Lee Meng Yean

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Lee Meng Yean
李明晏
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30)
Malacca, Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Years active2009 - 2021
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (WD with Chow Mei Kuan) (2 February 2021)
79 (XD with Ong Jian Guo) (25 September 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Manila Women's team
SEA Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Philippines Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Philippines Women's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Douglas Girls' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Lucknow Girls' doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Lee Meng Yean (born 30 March 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player. [1] [2] Together with Chow Mei Kuan, she won the 2018 Syed Modi International and achieved a career-high ranking of 10 in women's doubles. [3]

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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. [4]

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. [5] In 2022, she was appointed as the coach for women's doubles by the Badminton Association of Malaysia. [6]

Achievements

SEA Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Thailand.svg Chayanit Chaladchalam
Flag of Thailand.svg Phataimas Muenwong
20–22, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Ye-na
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim So-young
17–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of South Korea.svg Lee So-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Seung-chan
6–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Malaysia.svg Soniia Cheah Su Ya
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yang Li Lian
21–17, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Flag of Malaysia.svg Nelson Heg Flag of England.svg Ryan McCarthy
Flag of England.svg Emily Westwood
21–14, 21–10 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium,
Lucknow, India
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Indonesia.svg Suci Rizki Andini
Flag of Indonesia.svg Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah
18–21, 21–16, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of South Korea.svg Lee So-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Seung-chan
14–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

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

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [7] 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. [8]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Russian Open Super 100 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Japan.svg Chisato Hoshi
Flag of Japan.svg Kie Nakanishi
11–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa
Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy
21–15, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 India Open Super 500 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Indonesia.svg Greysia Polii
Flag of Indonesia.svg Apriyani Rahayu
11–21, 23–25Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Finnish Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Bruce
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li
19–21, 21–12, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Indonesia.svg Ririn Amelia
Flag of Indonesia.svg Melvira Oklamona
21–13, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Austrian International Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Japan.svg Misato Aratama
Flag of Japan.svg Megumi Taruno
14–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Bangladesh International Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Yin Loo Flag of Thailand.svg Chaladchalam Chayanit
Flag of Thailand.svg Phataimas Muenwong
15–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Polish Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of Thailand.svg Puttita Supajirakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Sapsiree Taerattanachai
7–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Binbin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Pingyang
21–17, 17–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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