junior Championships 2011 Taipei Boys' doubles 2011 Taipei Mixed team 2010 Guadalajara Boys' doubles 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 Douglas Boys' doubles 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2011 Lucknow Mixed team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles 2011 Lucknow Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Career

Teo won his first Grand Prix title at the 2016 Bitburger Open with his partner, Ong Yew Sin.^[4]

Teo and Ong earned a silver and a bronze medal at the 2017 and 2019 SEA Games respectively. They were also runners-up at the 2019 Malaysia Masters.^[5]

In January 2020, they were dropped from the national team by the Badminton Association of Malaysia.^[6] Following the incident, they went on to win their first World Tour title at the 2020 Thailand Masters.^[7] At the Indonesia badminton festival in Bali, they finished as semifinalists at the 2021 Indonesia Masters and the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals.^[8][9]

Their best achievement was winning the men's doubles silver medal at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships after narrowly losing to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty with score of 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 in 66 minutes. They won the men's doubles bronze medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships, where they had to go through a narrow fight against Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in the quarterfinals.^[10] Because of their achievements, they were selected to be part of the Malaysian squad in the 2022 Thomas Cup.^[11]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Ong Yew Sin	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	13–21, 9–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Ong Yew Sin	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	21–16, 17–21, 19–21	Silver

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ong Yew Sin	Kittinupong Kedren Dechapol Puavaranukroh	19–21, 22–20, 17–21	Silver
2019	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Ong Yew Sin	Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit	12–21, 21–16, 19–21	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Nelson Heg	Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng	18–21, 15–21	Silver
2011	Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan	Nelson Heg	Huang Po-jui Lin Chia-yu	21–17, 21–17	Gold

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man	Nelson Heg	Ryan McCarthy Tom Wolfenden	24–22, 21–16	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man	Chow Mei Kuan	Srikanth Kidambi K. Maneesha	18–21, 21–16, 21–8	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Nelson Heg	Choi Seung-il Kang Ji-wook	13–21, 14–21	Bronze
2011	Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India	Nelson Heg	Huang Po-jui Lin Chia-yu	16–21, 21–11, 17–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[12] 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.^[13]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Ong Yew Sin	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2020	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Ong Yew Sin	Huang Kaixiang Liu Cheng	18–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2022	Australian Open	Super 300	Ong Yew Sin	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	16–21, 20–22	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Bitburger Open	Ong Yew Sin	Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2017	New Zealand Open	Ong Yew Sin	Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Dutch International	Nelson Heg	Jorrit de Ruiter Dave Khodabux	19–21, 21–13, 21–9	Winner
2012	Malaysia International	Goh V Shem	Low Juan Shen Tan Yip Jiun	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2013	Finnish Open	Nelson Heg	Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid Tan Wee Gieen	21–14 21–12	Winner
2016	Portugal International	Ong Yew Sin	Đỗ Tuấn Đức Phạm Hồng Nam	21–17, 24–22	Winner
2016	Romanian International	Ong Yew Sin	Zvonimir Đurkinjak Zvonimir Hölbling	21–13, 21–9	Winner
2016	Vietnam International	Ong Yew Sin	Kenya Mitsuhashi Yuta Watanabe	21–19, 21–14	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

BDMNTN-XL

BDMNTN-XL is an invitational tournament showcasing 28 of the world’s elite badminton players in a thrilling new format.^[14][15]

Year	Veneu	Team	Opponent Team	Score	Result
2024	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hurricanes	Blitzers	2-7	Runner-up

References

1. "Yew Sin-Ee Yi ready to rise with Rosman". The Star. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
2. "Players: Ee Yi Teo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
3. "Unbeaten Jin Wei becomes the new world junior champion". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. Paul, Rajes (6 November 2016). "Ee Yi-Yew Sin cap splendid show in Germany with Bitburger title". The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Masters Malaysia: Yew Sin-Ee Yi bukti mampu jadi sandaran negara" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
6. "Badminton Association of Malaysia drops seven players from national squad". Malay Mail. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
7. "Independent men's doubles pair Yew Sin-Ee Yi win Thailand Masters". The Star. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
8. Bachtiar, Roy Rosa (20 November 2021). Kuncahyo, Bayu (ed.). "Ong/Teo bangga bisa berlaga hingga semifinal Indonesia Masters" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
9. "Malaysia's challenge at BWF World Tour Finals fizzles out". Bernama. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022 – via Free Malaysia Today.
10. "Yew Sin-Ee Yi stun Olympic Games champs to storm into semis in Spain". The Star. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
11. "Rexy wants Yew Sin-Ee Yi in Thomas Cup assault". The Star. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
12. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
13. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
14. "BDMNTN-XL: All You Need to Know". Badminton World Tour. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
15. "Blitzers Team Triumphs at the 2024 BDMNTN-XL Tournament". Badminton World Tour. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

External links

• Teo Ee Yi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Teo Ee Yi at BWFBadminton.com