Soong Joo Ven
{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|Soong|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Soong Joo Ven
宋侞纹
| image = Soong_Joo_Ven.jpg
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| country = Malaysia
| birth_name = 宋浚洋
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|05|19}}
| birth_place = Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
| residence = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| height = 1.77 m
| weight = 65 kg
| years_active = 2010–present
| handedness = Left
| coach =
| event = Men's singles
| career_record =
| highest_ranking = 44
| date_of_highest_ranking = 20 December 2022
| current_ranking = 72
| date_of_current_ranking = 30 July 2024
| bwfbadminton_id = 87117
| bwf_id = 455A4370-6B13-48A8-9C06-727A505A1DBB
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asia Team Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 Alor Setar | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | SEA Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 2017 Kuala Lumpur | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Philippines | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Taipei | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2011 Lucknow | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2012 Gimcheon | Boys' singles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2012 Gimcheon | Mixed team }}
}}
Soong Joo Ven ({{zh|t=宋侞紋|p=Sòng Rúwén}}; formerly known as {{zh|t=宋俊偉|p=Sòng Jùnwěi}}; born 19 May 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Joo Ven Soong |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/87117/joo-ven-soong |website=Badminton World Federation|access-date=11 October 2016}} He was part of the Malaysian team that won gold in the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event.
Career
= 2011–2017 =
He won silver medal at the 2012 Asia Junior Championships in the boys' singles event after losing to Kento Momota of Japan.{{cite web |title=Soong Joo Ven: Portrait of the athlete as a young man |url=http://www.badzine.net/2013/02/soong-joo-ven-portrait-of-athlete-as-a-young-man/ |access-date=6 May 2017 |website=Badzine}} He was the runner-up of the 2015 Malaysia International Challenge tournament in the men's singles event, and in 2016, he also became the runner-up of the Scottish Open Grand Prix tournament.{{cite web |title=Soong Joo Ven falters, Liang Xiaoyu wins Malaysia International Challenge |url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/4113-soong-joo-ven-falters-liang-xiaoyu-wins-malaysia-international-challenge.html |access-date=6 May 2017 |website=Badminton Planet}}{{cite web |title=Scottish Open – Antonsen's 1st is one of 3 for Denmark |url=http://www.badzine.net/2016/11/scottish-open-antonsens-1st-is-one-of-3-for-denmark/ |access-date=6 May 2017 |website=Badzine}} In 2017, he reached the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold semifinals.
= 2018 =
He was a runner-up at the Hyderabad Open, where he lost to Sameer Verma in two games. He also had a few quarterfinal finishes at the German Open and the Korea Masters.
= 2019 =
He won the Malaysia International by beating compatriot Cheam June Wei. He was also a semifinalist at the Indonesia Masters Super 100 event in Bangka Belitung.
= 2022 =
Alongside Goh Jin Wei, he joined the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Club (KLRC) and is currently being coached by Nova Armada and former national player Sairul Amar Ayob. Shortly after, he lost in the second round of the India Open to Mithun Manjunath.
He then reached the semifinals of the Korea Masters and the Taipei Open.{{Cite web |last=TARMIZI |first=NOR LIYANA |date=2022-04-14 |title=Kejutan Joo Ven di Masters Korea |url=https://www.utusan.com.my/terkini/2022/04/kejutan-joo-ven-di-masters-korea/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Utusan Malaysia |language=ms-MY}}{{Cite web |title=Joo Ven unhappy with his lack of killer instinct |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2022/07/22/joo-ven-unhappy-with-his-lack-of-killer-instinct |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=The Star |language=en}}
Achievements
= Asian Junior Championships =
Boys' singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kento Momota | align="left" | 13–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver |
= BWF World Tour (1 runner-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/ |website=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 Tours are 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/ |website=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}}
Men's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | Hyderabad Open | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sameer Verma | align="left" | 15–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= 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.
Men's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Scottish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Antonsen | align="left" | 20–22, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 5 runners-up) =
Men's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Malaysia International | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Khosit Phetpradab | align="left" | 14–21, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Polish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Lee Zii Jia | align="left" | 17–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Malaysia International | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Cheam June Wei | align="left" | 21–13, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Scottish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ng Tze Yong | align="left" | 18–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Maldives International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ravi | align="left" | 19–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Kazakhstan International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tharun Mannepalli | align="left" | 10–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 7 September 2024.{{cite web |title=Soong Joo Ven Head to Head |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/87117/soong-joo-ven/head-to-head-analysis/ |website=bwfbadminton.com |access-date=30 November 2020}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| width="200" | Player
! width="50" | Matches ! width="50" | Win ! width="50" | Lost ! width="50" | {{abbr|Diff.|Difference}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chou Tien-chen
| 3 | 0 | 3 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Wang Tzu-wei
| 4 | 2 | 2 | | 0 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Antonsen
| 2 | 0 | 2 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
| 2 | 0 | 2 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Srikanth Kidambi
| 2 | 0 | 2 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
| 1 | 0 | 1 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Sony Dwi Kuncoro
| 1 | 1 | 0 | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kento Momota
| 1 | 0 | 1 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hyun-il
| 2 | 0 | 2 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Kantaphon Wangcharoen
| 1 | 0 | 1 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Loh Kean Yew
| 1 | 0 | 1 | bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Marc Zwiebler
| 1 | 1 | 0 | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BWFB|87117}}
- {{BWFT|455A4370-6B13-48A8-9C06-727A505A1DBB|member_id=87117}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soong, Joo Ven}}
Category:Badminton players from Selangor
Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Malaysian male badminton players
Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
Category:Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games