Lee Meng Yean

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Lee Meng Yean
李明晏

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| caption = Lee in 2021

| country = Malaysia

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|3|30}}

| birth_place = Malacca, Malaysia

| residence = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| height = 1.65 m

| weight = 55 kg

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| years_active = 2009 - 2021

| handedness = Right

| coach =

| event = Women's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 10 (WD with Chow Mei Kuan) (2 February 2021)
79 (XD with Ong Jian Guo) (25 September 2014)

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| bwfbadminton_id = 93215

| bwf_id = C4F22573-3E82-492F-9E2B-0C84EDE7ACF6

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Lee Meng Yean (born 30 March 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Meng Yean Lee |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/93215/meng-yean-lee |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|access-date=13 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Meng Yean Lee Full Profile |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/biography.aspx?id=C4F22573-3E82-492F-9E2B-0C84EDE7ACF6 |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|access-date=13 November 2016}} Together with Chow Mei Kuan, she won the 2018 Syed Modi International and achieved a career-high ranking of 10 in women's doubles.{{Cite web |last=Liew |first=Vincent |date=2018-11-25 |title=Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean win Syed Modi International |url=https://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/13235-chow-mei-kuan-lee-meng-yean-win-syed-modi-international.html |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=BadmintonPlanet.com |language=en-US}}

Career

She was the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships silver medalist. In 2013, she won a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Championships and the Summer Universiade. In 2018, they were runners-up at the 2018 Russian Open. In 2019, they lost in the 2019 India Open final to future Olympic gold medalists Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu.{{Cite web |last=Liew |first=Vincent |date=2019-03-31 |title=India Open: Ratchanok Intanon wins, Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean finish runners-up |url=https://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/14030-india-open-ratchanok-intanon-wins-chow-mei-kuan-lee-meng-yean-finish-runners.html |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=BadmintonPlanet.com |language=en-US}}

In the same year, she won a bronze medal at the SEA Games. They competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics but lost in the group stage.{{Cite web |title=Meng Yean-Mei Kuan end Olympics campaign with one win |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2021/07/27/meng-yean-mei-kuan-end-olympics-campaign-with-one-win |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=The Star |language=en}} In 2022, she was appointed as the coach for women's doubles by the Badminton Association of Malaysia.{{Cite web |title=BAM hires high performance director & new WD coach |url=https://bam.org.my/news/bam-hires-high-performance-director-new-wd-coach |access-date=2022-05-03 |publisher=BAM}}

Achievements

= SEA Games =

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chow Mei Kuan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Chayanit Chaladchalam
{{flagicon|THA}} Phataimas Muenwong

| align="left" | 20–22, 11–21

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

= Summer Universiade =

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chow Mei Kuan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Ye-na
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim So-young

| align="left" | 17–21, 9–21

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

= World Junior Championships =

Girls' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chow Mei Kuan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee So-hee
{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Seung-chan

| align="left" | 6–21, 12–21

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

= Commonwealth Youth Games =

Girls' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chow Mei Kuan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Soniia Cheah Su Ya
{{flagicon|MAS}} Yang Li Lian

| align="left" | 21–17, 21–8

| 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" | 2011

| align="left" | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Nelson Heg

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan McCarthy
{{flagicon|ENG}} Emily Westwood

| align="left" | 21–14, 21–10

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

= Asian Junior Championships =

Girls' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium,
Lucknow, India

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chow Mei Kuan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Suci Rizki Andini
{{flagicon|INA}} Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah

| align="left" | 18–21, 21–16, 12–21

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

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chow Mei Kuan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee So-hee
{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Seung-chan

| align="left" | 14–21, 14–21

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

= BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up) =

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Level

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Russian Open

| align="left" | Super 100