Aaron Chia

Aaron Chia Teng Fong (born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.

He and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 BWF World Championships.

He has joined the national team since 2015.

In September, Chia partnered Soh Wooi Yik and reached the final of Malaysia Junior International, finishing as runner-ups.

In November, the duo competed at the 2015 BWF World Junior Championships but crashed out in the fourth round.

In October 2016, he and his partner Wong Wai Jun were the runner-ups at the Swiss International.

Before the end of the 2017 season, Chia reunited with Soh and managed to qualify for the finals of the India International.

In March, Chia and Soh stormed into their second international final at the Vietnam International, but failed to win the title.

In the following month, they got into the final of Malaysia International but lost out narrowly to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.

In August, the pair made their debut at the 2018 BWF World Championships where they reached the quarter-finals before losing out to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.

In November, they reached the final of SaarLorLux Open but went down to Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in three games.

Together, they also won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games, a silver medal at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, as well as bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 BWF World Championships and 2022 Asian Games.

Chia was born in Batu Berendam, Melaka to Malaysian Chinese parents, Chan Mee Kee and Chia Boon Foo.

He is the second of three siblings.

His interest in badminton began at the age of four when he often followed his father to the badminton court.

Chia represented Melaka when he was just 11 years old.

At the age of 14, he managed to enter Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) and started training with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) when he was in Form 5.

Chia is married to Goh Mui Kee and the couple has two daughters.

In March 2019, Chia and Soh participated in the All England Open where they emerged as a surprise finalist.

The pair settled for second best after losing to Ahsan and Setiawan in the final.

In December 2019, he helped the Malaysian team to win a silver medal in the men's team event at the 2019 SEA Games.

He and Soh then took part in the men's doubles event and went on to win the gold, beating Bodin Isara and Maneepong Jongjit in the final.

He was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.

In January, Chia and Soh reached their third BWF World Tour final at the Thailand Open and finished as the runner-ups.

In late July, the duo made their debut appearance in the men's doubles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The duo prevailed against Ahsan and Setiawan 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 in the bronze medal playoff, winning bronze for Malaysia.

He was one of the Malaysian players that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in late September.

Chia was part of the Malaysian men's team that won gold at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.

In late April, he and Soh entered the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships final but were bested by Indonesians Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Rambitan.

In August, he won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event with Soh, ending his debut campaign with two medals.

A few weeks later, Chia and Soh competed at the 2022 BWF World Championships as the sixth seeds.

In the final, they defeated three-time world champions Ahsan and Setiawan 21–19, 21–14 to clinch Malaysia's first ever gold medal at the tournament.

In the first half of 2023, Chia and Soh did not manage to win any of the tournaments they participated in.

Their most notable achievements were reaching the finals of India Open in January and Indonesia Open in June.

Chia also helped the Malaysian team win a second consecutive bronze medal at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in May.

In August, Chia and Soh were unable to defend their title at the 2023 BWF World Championships.

They settled for the bronze medal after losing to the eventual champions, Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae, in the semi-finals.

They then contested their third final of the year at the China Open in September.

However, they went down to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.