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]

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 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 15–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

Girls' doubles

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

BWF Grand Prix (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.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Chinese Taipei Open India Saina Nehwal 8–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Malaysia Satellite South Korea Bae Seung-hee 4–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Vietnam International Chinese Taipei Hung Shih-han 22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Malaysia International Singapore Liang Xiaoyu 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Bulgarian International England Panuga Riou 15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Iceland International Malaysia Yang Li Lian 8–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bulgarian International England Grace King Turkey Büşra Yalçınkaya
Turkey Fatma Nur Yavuz 		17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Iceland International Malaysia Yang Li Lian England Grace King
England Hope Warner 		21–6, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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.
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