Cheam June Wei

Cheam June Wei (born 23 January 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2] He was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]

Cheam June Wei
詹俊为
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997
Seberang Jaya, Penang, Malaysia
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Years active2014-present
HandednessRight
CoachNova Armada[1]
Men's singles
Highest ranking43 (2 May 2023)
Current ranking43 (2 May 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
BWF profile
Cheam June Wei
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese詹俊為
Simplified Chinese詹俊为
Hanyu PinyinZhān Jùnwéi
JyutpingZim1 Zeon3 Wai4
Hokkien POJChiam Chùn-ûi
Tâi-lôTsiam Tsùn-uî

Career

Cheam started playing badminton at aged 8 in Penang. As a junior player, he has been trained by Teh Peng Huat, the former coach of world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, for more than year before training under task Lim Theam Teow. In 2012, he won the mixed team bronze medal at the Asia Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea.[4] In 2014, he was promoted to join the national team from the Bukit Jalil Sports School,[5] and at the same year he competed at the Nanjing Summer Youth Olympics and clinched the mixed doubles title with his partner from Hong Kong, Ng Tsz Yau.[3] He also the runner-up at the 2014 Malaysia International Junior Championships, and at the 2015 Dutch Junior, he was the champion.[6][7]

Achievements

Youth Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China		 Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau Japan Kanta Tsuneyama
Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin		 21–14, 23–21 Gold

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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.[9]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 India Sourabh Verma 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Malaysia Leong Jun Hao 21–9, 20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International Singapore Loh Kean Yew 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Austrian International India Parupalli Kashyap 21–23, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Finnish Open Malaysia Leong Jun Hao 21–12, 17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dutch International Poland Adrian Dziółko 13–21, 21–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Malaysia International Malaysia Soong Joo Ven 13–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Malaysia International China Ren Pengbo 21–16, 19–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. Tan, Ming Wai (22 October 2022). "June Wei-Jun Hao in final showdown". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. "Players: June Wei Cheam". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. "June Wei gets Youth Olympics gold". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. "June Wei's doing it for the love of the game". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. "与宗伟切磋球艺 詹俊为梦想成真". archive.is. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. "Malaysia wins three titles at Malaysia Intl. Under-19 Champs". BadmintonPlanet.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. "This is it for June Wei in Asian Juniors". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  8. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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