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Datuk Cheah Soon Kit (Current name: / Birth name: ) (born 9 January 1968) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach.
Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (BSD) (1988)
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Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1992)
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)
Career
Known for his amazing jumping smash, Soon Kit was one of the top doubles stars in the world in his heyday. He won the Olympic silver withYap Kim Hock
Yap Kim Hock (; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired badminton player from Malaysia. He is currently the doubles head coach of the Singapore national badminton team.
Career
He had played with different pairs such as Tan Kim Her (1989–1994) ...
in Atlanta 1996. Before combining with Kim Hock, Soon Kit’s partner was Soo Beng Kiang
Soo Beng Kiang (, born 19 March 1968) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.
Career
He had played with different pairs such as Cheah Soon Kit (1990–1994) and Tan Kim Her (1995-1996).
Soo competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Ol ...
and they won numerous international titles, including the 1992 and 1994 World Cup. He was also a vital member of the Malaysian squad that won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 25 years, in a 3-2 victory over Indonesia at the Stadium Negara in 1992.
Coaching
Soon Kit became the national women’s doubles coach from 2001 to 2007. He groomed Wong Pei Tty- Chin Eei Hui into the country’s top pair. Pei Tty-Eei Hui bagged the SEA Games gold in Manila in 2005 to end a 30-year title drought. They also won the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. After becoming the head coach for several minor badminton clubs, Soon Kit rejoined the national set-up in 2016 before heading the men’s doubles department in 2017 and was instrumental in grooming the current Malaysia No.1 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik
Soh Wooi Yik (, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team after being defeated by China in ...
. He left the national setup at the end of 2018.
Achievements
Olympic Games
''Men's doubles''World Championships
''Men's doubles''World Cup
''Men's doubles''Asian Games
''Men's doubles''Asian Championships
''Men's doubles''Asian Cup
''Men's doubles''Southeast Asian Games
''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''Commonwealth Games
''Men's doubles''IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles''IBF International
''Men's doubles''Honours
Honours of Malaysia
* : ** Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (BSD) (1988)
** Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1992)
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** Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)
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