Cheng Shao-chieh

{{Short description|Taiwanese badminton player}}

{{family name hatnote|Cheng|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Cheng Shao-chieh
鄭韶婕

| image = Cheng Shao Chieh.jpg

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| caption = Cheng Shao-chieh in 2011

| nickname =

| birth_name =

| country = Republic of China (Taiwan)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|04}}{{cite web |title=最佳女運動員獎 鄭韶婕 |url=https://www.sa.gov.tw/PageContent?n=2835 |website=www.sa.gov.tw |date=5 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204183040/https://www.sa.gov.tw/PageContent?n=2835 |url-status=live |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=zh}}

| birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan

| height = {{convert|1.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|47|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| event = Women's singles

| years_active =

| handedness = Right

| coach =

| highest_ranking = 7

| date_of_highest_ranking = 8 September 2011

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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{TPE}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 London | Women's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Anaheim | Women's singles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Uber Cup }}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Sendai-Tokyo | Women's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Hyderabad | Women's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Chengdu | Women's singles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Summer Universiade }}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Shenzhen | Women's singles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Bangkok | Women's singles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 Shenzhen | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Bangkok | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Shenzhen | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2004 Richmond | Girls' singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2004 Richmond | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2001 Taipei | Girls' team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2001 Taipei | Girls' doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2004 Hwacheon | Girls' team }}

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Cheng Shao-chieh ({{zh|t=鄭韶婕|w=Cheng Shao-chieh|p=Zhèng Sháojié}}; born 4 January 1986) is a badminton player from Taiwan.

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 South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 3–11, 3–11. Later that year, she played in the 2004 World Junior Championships, held in Richmond, Canada, where she won the gold title in girls' singles. She also participated in the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, California, making it to the semifinals and taking a game from the eventual champion, Xie Xingfang. She achieved a world championship silver medal in 2011 in London. She reached the final, winning all her matches in straight games. In the quarterfinal she beat the then world number 1, Wang Shixian from China, and in the semifinal she outclassed Juliane Schenk from Germany 18 and 6. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again reached the quarter-finals, qualifying through from group C. She then beat Gu Juan in the second round before losing to Wang Yihan.

Achievements

= World Championships =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang

| align="left" | 11–2, 5–11, 6–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Wembley Arena, London, England

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yihan

| align="left" | 15–21, 10–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= Asian Championships =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India

| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Wang Chen

| align="left" | 8–11, 2–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yihan

| align="left" | 19–21, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Summer Universiade =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2007

| align="left" | Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yihan

| align="left" | 12–21, 17–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE|univ}} Pai Hsiao-ma

| align="left" | 21–18, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE|univ}} Pai Hsiao-ma

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Eom Hye-won
{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Ye-na

| align="left" | 11–21, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= World University Championships =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Soratja Chansrisukot

| align="left" | 11–5, 5–11, 11–6

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= World Junior Championships =

Girls' singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Lan

| align="left" | 11–7, 11–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Sheng-mu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} He Hanbin
{{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Yang

| align="left" | 3–15, 1–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Asian Junior Championships =

Girls' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#AABBCC"

| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Cheng Hsiao-yun

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IDN}} Lita Nurlita
{{flagicon|IDN}} Endang Nursugianti

| align="left" | 13–15, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= BWF Superseries =

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |publisher=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}} was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |publisher=IBadmintonstore |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}} Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Singapore Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Juliane Schenk

| align="left" | 11–21, 24–26

| style="text-align: left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} Superseries tournament

: {{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} Superseries Premier tournament

: {{Color box|#B0C4DE|border=darkgray}} Superseries Finals tournament

= BWF Grand Prix =

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Seung-hee

| align="left" | 17–21, 21–12, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#FFFF67"

| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Seung-hee

| align="left" | 21–11, 24–26, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#FFFF67"

| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Ratchanok Intanon

| align="left" | 12–21, 21–19, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Canada Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pi Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–15, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix tournament

= BWF International Challenge/Series =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Austrian Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Huang Chia-chi

| align="left" | 8–11, 11–8, 11–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.{{cite web |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/head-2-head?OrganizationCode=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&T1P1MemberID=14864 |title=Cheng Shao Chieh Head to Head |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=4 March 2020}}

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! rowspan="2" | Players

! rowspan="2" | Matches

! colspan="2" | Results

! rowspan="2" | Difference

Won

! Lost

align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Petya Nedelcheva

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Gong Ruina

| 1

01bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui

| 3

12bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Lan

| 6

24bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Lin

| 4

22bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Shixian

| 5

23bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xin

| 2

02bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yihan

| 5

05bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang

| 5

23bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Ning

| 2

02bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Lin

| 2

02bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Huang Chia-chi

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Tai Tzu-ying

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Tine Baun

| 3

03bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Camilla Martin

| 1

01bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tracey Hallam

| 3

12bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pi Hongyan

| 5

23bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1

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class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
rowspan="2" | Players

! rowspan="2" | Matches

! colspan="2" | Results

! rowspan="2" | Difference

Won

! Lost

align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Petra Overzier

| 1

01bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Juliane Schenk

| 9

54bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Xu Huaiwen

| 4

04bgcolor="#ffddee" | –4
align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Wang Chen

| 9

18bgcolor="#ffddee" | –7
align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Yip Pui Yin

| 4

13bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Saina Nehwal

| 4

13bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Lindaweni Fanetri

| 1

01bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Maria Kristin Yulianti

| 1

01bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Minatsu Mitani

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nozomi Okuhara

| 1

10bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Wong Mew Choo

| 4

22bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mia Audina

| 2

02bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Yeon-ju

| 7

43bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Sung Ji-hyun

| 2

02bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carolina Marín

| 2

11bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Porntip Buranaprasertsuk

| 3

21bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Ratchanok Intanon

| 5

14bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3

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References

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