In this Chinese name, the family name is Soo. Badminton player
| Soo Teck Zhi 苏德智 | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29) Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 50 (9 June 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 856 (4 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇德智 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏德智 | ||||||
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Soo Teck Zhi (born 4 August 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He participated at the Vietnam Open 2012, 2012 India Open Grand Prix Gold, 2012 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold and the 2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold. In 2013 he won the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' singles event.
Career
In his senior career, Soo reached the semifinals of the Copenhagen Masters in 2014 and was the runner-up of the Singapore International in 2015.
He later entered his first BWF Grand Prix semifinal at the 2016 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold. In 2018, he won the Bangladesh International and achieved two runner-up positions at the Sydney International and the Nepal International. In 2019, Soo lost the final of the Portugal International to Felix Burestedt of Sweden.
Achievements
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |  Jeon Hyeok-jin
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21–17, 13–21, 21–15 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runner-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Portugal International |  Felix Burestedt
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23–21, 8–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Bangladesh International |  Phạm Cao Cường
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21–17, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Nepal International |  Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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22–20, 20–22, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Sydney International |  Riichi Takeshita
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18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Singapore International |  Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin
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11–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Maybank Malaysia U19 | Choi Sol-gyu
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21–13, 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- "Badminton: Malaysia's Teck Zhi crowned Asian junior champion". english.astroawani.com. Astro Awani. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
External links
- Soo Teck Zhi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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