{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Family name hatnote|[[Xie (surname)|Cheah]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Soniia Cheah Su Ya<br />谢抒芽 | image = Sonia Cheah Su Ya.jpg | image_size = 250 px | caption = Cheah at the [[2017 Southeast Asian Games]]. | country = [[Malaysia]] | birth_name = 謝淑雅 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|06|19}} | birth_place = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia | height = 1.75 m | weight = 65 kg | event = Women's singles | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | highest_ranking = 23 | date_of_highest_ranking = 13 July 2017 | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | retired = 13 December 2022<ref name="ret"/> | played = | titles = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2020 Manila]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the SEA Games|SEA Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2017 SEA Games|2017 Kuala Lumpur]] | [[Badminton at the 2017 SEA Games – Individual event#Women's singles|Women's singles]] }} {{MedalSilver | 2017 Kuala Lumpur | [[Badminton at the 2017 SEA Games – Women's team|Women's team]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2011 SEA Games|2011 Jakarta–Palembang]] | [[Badminton at the 2011 SEA Games – Women's team|Women's team]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2019 SEA Games|2019 Philippines]] | [[Badminton at the 2019 SEA Games – Women's team|Women's team]] }} {{MedalCompetition|[[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2011 BWF World Junior Championships|2011 Taipei]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalSilver | [[2009 BWF World Junior Championships|2009 Alor Setar]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalBronze | [[2010 BWF World Junior Championships|2010 Guadalajara]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Youth Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|2011 Douglas]] | Girls' singles }} {{MedalSilver | 2011 Douglas | Girls' doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2009 Kuala Lumpur]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalSilver | [[2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2010 Kuala Lumpur]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalSilver | [[2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2011 Lucknow]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Kuala Lumpur | Girls' doubles }} | bwfbadminton_id = 18143 | bwf_id = 52D1D9D3-8C2F-4DE5-90D4-9CE24142C0D0 }} {{infobox Chinese|s=谢抒芽|t=謝抒芽|p=Xiè Shūyá}}
'''Soniia Cheah Su Ya''' ({{lang-zh|謝抒芽}}), born 19 June 1993) is a retired Malaysian [[badminton]] player. She is the younger sister of [[Lyddia Cheah]] who is also a professional badminton player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Soniia Cheah |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/18143/soniia-cheah |website=bwfbadminton.com|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref>
==Career== In her junior career, she represented Malaysia at the 2009, 2010, and 2011 [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]], [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]], [[Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics|2010 Summer Youth Olympics]], and [[Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|2011 Commonwealth Youth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Asian Juniors 2011 – China's hat trick |url=http://www.badzine.net/2011/07/asian-juniors-chinas-hat-trick/ |publisher=Badzine.net |accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="bel">{{cite news|title=Shuttler Sonia Cheah in Belgium clinches first international title |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/shuttler-sonia-cheah-in-belgium-clinches-first-international-title |publisher=[[Malay Mail]] |accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref>
She won her first international title at the 2016 [[Belgian International]] tournament.<ref name="bel"/> At the [[Badminton at the Southeast Asian Games|Southeast Asian Games]], she won the mixed team bronze medal in [[Badminton at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games|2011]], also the silver medals in [[Badminton at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games|2017]] in the women's singles and team event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Back in her element |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2017/12/30/back-in-her-element-x-x-soniia-aims-for-fresh-start-to-2018-after-postsea-games-meltdown/ |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref> Cheah competed at the [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chong Wei accepts loss to India in mixed team final |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/04/10/a-tradition-no-more-chong-wei-accepts-loss-to-india-in-mixed-team-final/ |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref>
She founded a badminton academy, Sunheart Badminton with her sister, Lyddia in April 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shuttler Soniia feels so alive again |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2022/11/851062/shuttler-soniia-feels-so-alive-again |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |accessdate=15 November 2022|author=Fabian Peter|date=15 November 2022}}</ref> On 13 December 2022, she announced her retirement from badminton due to the pain from the relapse of her bone spur injury which she has been enduring since 2013.<ref name="ret">{{cite news|title=A sad Soniia retires from badminton |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2022/12/860518/sad-soniia-retires-badminton#:~:text=KUALA%20LUMPUR%3A%20Former%20national%20No,plagued%20by%20injuries%20since%202013. |work=[[New Straits Times]] |access-date=13 December 2022|author=Fabian Peter|date=13 December 2022}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== SEA Games === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFAAAA" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games – Individual event#Finals 2|2017]] | align="left" | [[Axiata Arena]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh Jin Wei]] | align="left" | 11–21, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}
=== Commonwealth Youth Games === ''Girls' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#C6AEFF" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|2011]] | align="left" | [[National Sports Centre (Isle of Man)|National Sports Centre]], [[Douglas, Isle of Man]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]] | align="left" | 20–22, 8–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}
''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#C6AEFF" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|2011]] | align="left" | [[National Sports Centre (Isle of Man)|National Sports Centre]], [[Douglas, Isle of Man]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Yang Li Lian]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chow Mei Kuan]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Meng Yean]] | align="left" | 17–21, 8–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}
=== Asian Junior Championships === ''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2010]] | align="left" | Stadium Juara, [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Yang Li Lian]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tang Jinhua]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xia Huan]] | align="left" | 11–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== BWF Grand Prix === The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|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.
''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | [[2017 Russia Open Grand Prix#Finals 2|2017]] | align="left" | [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeniya Kosetskaya]] | align="left" | 9–11, 11–5, 5–11, 11–5, 4–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament : {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament
=== BWF International Challenge/Series === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | [[Dutch International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Yao Jie]] | align="left" | 21–19, 9–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Belgian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Sofie Holmboe Dahl]] | align="left" | 21–11, 16–21, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pardeshi Shreyanshi]] | align="left" | 11–3, 6–11, 11–6, 11–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWFB|18143|Soniia Cheah}} * {{BWFT|52D1D9D3-8C2F-4DE5-90D4-9CE24142C0D0|Soniia Cheah|member_id=18143}} * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|badminton/athlete-profile-n6027432-soniia-cheah|Soniia Cheah}} * {{Olympedia|name=Soniia Cheah}} * {{Olympics.com|su-ya-sonia-cheah|Su Ya Soniia Cheah}}
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