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Cheng Shao-chieh

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Shao-chieh (Chinese: 鄭韶婕; pinyin: Zhèng Sháojié; Wade–Giles: Cheng Shao-chieh; born 4 January 1986) is a badminton player from Taiwan.[1]

Cheng Shao-chieh
鄭韶婕
Cheng Shao-chieh in 2011
Personal information
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)[1]
Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb; 7.4 st)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking7 (8 September 2011)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Anaheim Women's singles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sendai-Tokyo Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hyderabad Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Chengdu Women's singles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Richmond Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Richmond Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Taipei Girls' team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Taipei Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
BWF profile

Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 3–11, 3–11. Later that year, she played in the 2004 World Junior Championships, held in Richmond, Canada, where she won the gold title in girls' singles. She also participated in the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, California, making it to the semifinals and taking a game from the eventual champion, Xie Xingfang. She achieved a world championship silver medal in 2011 in London. She reached the final, winning all her matches in straight games. In the quarterfinal she beat the then world number 1, Wang Shixian from China, and in the semifinal she outclassed Juliane Schenk from Germany 18 and 6. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again reached the quarter-finals, qualifying through from group C. She then beat Gu Juan in the second round before losing to Wang Yihan.

Achievements edit

World Championships edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States   Xie Xingfang 11–2, 5–11, 6–11   Bronze
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England   Wang Yihan 15–21, 10–21   Silver

Asian Championships edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India   Wang Chen 8–11, 2–11   Bronze
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Wang Yihan 19–21, 21–23   Bronze

Summer Universiade edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand   Wang Yihan 12–21, 17–21   Silver
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China   Pai Hsiao-ma 21–18, 21–15   Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China   Pai Hsiao-ma   Eom Hye-won
  Jang Ye-na 		11–21, 14–21   Silver

World University Championships edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand   Soratja Chansrisukot 11–5, 5–11, 11–6   Gold

World Junior Championships edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada   Lu Lan 11–7, 11–5   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada   Lee Sheng-mu   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang 		3–15, 1–15   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan   Cheng Hsiao-yun   Lita Nurlita
  Endang Nursugianti 		13–15, 11–15   Bronze

BWF Superseries edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[3] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Singapore Open   Juliane Schenk 11–21, 24–26   Runner-up
  Superseries tournament
  Superseries Premier tournament
  Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix edit

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
2009 Chinese Taipei Open   Bae Seung-hee 17–21, 21–12, 21–15   Winner
2010 Chinese Taipei Open   Bae Seung-hee 21–11, 24–26, 21–17   Winner
2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Ratchanok Intanon 12–21, 21–19, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 Canada Open   Pi Hongyan 21–15, 21–11   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2004 Austrian Open   Huang Chia-chi 8–11, 11–8, 11–3   Winner

Record against selected opponents edit

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "最佳女運動員獎 鄭韶婕". www.sa.gov.tw (in Chinese). 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Cheng Shao Chieh Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

External links edit

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