Cheam June Wei

Cheam June Wei
Personal information
Country  Malaysia
Born (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997
Seberang Jaya, Penang, Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking 145 (22 June 2017)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
Asia Junior Championships
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Cheam June Wei (born 23 January 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1]

Career

Cheam started playing badminton at aged 8 in Penang. As a junior player, he has been trained by Teh Peng Huat, the former coach of world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, for more than year before training under task Lim Theam Teow. In 2012, he won the mixed team bronze medal at the Asia Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea.[2] In 2014, he was promoted to join the national team from the Bukit Jalil Sports School,[3] and at the same year he competed at the Nanjing Summer Youth Olympics and clinched the mixed doubles title with his partner from Hong Kong, Ng Tsz Yau.[4] He also the runner-up at the 2014 Malaysia International Junior Championships, and at the 2015 Dutch Junior, he was the champion.[5][6]

Achievements

Youth Olympic Games

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China		 Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau Japan Kanta Tsuneyama
Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin		 21–14, 23–21 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Malaysia International Series Singapore Loh Kean Yew 19–21, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: June Wei Cheam". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "June Wei’s doing it for the love of the game". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "与宗伟切磋球艺　詹俊为梦想成真". archive.is. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "June Wei gets Youth Olympics gold". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Malaysia wins three titles at Malaysia Intl. Under-19 Champs". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "This is it for June Wei in Asian Juniors". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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