Career
He has joined the national team since 2015. [15]
2019–2020: All England runner-up & SEA Games gold
In March 2019, Chia and Soh participated in the All England Open where they emerged as a surprise finalist. The pair settled for second best after losing to Ahsan and Setiawan in the final. [24] In December 2019, he helped the Malaysian team to win a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2019 SEA Games. [25] [26] He and Soh then took part in the men's doubles event and went on to win the gold, beating Bodin Isara and Maneepong Jongjit in the final. [4]
He was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Asia Team Championships in February. [27] [28]
2021: First Olympic bronze
In January, Chia and Soh reached their third BWF World Tour final at the Thailand Open and finished as the runner-ups. [29]
In late July, the duo made their debut appearance in the men's doubles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The duo prevailed against Ahsan and Setiawan 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia. [6]
He was one of the Malaysian players that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in late September. [30]
2024: Second All England runner-up finish & second Olympic bronze
In February, Chia won his second silver medal as a part of Malaysia's men's team at the 2024 Asia Team Championships. [40]
In March, he and Soh participated in the All England Open and brought home the silver medals again after surprisingly doing so five years ago in 2019. They lost to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia after going down with the score of 16–21, 16–21. [41]
In the following month, the pair lost in the semi-finals of the 2024 Asian Championships, securing them a bronze medal. [10]
In early August, he and Soh participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics, their second Olympic appearance. They lost to China's Liang and Wang in the semi-finals 19–21, 21–15, 17–21. [42] In the bronze medal match, he and Soh retained their Olympic bronze medals, defeating Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in three tight games, 16–21, 22–20, 21–19. [11] With the victory, they became the first-ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to win back-to-back Olympic medals. [12]
In November, Chia and Soh clinched the Korea Masters title, becoming the first Malaysian pair to win the tournament. [43]
2025: Asian Championships title
Chia with his normal partner, Soh started the tour with good starting point, reaching semifinals in the India Open. [44] The next week, they repeated the same feat in Indonesia Masters, beaten by their compatriots, Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun who did go on to win the whole tournament. [45] Although no success in the first three months, Chia and Soh won their first Asian Championships in April, defeating Chen Boyang and Liu Yi of China in their opponent homeground. [46]
In May, Chia and Soh maintained their momentum by snatching their first title of the year in Thailand Open in grueling three sets. [47] Chia and Soh made the final of Malaysia Masters but for the second time in a year, lost out to Man and Tee in an all-Malaysian finals bout. [48] On the next week, Chia and Soh surging through their good form and making the final for three straight competition, this time winning the Singapore Open. [49] Chia and Soh reached the China Open final in July but lost to the Indonesian makeshift pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, thus continuing their droughts of gaining the Super 1000 titles after failing in their sixth attempts. [50]
