# Shia Chun Kang

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**Shia Chun Kang** ([Chinese](/source/Simplified_Chinese_characters): 谢俊康; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): Xiè Jùnkāng; born 27 September 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] Together with his former partner, [Tan Wee Gieen](/source/Tan_Wee_Gieen), he achieved a career-high ranking of 52 in the men's doubles category.[2]

## Career

He debuted in the 2013 Victoria International tournament. He was one of the semifinalists in the [2014 Auckland International](/source/Auckland_International). In 2017, he partnered with Tan Wee Gieen and reached the [Malaysia International](/source/Malaysia_International) finals but lost to compatriots [Goh Sze Fei](/source/Goh_Sze_Fei) and [Nur Izzuddin](/source/Nur_Izzuddin).[3]

They failed to win their first Superseries title as they were runners-up at the [2018 Orléans Masters](/source/2018_Orl%C3%A9ans_Masters), losing to [Mark Lamsfuss](/source/Mark_Lamsfu%C3%9F) and [Marvin Seidel](/source/Marvin_Seidel) of [Germany](/source/Germany).[4]

In 2019, he partnered with [Tan Boon Heong](/source/Tan_Boon_Heong) and won the [Perth International](/source/Perth_International_(badminton)) tournament.[5] In the same year, they also entered the finals of both [South Australia International](/source/South_Australia_International) and [Dubai International](/source/Dubai_International_(badminton)) respectively. They also participated in the [2019 Macau Open](/source/2019_Macau_Open_(badminton)) but lost to [Li Junhui](/source/Li_Junhui) and [Liu Yuchen](/source/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,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by [Badminton World Federation](/source/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.[7]

*Men's doubles*

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Tan Wee Gieen Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel 10–21, 18–21 Runner-up

### BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

*Men's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Malaysia International Tan Wee Gieen Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 Perth International Tan Boon Heong Lee Chia-hao Liu Wei-chi 21–17, 21–16 Winner 2019 South Australia International Tan Boon Heong Kim Duk-young Kim Sa-rang 14–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Dubai International Tan Boon Heong Keiichiro Matsui Yoshinori Takeuchi 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament
- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament
- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

## References

1. ["SHIA Chun Kang | Profile"](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/66114/shia-chun-kang/). *bwfbadminton.com*. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

1. ["BWF - BWF World Rankings - Overview"](https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/category.aspx?id=17268&category=474&C474FOC=&p=3&ps=25). *bwf.tournamentsoftware.com*. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

1. Fauzi, Ferzalfie. ["Sze Fei-Izzuddin end title drought"](https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2017/11/305091/sze-fei-izzuddin-end-title-drought). *New Straits Times*. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

1. ["Only Wee Gieen-Chun Kang left standing in France"](https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/04/01/only-wee-gieenchun-kang-left-standing-in-france). *The Star*. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

1. Tom. ["Perth International 2019 Finals: Tan Boon Heong and Shia Chun Kang pick up their first title, while Chinese Taipei swipe the remaining gold"](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/). *Badminton Oceania*. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

1. ["BWF Launches New Events Structure"](http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/). [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation). 29 November 2017.

1. ["Action-Packed Season Ahead!"](http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/). [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation). 15 January 2018.

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