Ashton Chen Yong Zhao


Ashton Chen or Chen Yong Zhao is a male Singaporean badminton player. He was part of the SEA Games men's team that won silver medal in the 2007 edition and bronze medals in the 2009, 2011 editions. In 2012, he won the men's singles title at the Singaporean National Badminton Championships. At the BWF event tournaments, he has won the men's singles title at the 2007 Waikato and 2011 Smiling Fish Thailand International tournament, and in the men's doubles, he won the 2011 Maldives International tournament. Ashton quits the national team on 11 April 2014 after playing his final game for Singapore in the Djarum Superliga 2014 tournament.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012Singapore International Sitthikom Thammasin20–22, 21–8, 8–21 Runner-up
2011Vietnam International Lee Dong-keun21–18, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2011Smiling Fish International Parinyawat Thongnuam21–17, 21–19 Winner
2007Waikato International Pablo Abián21–17, 21–17 Winner

Men's Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Maldives International Derek Wong Zi Liang Jurgen Koch
Peter Zauner
21–19, 21–17 Winner
2007Waikato International Khoo Kian Teck Wifqi Windarto
Afiat Yuris Wirawan
14–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Personal life

Chen pleaded guilty for having sexual contact with a young 13-year-old girl.