Lyddia Cheah


Lyddia Cheah Li Ya is a Malaysian badminton player. Her younger sister, Soniia Cheah Su Ya is also a badminton player. In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in India.

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. In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the Badminton at the 2009 [Southeast Asian Games|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.
In 2012, she won the Maybank Malaysia International Challenge tournament. She lived up to expectations when she easily overpowered Singaporean seventh seed Liang Xiaoyu. 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. 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. In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Bulgarian International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event. In 2017, she won the Iceland International tournament in the women's doubles event, and became the runner-up in the singles event.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2006Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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 and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008Chinese Taipei Opensilver2Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgrayColor box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2005Malaysia SatelliteSilver2