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Valeree Siow 萧紫萱
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	37 (WD with Low Yeen Yuan, 17 January 2023) 43 (XD with Yap Roy King, 30 July 2024)
Current ranking	43 (XD with Yap Roy King, 30 July 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Malaysia Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2022 Selangor Women's team
BWF profile

Valeree Siow Zi Xuan (Chinese: 蕭紫萱; pinyin: Xiāo Zǐxuān; born 18 March 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player who specialises in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.

Career

2021

2021 was a fruitful year for Siow. She clinched three titles in women's doubles with her partner Low Yeen Yuan at the Slovenia International, Latvia International and Hellas International. She also cliched three titles in mixed doubles with Yap Roy King at the Latvia International, Hellas International and Ukraine International. She was named as Chan Peng Soon's new mixed doubles partner after Chan split up for good with Goh Liu Ying and rejoined the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

2022

Siow's debut tournament with Chan was at the India Open 2022 in New Delhi. They were eliminated by 2nd seeds Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova of Russia in the quarterfinals with a score of 14-21, 13-21. She was part of Malaysia's women's team that won bronze at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February. In June, she had a partnership stint with Chen Tang Jie in mixed doubles where they competed at the BWF World Tour events in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. In August, she made her debut at the 2022 BWF World Championships.

2023

In May, Siow made her debut at the 2023 SEA Games in the women's team event. She was also part of Malaysia's squad at the 2023 Sudirman Cup that won bronze. In July, Siow was crowned as mixed doubles national champion after winning the 2023 Malaysian National Badminton Championships with Yap Roy King. In August, she and partner Go Pei Kee finished as runner-ups with at the Maldives International. In September, Siow and Yap entered their first BWF World Tour final at the Indonesia Masters. They successfully captured the mixed doubles title after defeating Japan's Hiroki Nishi and Akari Sato in three games.

Personal life

Siow's sister Desiree Siow Hao Shan is also a badminton player specialising in the women's and mixed doubles events. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Sports Science at the University of Malaya.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023 (I)	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Yap Roy King	Hiroki Nishi Akari Sato	13–21, 21–14, 21–14	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Slovenia International	Low Yeen Yuan	Isabella Nielsen Marie Louise Steffensen	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2021	Latvia International	Low Yeen Yuan	Martini Corsini Judith Mair	21–7, 21–17	Winner
2021	Hellas International	Low Yeen Yuan	Katharina Fink Yasmine Hamza	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2023	Maldives International	Go Pei Kee	Ho Lo Ee Amanda Yap	18–21, 21–9, 18–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Latvia International	Yap Roy King	Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Low Yeen Yuan	22–20, 21–15	Winner
2021	Hellas International	Yap Roy King	Carl Christian Mork Solvår Flåten Jørgensen	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2021	Ukraine International	Yap Roy King	Johhannes Pistorius Emma Moszczynski	21–19, 21–12	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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2. Peter, Fabien (24 May 2021). "Yeen Yuan-Valeree prove their worth with title in Slovenia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
3. ^ "Badminton: Roy King, Valeree Siow on song to help Malaysia win three titles in Latvia". The Sun. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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5. "Two M'sian pairs bag third European titles in Ukraine". The Sun. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
6. "Valeree 'the chosen one' for Peng Soon". Malay Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
7. "India Open: Tze Yong, Peng Soon-Valeree clear first hurdle". Malay Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
8. Paul, Rajes (15 January 2022). "Peng Soon-Valeree out of Indian Open but gain experience". The Star. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
9. Kng, Zheng Guan (19 February 2022). "Malaysia fall to Korea in women's BATC". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
10. "Tang Jie trusts new partnership with Valeree will flourish if given time". The Star. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
11. "Valeree focusing on partnership with Yeen Yuan for world meet". The Star. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
12. "#SEAGAMES2023 MALAYSIA NAMES A YOUTHFUL LINEUP | BAM". bam.org.my. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
13. "Shuttlers attend team building camp ahead of Sudirman Cup". The Star. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
14. "Malaysia settle for Sudirman Cup bronze". Sports247. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
15. Peter, Fabian (9 July 2023). "Double joy for Roy King". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
16. Peter, Fabian (21 August 2023). "Title boost for Bryan before major event". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
17. ^ Peter, Fabian (10 September 2023). "Roy King-Valeree win first international crown at Indonesia Masters". New Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
18. "Youngster Valeree excited to make it work with veteran Peng Soon". The Star. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
19. 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.
20. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Valeree Siow at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com

• 2002 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Perak
• Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
• Malaysian female badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
• Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
• Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
• SEA Games competitors for Malaysia
• 21st-century Malaysian women