James Chua (Chinese: 蔡其豪; born 30 March 1979) is a Malaysian former badminton player. Born in Sarawak, Chua moved to Kuala Lumpur to join the BAM squad in 1995.[1] He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the boys' team bronze at the 1997 Asian Junior Championships in Manila.[2] He was the champion at the 1998 Malaysia Satellite,[3] and in 2001 clinched the National Championships title.[4] Chua won the World Grand Prix title at the 2002 Malaysia Open defeated his compatriot the defending champion, Ong Ewe Hock in straight games.[5] Together with the national men's team, they won the bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.[6]
James Chua 蔡其豪 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | 30 March 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
editIBF World Grand Prix
editThe World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Malaysia Open | Ong Ewe Hock | 15–10, 15–6 | Winner |
2002 | Swiss Open | Marleve Mainaky | 7–2, 5–7, 3–7, 8–6, 1–7 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Malaysia Satellite | Ramesh Nathan | 15–8, 5–15, 15–10 | Winner |
References
edit- ^ "Sarawak mahu James disenarai" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Asian Juniors: Indonesia Scrapes by into 2 Team Finals". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Ramesh, James ke akhir" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "James Chua juara GP Kebangsaan" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "James Chua bags the 2002 Malaysia Open Men's Singles Title". Badminton Central. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Chong Hann turut mara" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
External links
edit- James Chua at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com