James Chua
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. He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the boys' team bronze at the 1997 Asian Junior Championships in Manila. He was the champion at the 1998 Malaysia Satellite, and in 2001 clinched the National Championships title. Chua won the World Grand Prix title at the 2002 Malaysia Open defeated his compatriot the defending champion, Ong Ewe Hock in straight games. Together with the national men's team, they won the bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games. Chua is currently coaching at the Czech Republic badminton association since September 2024.
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| Born | 30 March 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
Chua is currently coaching at the Czech Republic badminton association since September 2024.[7]
Achievements
[edit]IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The 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
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15–10, 15–6 |  Winner
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| 2002 | Swiss Open |  Marleve Mainaky
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7–2, 5–7, 3–7, 8–6, 1–7 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Malaysia Satellite | Ramesh Nathan
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15–8, 5–15, 15–10 | Winner
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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.
- ^ "Men's singles coach James Chua exits BAM for Czech Republic role". The Sun Malaysia. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- James Chua at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)