Lee Meng Yean

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Lee Meng Yean
李明晏
Personal information
Born (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 31)
Malacca, Malaysia
Years active2009 - 2021
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryMalaysia
Sport Badminton
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (WD with Chow Mei Kuan) (2 February 2021)
79 (XD with Ong Jian Guo) (25 September 2014)
BWF profile
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).svg2019 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).svg2011 DouglasMixed 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).svg2011 LucknowMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 GimcheonMixed team

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

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Meng Yean Lee". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Meng Yean Lee Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Liew, Vincent (25 November 2018). "Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean win Syed Modi International". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Liew, Vincent (31 March 2019). "India Open: Ratchanok Intanon wins, Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean finish runners-up". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Meng Yean-Mei Kuan end Olympics campaign with one win". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "BAM hires high performance director & new WD coach". BAM. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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