Soo Teck Zhi Explained

Soo Teck Zhi
苏德智
Birth Date:1995 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Country:Malaysia
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:50
Date Of Highest Ranking:9 June 2016
Current Ranking:856
Date Of Current Ranking:4 October 2022
Bwf Id:FCC9887C-DAFE-490C-808A-99EA6BD11EBE

Soo Teck Zhi (born 4 August 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He participated at the Vietnam Open 2012, 2012 India Open Grand Prix Gold, 2012 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold and the 2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold. In 2013 he won the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' singles event.[1]

Career

In his senior career, Soo reached the semifinals of the Copenhagen Masters in 2014 and was the runner-up of the Singapore International in 2015.

He later entered his first BWF Grand Prix semifinal at the 2016 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold. In 2018, he won the Bangladesh International and achieved two runner-up positions at the Sydney International and the Nepal International. In 2019, Soo lost the final of the Portugal International to Felix Burestedt of Sweden.

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runner-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Portugal International Felix Burestedt23–21, 8–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018Bangladesh International Phạm Cao Cường21–17, 21–17 Winner
2018Nepal International Kunlavut Vitidsarn22–20, 20–22, 9–21 Runner-up
2018Sydney International Riichi Takeshita18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2015Singapore International Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin11–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International Series tournament

BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. News: Badminton: Malaysia's Teck Zhi crowned Asian junior champion . english.astroawani.com . Astro Awani. 5 May 2017.