Cheam June Wei
Cheam June Wei (Chinese: 詹俊為; pinyin: Zhān Jùnwéi; born 23 January 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2] He was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]
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Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Seberang Jaya, Penang, Malaysia | 23 January 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Nova Armada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 186 wins, 122 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 41 (27 June 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 54 (17 October 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Cheam June Wei | |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 詹俊為 |
Simplified Chinese | 詹俊为 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhān Jùnwéi |
Jyutping | Zim1 Zeon3 Wai4 |
Hokkien POJ | Chiam Chùn-ûi |
Tâi-lô | Tsiam Tsùn-uî |
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.
2012
In July, Cheam won the mixed team bronze medal at the Asia Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea.[4]
2014
In 2014, Cheam was promoted to join the national team from the Bukit Jalil Sports School.[5] In March, he was the runner-up at Gerrman Junior. In August, he competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and clinched the mixed doubles title with his partner from Hong Kong, Ng Tsz Yau.[3] In September, he finished as the runner-up at the 2014 Malaysia International Junior Championships.[6]
2015
In February, Cheam competed at the Dutch Junior and was crowned the champion.[7] He also entered the semi-final of German Junior in March and Indonesia Junior International in September.
2017–2018
In July 2017, Cheam entered his first senior tournament final at the Malaysia International but lost 19–21, 14–21 to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.[8]
In February 2018, Cheam became the runner-up at the Austrian Open.[9] In April 2018, he fell to compatriot Leong Jun Hao at the Finnish Open final in three games.[10] In the following week, he won his first senior title at the Dutch International.[11] In October 2018, he entered his first BWF World Tour final at the Dutch Open and finished as runner-up.[12]
2019–2020
In June 2019, Cheam lost out to compatriot Soong Joo Ven in the final of Malaysia International Series.[13] In December 2019, he captured his second title at the Malaysia International Challenge beating Ren Pengbo in the final.[14]
Cheam was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships.[15][16]
2021
In September, he was selected as the second men's singles player for the Malaysian men's team that participated in the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.[17] In November, he resigned from the national team after six years.[18] In December, he made his debut at the 2021 BWF World Championships but lost in the first round to Kenta Nishimoto.
2022
In September, Cheam competed at the 2022 Vietnam Open but crashed out in the semi-final to Sun Feixiang.[19] In October, he entered his second BWF World Tour final at the Indonesia Masters but lost to compatriot Leong Jun Hao in three games.[20]
Achievements
Youth Olympic Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China |
Ng Tsz Yau | Kanta Tsuneyama Lee Chia-hsin |
21–14, 23–21 | Gold |
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[21] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[22]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | Sourabh Verma | 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Leong Jun Hao | 21–9, 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Malaysia International | Loh Kean Yew | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Austrian International | Parupalli Kashyap | 21–23, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Finnish Open | Leong Jun Hao | 21–12, 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2018 | Dutch International | Adrian Dziółko | 13–21, 21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
2019 | Malaysia International | Soong Joo Ven | 13–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2019 | Malaysia International | Ren Pengbo | 21–16, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- Tan, Ming Wai (22 October 2022). "June Wei-Jun Hao in final showdown". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Players: June Wei Cheam". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "June Wei gets Youth Olympics gold". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "June Wei's doing it for the love of the game". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "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.
- "Malaysia wins three titles at Malaysia Intl. Under-19 Champs". BadmintonPlanet.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "This is it for June Wei in Asian Juniors". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- Wong, Lester (16 July 2017). "Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew claims Malaysia International Series title". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Parupalli Kashyap wins Austrian Open". The Times of India. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Liew, Vincent (8 April 2018). "Leong Jun Hao claims Finnish Open, Arif Latif/Azriyn Ayub win silver at Osaka International". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Peter, Fabian (15 April 2018). "June Wei bags first senior title". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "June Wei fails to clinch second title this season". Malay Mail. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Talkah, Helmi (24 June 2019). "Shuttler Joo Ven bags first title in 5th career final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Anil, Nicolas (20 November 2019). "Push yourself harder, Wong tells June Wei after Malaysian International win". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "BWF - Badminton Asia Team Championships 2020 - Team: [MAS] Malaysia - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Indonesia's men's badminton team pulls off Asia Team Championships hat trick". The Jakarta Post. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Kng, Zheng Guan (12 September 2021). "BAM announce shuttlers for Thomas, Uber, Sudirman Cups". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Liew, Vincent (15 November 2021). "Cheam June Wei resigns from BAM". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Wang, Yih Shing (1 October 2022). "【越南羽赛】两局不敌孙飞翔 詹俊为无缘决赛". 全体育网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Paul, Rajes (23 October 2022). "Jun Hao wins first World Tour title, dedicates to late grandpa". The Star. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Cheam June Wei at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com