Teo Ee Yi

Summary

Teo Ee Yi (simplified Chinese: 张御宇; traditional Chinese: 張御宇; pinyin: Zhāng Yù Yǔ; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Jyu6 Jyu5; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Gū-ú; born 4 April 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2] He won a silver medal with Ong Yew Sin at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Ong at the 2021 BWF World Championships. In the junior event, he captured the golds medal at the 2011 World Junior Championships in the team and boys' doubles events.[3]

Teo Ee Yi
张御宇
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 31)
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
CoachRosman Razak[1]
Men's doubles
Highest ranking6 (with Ong Yew Sin 20 June 2023)
Current ranking14 (with Ong Yew Sin 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Dubai Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Douglas Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Career edit

Teo won his first Grand Prix title at the 2016 Bitburger Open with his partner, Ong Yew Sin.[4]

Teo and Ong earned a silver and a bronze medal at the 2017 and 2019 SEA Games respectively. They were also runners-up at the 2019 Malaysia Masters.[5]

In January 2020, they were dropped from the national team by the Badminton Association of Malaysia.[6] Following the incident, they went on to win their first World Tour title at the 2020 Thailand Masters.[7] At the Indonesia badminton festival in Bali, they finished as semifinalists at the 2021 Indonesia Masters and the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals.[8][9]

Their best achievement was winning the men's doubles silver medal at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships after narrowly losing to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty with score of 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 in 66 minutes. They won the men's doubles bronze medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships, where they had to go through a narrow fight against Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in the quarterfinals.[10] Because of their achievements, they were selected to be part of the Malaysian squad in the 2022 Thomas Cup.[11]

Achievements edit

World Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain   Ong Yew Sin   Takuro Hoki
  Yugo Kobayashi
13–21, 9–21   Bronze

Asian Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Ong Yew Sin   Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
  Chirag Shetty
21–16, 17–21, 19–21   Silver

SEA Games edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Ong Yew Sin   Kittinupong Kedren
  Dechapol Puavaranukroh
19–21, 22–20, 17–21   Silver
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
  Ong Yew Sin   Bodin Isara
  Maneepong Jongjit
12–21, 21–16, 19–21   Bronze

World Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
  Nelson Heg   Ow Yao Han
  Yew Hong Kheng
18–21, 15–21   Silver
2011 Taoyuan Arena,
Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan
  Nelson Heg   Huang Po-jui
  Lin Chia-yu
21–17, 21–17   Gold

Commonwealth Youth Games edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man   Nelson Heg   Ryan McCarthy
  Tom Wolfenden
24–22, 21–16   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man   Chow Mei Kuan   Srikanth Kidambi
  K. Maneesha
18–21, 21–16, 21–8   Gold

Asian Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Nelson Heg   Choi Seung-il
  Kang Ji-wook
13–21, 14–21   Bronze
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium,
Lucknow, India
  Nelson Heg   Huang Po-jui
  Lin Chia-yu
16–21, 21–11, 17–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500   Ong Yew Sin   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300   Ong Yew Sin   Huang Kaixiang
  Liu Cheng
18–21, 21–17, 21–17   Winner
2022 Australian Open Super 300   Ong Yew Sin   Liu Yuchen
  Ou Xuanyi
16–21, 20–22   Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bitburger Open   Ong Yew Sin   Michael Fuchs
  Johannes Schöttler
21–16, 21–18   Winner
2017 New Zealand Open   Ong Yew Sin   Chen Hung-ling
  Wang Chi-lin
16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles) edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Dutch International   Nelson Heg   Jorrit de Ruiter
  Dave Khodabux
19–21, 21–13, 21–9   Winner
2012 Malaysia International   Goh V Shem   Low Juan Shen
  Tan Yip Jiun
21–15, 21–12   Winner
2013 Finnish Open   Nelson Heg   Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid
  Tan Wee Gieen
21–14 21–12   Winner
2016 Portugal International   Ong Yew Sin   Đỗ Tuấn Đức
  Phạm Hồng Nam
21–17, 24–22   Winner
2016 Romanian International   Ong Yew Sin   Zvonimir Đurkinjak
  Zvonimir Hölbling
21–13, 21–9   Winner
2016 Vietnam International   Ong Yew Sin   Kenya Mitsuhashi
  Yuta Watanabe
21–19, 21–14   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Yew Sin-Ee Yi ready to rise with Rosman". The Star. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Players: Ee Yi Teo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Jin Wei becomes the new world junior champion". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ Paul, Rajes (6 November 2016). "Ee Yi-Yew Sin cap splendid show in Germany with Bitburger title". The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Masters Malaysia: Yew Sin-Ee Yi bukti mampu jadi sandaran negara" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Badminton Association of Malaysia drops seven players from national squad". Malay Mail. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Independent men's doubles pair Yew Sin-Ee Yi win Thailand Masters". The Star. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  8. ^ Bachtiar, Roy Rosa (20 November 2021). Kuncahyo, Bayu (ed.). "Ong/Teo bangga bisa berlaga hingga semifinal Indonesia Masters" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Malaysia's challenge at BWF World Tour Finals fizzles out". Bernama. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022 – via Free Malaysia Today.
  10. ^ "Yew Sin-Ee Yi stun Olympic Games champs to storm into semis in Spain". The Star. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Rexy wants Yew Sin-Ee Yi in Thomas Cup assault". The Star. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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 edit

  • Teo Ee Yi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com