Lyddia Cheah

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu
谢沂逾

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| birth_name = Lyddia Cheah Li Ya
謝麗雅

| country = Malaysia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|09|08}}

| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| height = 1.77 m

| weight = 65 kg

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| handedness = Right

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| event = Women's singles & doubles

| highest_ranking = 29 (WS 29 October 2009)
184 (WD 25 January 2018)
413 (XD 27 August 2015)

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{{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }}

{{MedalBronze | {{Nowrap|2007 Nakhon Ratchasima}} | Women's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2009 Vientiane | {{Nowrap|Women's singles}} }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 52103

| bwf_id = 0512A4F4-E243-44C9-BFF2-106FC5C9D295

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Lyddia Cheah Li Ya ({{zh|s=谢沂逾|t=謝沂逾|p=Xiè Yíyú}}; born 8 September 1989, also known as Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu) is a Malaysian badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Lyddia Yi Yu Cheah |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/52103/lyddia-yi-yu-cheah |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=30 January 2017}} Her younger sister, Soniia Cheah Su Ya is also a badminton player.{{cite web |title=Belgian Int'l – Even 4th time's not the charm |url=http://www.badzine.net/2016/09/belgian-intl-even-4th-times-not-the-charm/ |publisher=Badzine |access-date=30 January 2017}} In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in India.{{cite web|title=Participant Information: Cheah Li Ya Lyddia |url=http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Participant.mvc/ParticipantInfo/3c3a6f79-1876-4017-b648-83cfde04fa78 |publisher=Delhi 2010 |access-date=30 January 2017}}

Career

In 2008, she became the runner-up at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold tournament. She was defeated by Saina Nehwal of India in the final.{{cite news|title=Saina wins Chinese Taipei Open |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/sep/14bad.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=30 January 2017}} In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Games in the women's singles event. She was a part of the Malaysian team squad that won team gold at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in the women's team event and 2010 Commonwealth Games in the mixed team event.{{cite news|title=Badminton: Malaysia's Lyddia Cheah makes Team Derby move |url=http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/badminton/news/21792/9935963/badminton-malaysias-lyddia-cheah-makes-team-derby-move |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=30 January 2017}}

In 2012, she won the Maybank Malaysia International Challenge tournament. She lived up to expectations when she easily overpowered Singaporean seventh seed Liang Xiaoyu.{{cite news|title=Malaysian shuttlers dominate |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/19/malaysian-shuttlers-dominate/ |publisher=The Borneo Post |access-date=30 January 2017}} By the end of July 2013 she announced her retirement from the international badminton scene and the National badminton team of Malaysia to pursue her A-level studies.{{cite web| url = https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2013/07/25/lydia-resigns| title = Badminton: Lydia calls it quits after 11 years {{!}} The Star}} As an independent player she joined the AirAsia Badminton Academy in 2014 and resumed her international career. In August 2015 she signed with team Derby in the United Kingdom to participate in England's National Badminton League.{{Cite web | url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/3932-lydia-cheah-signs-with-team-derby-in-uk.html | title=Lydia Cheah signs with Team Derby in UK | date=7 August 2015 }} In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Bulgarian International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.{{cite news|title=Panuga goes full circle |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=3940135&cmsid=239&pageid=5381 |publisher=Badminton Europe |access-date=30 January 2017}} In 2017, she won the Iceland International tournament in the women's doubles event, and became the runner-up in the singles event.{{cite news|title=Malasískir keppendur með yfirburði |url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/reykjavikurleikar/2017/01/29/malasiskir_keppendur_med_yfirburdi/ |publisher=Morgunblaðið |access-date=30 January 2017 |language=Icelandic}}

Achievements

= Southeast Asian Games =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos

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

| align="left" | 15–21, 21–23

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

= Asian Junior Championships =

Girls' singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2006

| align="left" | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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

| align="left" | 16–21, 18–21

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

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| align="center" | 2007

| align="left" | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SIN}} Gu Juan

| align="left" | 21–16, 14–21, 11–21

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

Girls' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2007

| align="left" | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Tee Jing Yi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Richi Puspita Dili
{{flagicon|INA}} Debby Susanto

| align="left" | 12–21, 21–15, 18–21

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

= BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)=

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" | 2008

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Saina Nehwal

| align="left" | 8–21, 19–21