{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player}} {{family name hatnote|Shia (谢)|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Shia Chun Kang<br />谢俊康 | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = | country = Malaysia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|09|27}} | birth_place = Tangkak, Johor, Malaysia | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | height = | weight = | years_active = 2013-present | retired = | handedness = Right | coach = Vountus Indra Mawan | event = Men's doubles | career_record = 64 wins, 54 losses | titles = | played = | highest_ranking = 52 | highest_ranking_date = with Tan Wee Gieen <br/> 14 April 2018 | current_ranking = 97 | current_ranking_date = with Tan Boon Heong <br/> 26 April 2022 | medals = | bwfbadminton_id = 66114 | bwf_id = 9d63fa02-ba81-4cfc-856b-70bb5107af04 | updated = | module = }}
'''Shia Chun Kang''' (Chinese: 谢俊康; pinyin: Xiè Jùnkāng; born 27 September 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHIA Chun Kang {{!}} Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/66114/shia-chun-kang/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=bwfbadminton.com}}</ref> Together with his former partner, Tan Wee Gieen, he achieved a career-high ranking of 52 in the men's doubles category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BWF - BWF World Rankings - Overview |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/category.aspx?id=17268&category=474&C474FOC=&p=3&ps=25 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref>
== Career == He debuted in the 2013 Victoria International tournament. He was one of the semifinalists in the 2014 Auckland International. In 2017, he partnered with Tan Wee Gieen and reached the Malaysia International finals but lost to compatriots Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fauzi |first=Ferzalfie |title=Sze Fei-Izzuddin end title drought |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2017/11/305091/sze-fei-izzuddin-end-title-drought |access-date=2 May 2022 |website=New Straits Times}}</ref>
They failed to win their first Superseries title as they were runners-up at the 2018 Orléans Masters, losing to Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel of Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Only Wee Gieen-Chun Kang left standing in France |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/04/01/only-wee-gieenchun-kang-left-standing-in-france |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, he partnered with Tan Boon Heong and won the Perth International tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tom |title=Perth International 2019 Finals: Tan Boon Heong and Shia Chun Kang pick up their first title, while Chinese Taipei swipe the remaining gold |url=https://badmintonoceania.org/perth-international-2019-finals-tan-boon-heong-and-shia-chun-kang-pick-up-their-first-title-while-chinese-taipei-swipe-the-remaining-gold/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Badminton Oceania |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, they also entered the finals of both South Australia International and Dubai International respectively. They also participated in the 2019 Macau Open but lost to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the first round.
== Achievements ==
=== BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) === The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite news |date=29 November 2017 |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |publisher=Badminton World Federation |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2018 |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |publisher=Badminton World Federation |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/}}</ref>
''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Year !Tournament !Level !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- | align="center" |2018 | align="left" |Orléans Masters | align="left" |Super 100 | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Wee Gieen | align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Mark Lamsfuß <br />{{flagicon|GER}} Marvin Emil Seidel | align="left" |10–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up) === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Tournament !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" |2017 | align="left" |Malaysia International | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Wee Gieen | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Goh Sze Fei <br />{{flagicon|MAS}} Nur Izzuddin | align="left" |19–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" |2019 | align="left" |Perth International | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Boon Heong | align="left" |{{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Chia-hao <br />{{flagicon|TPE}} Liu Wei-chi | align="left" |21–17, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" |2019 | align="left" |South Australia International | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Boon Heong | align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Duk-young <br />{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Sa-rang | align="left" |14–21, 21–17, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" |2019 | align="left" |Dubai International | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Boon Heong | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Keiichiro Matsui <br />{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshinori Takeuchi | align="left" |14–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=silver}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=silver}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=silver}} BWF Future Series tournament
== References == <references />
== External links == * {{BWFB|66114}} * {{BWFT|9d63fa02-ba81-4cfc-856b-70bb5107af04}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shia, Chun Kang}} Category:Living people Category:1996 births Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:Malaysian male badminton players Category:Badminton players from Johor