Cheng Shao-chieh

Cheng Shao-chieh
Personal information
Birth name 鄭韶婕
Born January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04) (age 26)[1]
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 47 kg (100 lb; 7.4 st)
Country  Taiwan
Handedness Right
Women's Singles
Highest Ranking 8 (June 30, 2011)
Current Ranking 8 (August 18, 2011)
Medal record
Competitor for  Chinese Taipei
Badminton
World Championships
Silver 2011 London Women's Singles
Bronze 2005 Anaheim Women's Singles
World Junior Championships
Gold 2004 Vancouver Women's Singles
BWF Profile
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Shao-Chieh (traditional Chinese: 鄭韶婕; simplified Chinese: 郑韶婕; pinyin: Zhèng Sháojié; Wade–Giles: Cheng Shao-chieh; born 4 January 1986 in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China) is a female badminton player from Republic of China.[1]

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 Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 11-3, 11-3. Later that year, she played in the Badminton World Junior 2004, held in Vancouver, British Columbia of Canada where she won the Gold title in Women's Singles. She also participated in the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, California, USA making it to the Semifinals and taking a game from the eventual champion, Xie Xingfang.

References

  1. ^ a b "CHENG Shao Chieh - Biography". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG_ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_BD@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=289327.html. Retrieved 25 June 2011.