Cheam June Wei
| Cheam June Wei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1997 Seberang Jaya, Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 67 (21 June 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 79 (26 July 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cheam June Wei (born 23 January 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1]
Career
Cheam started playing badminton at aged 8 in Penang. As a junior player, he has been trained by Teh Peng Huat, the former coach of world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, for more than year before training under task Lim Theam Teow. In 2012, he won the mixed team bronze medal at the Asia Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea.[2] In 2014, he was promoted to join the national team from the Bukit Jalil Sports School,[3] and at the same year he competed at the Nanjing Summer Youth Olympics and clinched the mixed doubles title with his partner from Hong Kong, Ng Tsz Yau.[4] He also the runner-up at the 2014 Malaysia International Junior Championships, and at the 2015 Dutch Junior, he was the champion.[5][6]
Achievements
Youth Olympic Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China |
 Ng Tsz Yau
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 Kanta Tsuneyama Lee Chia-hsin
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21–14, 23–21 |  Gold
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BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 |  Sourabh Verma
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19–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Dutch International |  Adrian Dziółko
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13–21, 21–13, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Finnish Open |  Leong Jun Hao
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21–12, 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Austrian International | Parupalli Kashyap
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21–23, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Malaysia International |  Loh Kean Yew
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19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: June Wei Cheam". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "June Wei's doing it for the love of the game". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "与宗伟切磋球艺 詹俊为梦想成真". archive.is. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "June Wei gets Youth Olympics gold". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Malaysia wins three titles at Malaysia Intl. Under-19 Champs". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "This is it for June Wei in Asian Juniors". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Cheam June Wei at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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