James Chua
| James Chua 蔡其豪 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1979 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Chua (Chinese: 蔡其豪; born 30 March 1979) is a Malaysian former badminton player. Born in Sarawak, Chua moved to Kuala Lumpur to join the BAM squad in 1995.[1] He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the boys' team bronze at the 1997 Asian Junior Championships in Manila.[2] He was the champion at the 1998 Malaysia Satellite,[3] and in 2001 clinched the National Championships title.[4] Chua won the World Grand Prix title at the 2002 Malaysia Open defeated his compatriot the defending champion, Ong Ewe Hock in straight games.[5] Together with the national men's team, they won the bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.[6]
Chua is currently coaching at the Czech Republic badminton association since September 2024.[7]
Achievements
[edit]IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Malaysia Open |  Ong Ewe Hock
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15–10, 15–6 |  Winner
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| 2002 | Swiss Open |  Marleve Mainaky
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7–2, 5–7, 3–7, 8–6, 1–7 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Malaysia Satellite | Ramesh Nathan
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15–8, 5–15, 15–10 | Winner
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References
[edit]- ^ "Sarawak mahu James disenarai" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Asian Juniors: Indonesia Scrapes by into 2 Team Finals". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Ramesh, James ke akhir" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "James Chua juara GP Kebangsaan" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "James Chua bags the 2002 Malaysia Open Men's Singles Title". Badminton Central. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Chong Hann turut mara" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Men's singles coach James Chua exits BAM for Czech Republic role". The Sun Malaysia. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- James Chua at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kuching
- Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games