BADMINTON PLAYER

Soh Wooi Yik

1998 - Today

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Soh Wooi Yik (Chinese: 蘇偉譯; pinyin: Sū Wěiyì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Úi-e̍k; born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. A world champion, an Asian champion and a double bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, he and his partner Aaron Chia became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships. Together, they also won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games and 2025 Asian Championships, a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Championships, as well as bronze medals at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 World Championships 2022 Asian Games and 2024 Asian Championships. They are also the first Malaysian men’s doubles pair to win consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Soh Wooi Yik is the 109th most popular badminton player (up from 153rd in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 91st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malaysian Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Soh Wooi Yik ranks 109 out of 117. Before him are Pullela Gopichand, Kevin Cordón, Hiroyuki Endo, Kim Astrup, Jung Kyung-eun, and Huang Sui. After him are Arisa Higashino, Chen Qingchen, Apriyani Rahayu, Mayu Matsumoto, Kim So-yeong, and Mathias Boe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Soh Wooi Yik ranks 429. Before him are Jeanricner Bellegarde, Garance Marillier, Wilma Murto, Gonzalo Villar, Marius Marin, and Fran Navarro. After him are Bindi Irwin, Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov, Cédric Zesiger, Vladislav Artemiev, Óscar Gil, and Berkay Özcan.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Soh Wooi Yik ranks 86 out of 90. Before him are Dion Cools (1996), Nigel Ng (1991), Shaun Maloney (1983), Ronny Chieng (1985), Tadashi Takeda (1986), and Goh Liu Ying (1989). After him are Remy Hii (1986), Cheong Jun Hoong (1990), Khairul Anuar Mohamad (1991), Goh V Shem (1989), Chan Peng Soon (1988), and Aaron Chia (1997).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In Malaysia

Among badminton players born in Malaysia, Soh Wooi Yik ranks 5. Before him are Lee Chong Wei (1982), Rashid Sidek (1968), Lee Zii Jia (1998), and Goh Liu Ying (1989). After him are Goh V Shem (1989), Chan Peng Soon (1988), Aaron Chia (1997), Tan Wee Kiong (1989), Soniia Cheah Su Ya (1993), Lee Meng Yean (1994), and Chow Mei Kuan (1994).

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