Yap Rui Chen

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Yap Rui Chen
叶睿晨
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
HandednessLeft
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking75 (WS) (12 October 2017)
101 (WD with Yap Yee) (14 December 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
World University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Chengdu Mixed team
BWF profile

Yap Rui Chen (born 29 March 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player. [1] [2] She was selected to represent Malaysia at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Career

Yap plays both singles and doubles. She won her first international title in the Norwegian International. In the same year, she won the Hungarian International Challenge. Yap and her team won a bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

In 2022, she participated in the 2022 ASEAN University Games and won a gold medal in the women's team event and a gold in women's doubles. [3]

Achievements

ASEAN University Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Gymnasium, UBRU Main Campus,
Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Flag of Malaysia.svg Teoh Le Xuan Flag of Malaysia.svg Desiree Siow
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Qi Xuan
18–21, 22–20, 21–11 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014 Bangladesh International Flag of Turkey.svg Neslihan Yiğit 18–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Hungarian International Flag of Denmark.svg Sofie Holmboe Dahl 14–12, 11–5, 6–11, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Norwegian International Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune 21–13, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Yap Rui Chen". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. "Yap Rui Chen Full Profile". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. "Asean University Games: M'sia dominate men's, women's badminton team events". The Vibes. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.