Lee Cheuk Yiu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Cheuk Yiu
李卓耀
Personal information
Born (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 28)
Hong Kong
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachWong Choong Hann[1]
Men's singles
Highest ranking13 (23 January 2024)
Current ranking17 (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asian Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nanjing Boys' singles
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Boys' singles
BWF profile

Lee Cheuk Yiu (Chinese: 李卓耀; born 28 August 1996) is a Hong Kong badminton player.[2][3] He won the silver medal at the 2013 Asian Youth Games and a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.[4]

Career

Lee reached the final of the 2019 Hong Kong Open, after quarter- and semi-final wins against former world champion Viktor Axelsen and former world number one Srikanth Kidambi respectively.[5] He eventually won against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and secured his first title in a BWF World Tour tournament.[6]

Lee represented his country competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

Achievements

Asian Youth Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China China Lin Guipu 22–24, 14–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan China Shi Yuqi 8–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 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 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.[9]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 16–21, 21–10, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 12–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Hylo Open Super 300 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 23–21, 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 India Open Super 750 China Shi Yuqi 21–23, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)

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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 New Zealand Open Chinese Taipei Wang Tzu-wei 11–21, 21–15, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Singapore International Malaysia Satheishtharan R. 19–21, 21–19, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Kharkiv International England Toby Penty 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Belgian International Japan Kento Momota 14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Singapore International Indonesia Krishna Adi Nugraha 12–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ Paul, Rajes (4 July 2023). "Newly appointed HK coach relishes tough task to take two to the Paris Olympics". The Star. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Players: Lee Cheuk Yiu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Cheuk Yiu Lee". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 November 2016.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Kung, Kevin (23 August 2013). "A silver for singles star". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Lee Cheuk-yiu books spot in HK Open final". RTHK. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (17 November 2019). "Cheuk Yiu, Hometown Hero – Hong Kong Open: Final". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Lee Cheuk Yiu". Paris 2024 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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